San Juan de la Peña

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San Juan de la Peña is a historic medieval monastery complex in the Spanish Pyrenees, renowned as a royal pantheon of the early kings of Aragon and an important site of Christian heritage.

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San Juan de la Peña canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
medieval monastery
monastery
architecturalStyle Romanesque architecture
associatedWith Christian monasticism in the Pyrenees
early kings of Aragon
continent Europe
country Spain
dedicatedTo Saint John
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
era Middle Ages
foundedAs hermitage
function monastery
pilgrimage site
royal pantheon
hasPart Romanesque cloister with sculpted capitals
church
monastic buildings integrated into the rock
royal pantheon of Aragonese kings
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
heritageDesignationCountry Spain
heritageDesignationType Monumento
knownFor Romanesque cloister
important site of Christian heritage in Aragon
rock-shelter construction under an overhanging cliff
royal pantheon of early kings of Aragon
languageRegion Aragonese-speaking area
Spanish-speaking area
locatedIn Aragon
Kingdom of Aragon (historical)
linked to: Kingdom of Aragon

Spanish Pyrenees
municipality of Jaca
province of Huesca
linked to: Huesca province
locatedUnder large sandstone overhanging cliff
material stone
near Jaca
order Benedictine Order
linked to: Benedictines
partOf Ruta del Serrablo and Pyrenean monastic heritage routes
protectionStatus protected historic monument
region Pyrenees
religion Christianity
significance major religious center in medieval Aragon
symbol of the origins of the Kingdom of Aragon
tourism popular cultural tourism destination in Aragon

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Ramiro I of Aragon burialPlace San Juan de la Peña