sentences:  The scriptorium and the monastic school quickly gained renown under Arnold Scholasticus.The monastery had several offshoots which included the abbeys of St. Martin-du-Canigou (now in France) and that of Santa Maria de Montserrat.It was also known for its collection of manuscripts which numbered 246 by the year 1046, and later included the 13th century "Gesta comitum Barcinonensium", considered to be the first history of Catalonia and written by the monks themselves.