Berceo
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Berceo is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain
. It is located near the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla
and was the birthplace of Gonzalo de Berceo
. It has also been proposed as identification of historic Vergegio, named by Braulio of Zaragoza as the birth place of Saint Millán, although present Berdejo
in Aragon
is another candidate.
Spain
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. It is located near the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla
San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja
San Millán de la Cogolla is a sparsely populated municipality in La Rioja, . It takes its name from a 6th-century saint who lived here, and from the shape of the surrounding mountains . The village is famous for its twin monasteries, Yuso and Suso, which were declared a World Heritage Site in 1997...
and was the birthplace of Gonzalo de Berceo
Gonzalo de Berceo
Gonzalo de Berceo was a Spanish poet born in the Riojan village of Berceo, close to the major Benedictine monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla...
. It has also been proposed as identification of historic Vergegio, named by Braulio of Zaragoza as the birth place of Saint Millán, although present Berdejo
Berdejo
Berdejo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 66 inhabitants....
in Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
is another candidate.