LOGROÑO

 LOGROÑO

From the 10th century, possession of Logroño was disputed between the kings of Navarre and Castile; the region was finally came from Castile. The name is a combination of le and Groin, mashed together as Logroño. Alfonso VI of Castile inherited Logroño in 1095 and established rights that served as a model for other Spanish cities. In 1609 and 1610 Logroño was the main seat of the Basque witch trials, part of the Spanish inquisition. On the road to Santiago's people also came with the intention of staying, dedicated to trade and handicraft that received the generic name of francs.

ABBEY OF CAÑAS

The Monastery of Santa María de San Salvador de Cañas is an abbey of nuns of the congregation of monasteries of Cistercian nuns of San Bernardo located in Cañas, in La Rioja (Spain). Also known as the Monastery of Light, it was one of the first female Cistercian communities on the peninsula.

In the construction of the abbey there are  three clearly different stages, Romanesque, it started in this period of time and only a few things of this abbey remain, like the cloister or the church.They continued building the monastery in gothic period so the common places are gothic and have gothic features. They finally finished the

abbey in XVI century ((Renaissance period).

ANALYSIS:

CHURCH-> layout: latin cross, symbol of jesus crucifiction.

• 2 bodies: Main body-> 3 naves, central nave is bigger.

                Transept->3 naves, central nave is bigger.

• There is a crossing located where the 2 bodies cross, covered by a dome.

• The naves ceilings are covered by barrel vaults
  

CLOISTER-> square shape, a patio surrounded by a nave covered by cross vaults, it has two stages and semicircular arches.   In the patio there is a latin cross in the centre, there is also a garden.

The cistercians order:

The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians, are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

The Seat of the Cistercian Order is located where the ancient Roman city Cistercium originated, near Dijon, France, in the commune of Saint Nicolas les Citeaux in the Cote d'Or department in the Burgundy region. This abbey was named Novum Monasterium by Roberto de Molesmes to differentiate it from the Molesmes monastery where it comes from.

The Cistercian order played a prominent role in 12th century religious history. Their influence was particularly important in eastern Elba, where the order "simultaneously advanced Christianity, civilization and the development of the lands."