Monastery of Our Lady of the Risco
| Monastery of Our Lady of the Risco | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic church |
| Province | Diocese of Ávila |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Ruined |
| Year consecrated | 1504 |
| Location | |
| Location | Amavida, Ávila, Castile and León, Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°35′29″N 5°05′35″W / 40.5914°N 5.0931°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Late gothic |
| Completed | ? |
The Monastery of Our Lady of the Risco is a ruined Augustinian convent located above Amavida in the Sierra de Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. It was founded in 1504 by Francisco de la Parra under the invocation of Our Lady of Sorrows, under the title Our Lady of the Risco.
It constituted an important center of evangelization and practically the only cultural center during the Late Middle Ages in the alfoz of what is now the province of Ávila.
The monastery had a church, a cloister, a residence for monks, an oriel, terraces for cultivation, a hostel for pilgrims, stables, warehouses and a good water supply network and access roads.
Currently only the bell tower remains, along with the entrance arch of the old church, part of the apse (hidden by vegetation) and remains of the walls of different dependencies.