What does the word benifaca mean in English?

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What does the word benifaca mean in English?

I found this word in the convent name of Catuja Santa Maria de Benifaca in Spain.

2007-03-19 19:22:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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Benifaca, also spelled Benifassa in modern Spanish, is a place name. "the name Benifassa comes from the Arabic Beni-Haza, son of Hassan".

2007-03-21 03:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Cartuja Santa MarÃa de BENIFAÃÃ (Antiguo Monasterio de Cistercienses).

It is the name a Monastery of nuns from the Cister Order - also called "Monasterio de Santa MarÃa De BenifassÃ " (in valencian as it is in the Valencian Community)

The Cister Order is a religious order founded by Roberto de Molesme in 1098.

2007-03-20 11:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋