Santa Cecília de Elins is a former Romanesque Benedictine monastery in the municipality of

Montferrer i Castellbò Montferrer i Castellbò is a municipalities of Spain, municipality in the ''Comarques of Catalonia, comarca'' of Alt Urgell, Lleida (province), Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Montferrer i Castellbò towns: *Aravell *Bellestar *El Balcó del Pirineu *M ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, Spain, to the southeast of the village of Cassovall. It is a

Bien de Interés Cultural A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries. The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense) and inclu ...

site. The monastery was documented in 865 but fell into decline in the tenth century. On 29 December 1080 the

Bishop of Urgell The Diocese of Urgell is a diocese in Catalonia (Spain) and Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,

Bernat Guillem consecrated a new church with three altars dedicated to St. Cecilia, Virgin Mary and Santa Fe. During the fourteenth century it fell into decline and in 1383 it was reduced in status to a priory. By 1680 the monastery fell into ruins. It was converted into a farmhouse in the 1940s.

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Monestir de Santa Cecília de Elins
- Monestirs de Catalunya {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Cecilia de Elins Benedictine monasteries in Catalonia Romanesque architecture in Catalonia Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Lleida