Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
| Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou | |
|---|---|
Saint-Martin-du-Canigou | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Prades |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Monastery |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | near Casteil, Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon region, France |
| Municipality | Casteil |
| State | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°31′41″N 2°24′03″E / 42.528144°N 2.400892°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Abbey church |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 1005 |
| Completed | 1009 |
| Designated as NHL | Monument historique (1889) |
| Website | |
| http://stmartinducanigou.org/ | |
The abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou (Catalan: Abadia de Sant Martí del Canigó) is a monastery built in 1009 in the Pyrenees of Northern Catalonia on Canigó mountain in present-day southern France near the Spanish border.
Pau Casals wrote a composition entitled "Sant Martí del Canigó" for Orchestra.