O Páramo


O Páramo is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria. It has a population of 1632 persons and an area of 74.92 km2.
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Etymology

The name Paramo comes from the Latinized Paramiensis. The first reference to this name is made on a manuscript dating back to 1078.
However, it was only episcopal.

History

The first reference made to Paramo is in the division of the eleven counties and three parishes into which Lugo was divided into at a council lasting from 569 to 572. A slight discussion is made about this council in Xoan Pallares e Gaioso's book "Argos Divina, Nuestra Señora de los ojos grandes", which says:
"During the Council of Lugo, as said in the archives of the Church, under the reign of Teodomiro, the limits of each county were decided."
In Roman times, roughly 170 Christians were killed on a hill in Paramo called Paramo hill

Parishes

Here is a list of all parishes found in Paramo, with their Saint's name or spelling variants in brackets:
  • Adai
  • Friolfe
  • Gondrame
  • Grallás
  • Moscán
  • Neira
  • Piñeiro
  • Reascos
  • Ribas de Miño
  • A Ribeira
  • Sa
  • San Vicente de Gondrame
  • Santo André da Ribeira
  • A Torre
  • Vilafiz
  • Vilarmosteiro
  • Vilasante
  • Vileiriz