Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla

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San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
La Rioja, Spain
Includes	Yuso Monastery and Monastic Kitchen Gardens Suso Monastery and Archaeological Sites
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi)
Reference	805
Inscription	1997 (21st Session)
Area	19.01 ha (47.0 acres)
Buffer zone	266.24 ha (657.9 acres)
Website	www.monasteriodesanmillan.com
Coordinates	42°19′33″N 2°51′54″W / 42.32583°N 2.86500°W / 42.32583; -2.86500

Monument


Location of Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain Show map of La Rioja, Spain Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla (Spain) Show map of Spain

The monasteries of San Millán de Suso (6th century) and San Millán de Yuso (11th century) are two monasteries situated in the village of

La Rioja, Spain. They have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since December 1997.^[1]

The two monasteries' names Suso and Yuso mean the "upper" and the "lower" in

Navarro-Aragonese (ancestor to modern Aragonese). In either case, San Millán's importance as a cradle of the Spanish language is reinforced by the proximity of the village of Berceo which is associated with Gonzalo de Berceo

, the first Spanish poet known by name.

There is a continuous history of Christianity at San Millán since the time of the saint. The

cenobitic community in material terms.^[3]

Suso monastery has been uninhabited since the

Way of St James (even though it lies somewhat off the line of the official route between Nájera and Burgos).^[4]^[5]

Processional cloister. Yuso Monastery.
Mozarabic arches in the Suso Monastery.

Notes

^ ^a ^b "San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries". UNESCO. 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
^ The codex in question was subsequently preserved in the monastery library at Yuso before being moved to its current location in Madrid. See Glosas Emilianenses.
^ Entry on the World Heritage website.
^ route map
^ (in Spanish) Cervantes Centre

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v t e World Heritage Sites in Spain
For official site names, see each article or the List of World Heritage Sites in Spain.
North West	Caves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain¹ Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Roman walls of Lugo Route of Santiago de Compostela¹ Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) Tower of Hercules	Flag of Spain
North East	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests⁵ Caves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain¹ Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon Pirineos - Monte Perdido² Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin¹ Route of Santiago de Compostela¹ San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries Vizcaya Bridge
Centre	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests⁵ Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Archaeological Site of Atapuerca Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-mural Churches Burgos Cathedral Old Town of Cáceres Historic Walled Town of Cuenca Monastery and Site of El Escorial Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija³ Las Médulas Monastery of Saint Mary of Guadalupe Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin¹ Route of Santiago de Compostela¹ Old City of Salamanca Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct Siega Verde⁴ Historic City of Toledo University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
East	Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, Tarragona Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Palmeral of Elche Poblet Abbey Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin¹ Silk Exchange in Valencia Works of Antoni Gaudí
South	Alhambra, Generalife and Albaicín, Granada Cathedral, Alcázar and General Archive of the Indies, Seville Dolmens Site of Antequera Doñana National Park Historic Centre of Córdoba Madinat al-Zahra Renaissance Monuments of Úbeda and Baeza Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin¹
Balearic Islands	Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca
Canary Islands	Garajonay Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains San Cristóbal de La Laguna Teide National Park
¹ Shared with other region/s ² Shared with France ³ Shared with Slovenia ⁴ Shared with Portugal ⁵ Shared with Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine

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International	VIAF
National	Spain United States
Other	IdRef

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