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Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación
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The monastery depended on the Abbey of las Huelgas in Burgos until the bull of Pío IX in 1873, when it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the clergy of the Riojan diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada.
The monastery church, a classical work of the architects Matías de Asteazu and Pedro de la Mata, consists of a single nave in the form of a Latin cross, divided into chapels by the flying buttresses in which the altars are mounted.
In the main chapel there is a magnificent example of Riojan Baroque art, an altarpiece dating from the middle of the 18th c., in the central niche is the image of Our Lady of the Annunciation.
The tomb of the founder, Don Pedro Manso de Zúñiga and his two nephews, also bishops, constitute one of the most interesting artistic elements of the church, situated to the right of the main altarpiece showing the richly worked carving of the recumbent statues of the three bishops.
The lower choir situated t the foot of the church served as a cemetery until 1960 and over 200 nuns are buried there. Next to the church is the 17th century cloister which is outstanding for its austerity, in line with Cistercian spirituality.
The monastery has free lodging for pilgrims situated in the old Chaplain's House, an 18th century building restored and refurbished to receive pilgrims.
Since its foundation it has been inhabited by a community of Cistercians.
The monastery depended on the Abbey of las Huelgas in Burgos until the bull of Pío IX in 1873, when it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the clergy of the Riojan diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada.
The monastery church, a classical work of the architects Matías de Asteazu and Pedro de la Mata, consists of a single nave in the form of a Latin cross, divided into chapels by the flying buttresses in which the altars are mounted.
In the main chapel there is a magnificent example of Riojan Baroque art, an altarpiece dating from the middle of the 18th c., in the central niche is the image of Our Lady of the Annunciation.
The tomb of the founder, Don Pedro Manso de Zúñiga and his two nephews, also bishops, constitute one of the most interesting artistic elements of the church, situated to the right of the main altarpiece showing the richly worked carving of the recumbent statues of the three bishops.
The lower choir situated t the foot of the church served as a cemetery until 1960 and over 200 nuns are buried there. Next to the church is the 17th century cloister which is outstanding for its austerity, in line with Cistercian spirituality.
The monastery has free lodging for pilgrims situated in the old Chaplain's House, an 18th century building restored and refurbished to receive pilgrims.
Since its foundation it has been inhabited by a community of Cistercians.
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Iglesia de San Saturnino
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Its main altarpiece consists of a predella and two sections divided in five vertical parts, completed in the early 17th century, work of the architect Martín de Nalda and the sculptor from Arnedo Antonio de Zárraga, dedicating mainly the first section to San Saturnino and the second to the Virgin Mary; we must also highlight the representation of the Holy Trinity at the top and the Four Evangelists on the base. Among the religious images of worship, we can highlight: the 14th-century statue of recumbent Christ, Saint Roque (16th century) and St John the Baptist (18th century).
Its main altarpiece consists of a predella and two sections divided in five vertical parts, completed in the early 17th century, work of the architect Martín de Nalda and the sculptor from Arnedo Antonio de Zárraga, dedicating mainly the first section to San Saturnino and the second to the Virgin Mary; we must also highlight the representation of the Holy Trinity at the top and the Four Evangelists on the base. Among the religious images of worship, we can highlight: the 14th-century statue of recumbent Christ, Saint Roque (16th century) and St John the Baptist (18th century).
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