Meira Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Meira, province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. It was founded as a daughter house of Clairvaux Abbey, probably in 1143. The monastery received endowments from kings Alfonso VII, Ferdinand II, and Alfonso IX.
In 1515, the monastery joined the Cistercian Castilian Congregation. During the 17th century, a school of higher philosophy was established at the site.
The abbey was suppressed in 1835 during the dissolution of the monasteries by the Mendizábal government. The only structure to survive is the church, now a parish church, and has been a national monument since 1931.
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