Monastery of Iranzu

Daughter monasteries

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The monastery Iranzu ( Irancium ) is a former Cistercian abbey in Abárzuza in Navarra in Spain. It was around 15 kilometers north of Estella ( Lizarra ) at the north end of the Yerri Valley.

History

The monastery was founded in 1178 as the fourth daughter monastery of convent of La Cour- Dieu, the sixth daughter convent of the monastery of Citeaux, on a raised by Bishop Pedro de Artajona of Pamplona available land on which since 1054 one of King Garcia III. Sanchez, donated by Navarre Benedictine convent had found. The monastery was built in the 14th century. After a decline of the monastery closed in 1634 at the Congregation of the Crown of Aragon. Because of the turmoil of the Carlist Wars, it fell behind the others in Spanish monasteries, namely until 1839, the resolution. Subsequently, the monastery fell broadly and the vault of the church collapsed. The plant has been built since 1942 by Fundación Principe de Viana again and filled with Theatinerstrasse canons regular and accessible.

Buildings and plant

The plant, with an aisled Gothic church was first built in 1193 and was in 1253 completed, corresponds with just closed choir with three pointed arched windows and overlying rosette, another rose window in the west facade and not across the width of the nave hinausragendem transept the "Plan bernardin ". The services of the vault set to be at the high end of the square pillar. The exam with the Gothic, completed in the 14th century cloister lies to the south (right) of the church. East of the chapter house is from the late 12th century and ribbed vaults on two main pillars. The south side take the refectory and the kitchen one with a huge fireplace.