Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba

Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
General view of the monastery from Ròtova.
Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba is located in Spain
Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
Location within Spain
Monastery information
Full nameSaint Jerome of Cotalba Royal Monastery
Other namesSan Jerónimo de Cotalba
OrderHieronymites
Established1388
Disestablished1835
Dedicated toSaint Jerome
DioceseValencia
People
Founder(s)Royal Duke of Gandia
Important associated figuresAusiàs March, House of Borgia, Duke of Gandia
Site
LocationAlfauir, (Valencian Community), Spain
Coordinates38°56′26.71″N 0°14′46.34″W / 38.9407528°N 0.2462056°W / 38.9407528; -0.2462056
Visible remainsAll. Fully preserved.
Public accessYes
Websitewww.cotalba.es
Wings of the Gothic-Mudéjar cloister of the monastery, 14th century.
Valencian Gothic stairs, work of Pere Compte, 15th century.
Main or Bell tower, of Valencian Gothic style, 15th century.
Detail of the Main or Bell tower, Valencian Gothic style, 15th century.
Main gateway of the Monastery.
Romantic gardens of the monastery.
Agricultural raft next to the romantic gardens of the monastery.
Medieval sarcophagus of the Duke's children Alfonso of Aragón and Foix, 14th century.
The Last Supper painted in fresco by Nicolás Borrás at the Monastery's refectory, 16th century.
Windows of the upper cloister.

The Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈsaɲ dʒeˈɾɔni ðe koˈtalba]; Spanish: San Jerónimo de Cotalba, "Saint Jerome of Cotalba") is a monastic building of Valencian Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries, located in the municipal area of Alfauir, (Valencia), Spain, about 8 km. from the well-known city of Gandia.