Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The monastery of San Martiño de Xuvia or do Couto, located at the mouth of the Xuvia estuary, of which only the church remains. Dedicated to San Martiño de Dumio, it was founded as a patrimonial double monastery by the family of the Counts of Traba, whose period of splendour corresponds to the 11th-12th centuries. Attached to the order of Cluny since 1113, the sculptural decoration, both inside the temple and on the corbels of the apses, must be seen as a message, both to the monks and nuns inside, and to the lay people outside, aimed at puning an end to the corruption of customs, habits and lax morals of the members who make up the ecclesiastical community, warning them of temptations and sin, especially with regard to the danger that women pose for men.
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7162152305