Monastery of San Millán de Yuso, LA RIOJA

Art print from the Spain Series. Monastery of San Millán de Yuso

The Royal Monastery of San Millán de Yuso (yuso meant 'below' in Old Spanish) is located in the town of San Millán de la Cogolla. It forms part of a monumental complex of two monasteries, along with the older Monastery of San Millán de Suso (upper).
This monastery was commissioned in 1053 by King García Sánchez III of Navarre. The story of its founding is linked to a legend based on a miracle of Saint Millán, a young shepherd who became a hermit. When Millán died in 574 at the age of 101, his disciples buried him in his cave, and the first monastery, San Millán de Suso, grew up around it.
The original Romanesque monastery of Yuso was completely demolished and rebuilt in the 16th century, in the Herrerian style of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Printed sheet on 320 gsm paper. High-quality embossing. Measures 23 x 23 cm.