Priory of Santa Maria del Vilar
Appearance
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The Priory of Santa Maria del Vilar at Villelongue-dels-Monts in the department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, France, houses the Romanian Orthodox Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe.
History[edit]
Its former hegumen was Father Timotei Lauran, now bishop of Spain and Portugal under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe.
External links[edit]
- Santa Maria del Vilar - photos
42°30′36″N 2°54′19″E / 42.51000°N 2.90528°E