Celanova

Galician

10th-century oratory of St. Michael the Archangel

Etymology

Originally, a monastery founded by Saint Rudesind in 936 in the village then named villare. From Latin cella (“cell, shrine”) + nova (“new”): "New Monastery".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θelaˈnɔβa̝/

Proper noun

Celanova f

  1. A municipality of Ourense, Galicia.
  2. A parish of Celanova, Ourense, Galicia.
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