Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos (Santo Domingo de Silos)

 monastery, Order of Saint Benedict, cloister, catholicism, Roman Catholic church

Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos) is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of Solesmes, in the village of Santo Domingo de Silos.The two-storey cloister of the monastery, which has large capitals with carved scenes, and also relief panels, is considered a masterpiece of Romanesque art.
The monastery's scriptorium was an important one, which among other major books produced a finely illuminated Beatus manuscript (a commentary upon the Apocalypse); the text was completed (by two related monks) in 1091.The monks of Silos became internationally famous with the issue of several Gregorian chant albums, most famously Chant. First released on LP, the CD became popular when re-released by Angel Records in 1994 and strongly marketed. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 music chart, and was certified as triple platinum, becoming the best-selling album of Gregorian chant ever released. It was followed by Chant II (1995).all the recordings though were made from 1950s through 1970's.

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The cloisters and pharmacy are open to the public. Visitors are also able to attend services such as vespers in the abbey church, an eighteenth-century building designed by Ventura Rodriguez