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Sant Benet de Montserrat is a monastery of Benedictine nuns in the municipality of Marganell (Bages). It is located on a slope of the mountain of Montserrat, near Colònia Puig, on a ledge overlooking the road to Monistrol de Montserrat. It is a place of recollection and prayer, and is known for its own ceramics production of vases, drawn valdosas and small sculptures. The building is part of the Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

The abbey was canonically created in 1952 as a merger of the communities of Santa Clara de #Barcelona (possibly founded in the 1230s) and Santo Benet de #Mataró (founded in 1881). The present monastery was built in 1954 by the architect Luciera #Bonet y Garí. The church was built in 1987 by the architect Jordi #Bonet i Armengol.

Architecture
The church has a square floor plan, covered with a prismatic structure made of concrete beams. The presbytery is located at an angle, facing the mountains of #Montserrat, a natural panoramic view that can be contemplated through the large window that opens in this direction. The interior space is very unified and is articulated around the two elements indicated above: the presbytery-altar and the mountain mural, with the Christ (sculpture).

Abbesses

 * Cecília Boqué y Dalmau: 1954-1995
 * #Montserrat #Viñas y Santos: 1995-2015
 * Maria del Mar Albajar y #Viñas: 2015-

Also

 * Teresa Forcades y Villa