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Tebaida leonesa or Tebaida berciana is located in El Bierzo, Spanish municipality of Ponferrada, province of León, Spain.
This area includes the localities of San Pedro de Montes and Peñalba de Santiago. From the 4th century many of the first Christian hermits settled in this area to devote themselves to prayer and meditation.[1]
The name 'Tebaida' comes from the comparison with the geographical area of Upper Egypt where, along with Syria and Cappadocia, the Eastern cenobitic tradition emerged. This was described by Father Flórez in his work España Sagrada.[2][3]
Geography
As recorded in the 1969 the Asset of Cultural Interest, Tebaida leonesa is made up of the villages of Peñalba de Santiago and Montes de Valdueza.[4]
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