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Monastery of Irache with its tower in the Herrerian style
Santa María la Real de Irache (also Hyrache, or, in Basque, Iratxe) is a former Benedictine monastery located in the town of Ayegui, Navarre, Spain. It dates from the eighth century, although the surviving buildings are later.
The monastery has been protected as a monument since 1877. The buildings, apart from the church, are being converted into a Parador, which is intended to offer high-quality accommodation to travellers on the Way of St. James. Adjacent to the monastery is a winery called Bodegas Irache, which continues a tradition of viticulture which dates from monastic times.
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University
In the sixteenth century the monastery set up a college which became Navarre's first university, the Universidad Real de Hyrache.[1] It became a pontifical university in 1615, and closed in 1824.
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See also
- List of early modern universities in Europe
External links
- Monasterio de Irache in the Spanish-language Auñamendi Encyclopedia.
Categories:- Spanish building and structure stubs
- Benedictine monasteries in Spain
- Monasteries in Navarre
- Way of St. James
- Buildings and structures in Navarre
- Defunct universities and colleges in Spain
- Education in Navarre
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