Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

monastery and historical residence of the King of Spain
Organization roman_catholic_monastery Q28471
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Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Summary

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a Roman Catholic monastery[1]. It draws 2,919 Wikipedia views per month (roman_catholic_monastery category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial[4].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is in the country of Spain[5].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's instance of is recorded as Roman Catholic monastery[6].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's instance of is recorded as royal palace[7].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's instance of is recorded as Monument (Spain)[8].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's commissioned by is recorded as Philip II of Spain[9].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's founder is recorded as Philip II of Spain[10].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's maintained by is recorded as Patrimonio Nacional[11].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is owned by Patrimonio Nacional[12].
  • Lawrence of Rome is named after Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial[13].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's architectural style is recorded as Renaissance architecture[14].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial took place at San Lorenzo de El Escorial[15].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is part of Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid[16].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is part of Patrimonio Nacional[17].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is used for hospital[18].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is used for school[19].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is used for royal palace[20].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is used for museum building[21].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is used for monastery[22].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is used for library building[23].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is used for hospital[24].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's Commons category is recorded as Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial[25].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's patron saint is recorded as Lawrence of Rome[26].
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's occupant is recorded as Alfonso XII Royal College[27].

Body

Founding

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial's founder is recorded as Philip II of Spain[10]. 1563 marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Part of include Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid[16], a group of structures or buildings[29], in Spain[30] and Patrimonio Nacional[17], an organization[31], in Spain[32], founded in 1940[33], headquartered in Madrid[34].

Ownership

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is owned by Patrimonio Nacional[12].

Why It Matters

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial draws 2,919 Wikipedia views per month (roman_catholic_monastery category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. Retrieved . tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Q87326852. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. Retrieved . tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Q87326852. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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