San Genís de Bellera is a ruined
Benedictine
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monastery
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in
Senterada
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,
Pallars Jussà
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Catalonia
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, Spain.
History
It was founded by abbot Vulgarà in the mid-9th century. The monastery was protected by donations from the counts of Pallars, despite which in the 11th-12th centuries, it began to decline.
External links
San Genís de Bellera- Monestirs de Catalunya
Benedictine monasteries in Catalonia
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