Celanova

Galician

10th-century oratory of St. Michael the Archangel

Etymology

Originally, a monastery founded by Saint Rudesind in 936 in the village then named villare. From Latin cella (“cell, shrine”) + nova (“new”): "New Monastery".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θelaˈnɔβa̝/

Proper noun

Celanova f

1. A municipality of Ourense, Galicia
2. A parish of Celanova, Ourense, Galicia

References

• “Celanova” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.