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Church of St María de Eunate
31152 Muruzábal
A harmonious,
primitive-Gothic style building (around 1170), perhaps a former
hospital of St John or cemetery church to serve the Way of St
James, which passes alongside. The church has an octagonal floor
plan surrounded by cloisters and it is completed with a
semicircular, pentagonal apse in its interior. It is supported by
columns which are aligned under the eaves and alternate with the
gargoyles, shaped like human heads. The walls between the columns
are decorated with alabaster windows and blind windows. Of the two
doors, the northern one, opposite the Way of St James, is more
ornate than the western one. The interior vault ribs, converging
in the centre, show the influence of Moslem architecture, very
characteristic of the cultural syncretism of St James. The
proportionate layout of the church is similar to the Church of the
Santo Sepulcro (Holy Sepulchre) of Torres del Río, on the Way of
St James in Navarre, close to Viana. The statue of the Virgin Mary
is a reproduction of a former one that disappeared.
Opening
times: January, February and November from 10,30 to 14,30 h.
March
to October from 10.30 to 13,30 h. and from 16 to 19 h.
July
to September, from 10.30 to 13,30 h. and from 17 to 20 h.
Closed
on Mondays and in December
Phone: 630 09 89 81
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