The monastery dates back to the Visigothic period of the 7th century. In the 10th century, the abbey was called San Sebastián de Silos, but acquired its current name when Dominic of Silos was entrusted to renovate the abbey by

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The two-storey cloister of the monastery, which has large capitals with carved scenes, and also relief panels, is considered a masterpiece

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Together with the library of Toledo Cathedral, the Silos Library was the main repository of liturgical manuscripts of the Mozarabic rite until many were auctioned in 1878. The library still contains the Missal of Silos, the oldest Western manuscript on

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The monks originally sang Mozarabic chant. At some point around the eleventh century they switched to Gregorian chant. In 1880 the abbey became

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• Schapiro, Meyer, From Mozarabic to Romanesque in Silos, in Selected Papers, volume 2, Romanesque Art, 1977, Chatto & Windus, London, ISBN 0-7011-2239-0
• Álvaro Castresana López, Una inscripción hermética en el claustro románico de Santo Domingo de Silos:

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Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos
• Official website
• Silos Beatus' Apocalypse information, zoomable image British Library website

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The cloisters and pharmacy are open to the public. Visitors are also able to attend services such as vespers in the abbey church. Access to the

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