Juan de Quintanaortuño
Juan de Quintanaortuño , called Juan de Ortega , (* around 1080 in Quintanaortuño near Burgos , † June 2, 1163 in today's San Juan de Ortega ) was a Spanish bridge builder and saint. He was born in the small village of Quintanaortuño and raised in a monastery. After his ordination he went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Like his teacher Domingo García , now known as Santo Domingo, he devoted himself to the building of churches, hostels, paths and, above all, bridges, for example he renewed the bridge over the Ebro in Logroño .
From his hermitage in the Oca Mountains, the monastery of San Juan de Ortega became an important stop on the Camino de Santiago . Queen Isabella the Catholic commissioned a magnificent tomb for him in 1474. It is located in the monastery church there and is visited by married people who want a son.
Juan de Ortega is the patron saint of civil engineers.
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| SURNAME | Juan de Quintanaortuño |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ortega, Juan de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish saint and bridge builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1080 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quintanaortuño near Burgos |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1163 |
| Place of death | San Juan de Ortega |