Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos
Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Santo Domingo de Silos in the southern part of Burgos Province in northern Spain. The monastery is named after the eleventh-century saint Dominic of Silos.
The general view
The cloister with twisted columns
Carved panel from the cloisters showing Doubting Thomas
Pier relief of The Ascension and Pentecost
Dominic of Silos was a Spanish monk, to whom the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, where he served as the abbot, is dedicated. He is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. His feast day is 20 December.
Saint Dominic enthroned as Abbot by Bartolomé Bermejo (15th century)
Ferdinand welcomes Domingo de Silos by Martín Bernat and Bartolomé Bermejo, 1477-79