vent h ▁century ▁with ▁San ▁Mill án ▁de ▁Y uso ▁( the ▁communities ▁however ▁having ▁separate ▁abb ots ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁long standing ▁mon astic ▁community ▁( B ened ict ine ▁by ▁the ▁mid - med ieval ▁era ) ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁books ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁language , ▁the ▁V ida ▁de ▁San ▁Mill án ▁de ▁la ▁C og ol la ▁( bi ography ▁by ▁Gonz alo ▁de ▁Ber ce o ). ▁St . ▁Domin ic ▁of ▁Sil os ▁( the ▁mi racle worker ▁for ▁whom ▁Saint ▁Domin ic ▁was ▁named ) ▁also ▁received ▁his ▁education ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁religious ▁career ▁at ▁San ▁Mill an ▁monaster y . ▁▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁La ▁Rio ja ; ▁the ▁longer ▁name ▁of ▁San ▁Mill án ▁de ▁la ▁C og ol la ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁mon astic ▁cow l . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ' s ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁traditional ▁pil gr image ▁route , ▁representations ▁of ▁Em ilian us ▁can ▁be ▁mixed ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁Saint ▁James ▁the ▁Mo or - sl ayer , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁Bened ict ine ▁on ▁horse back ▁with ▁a ▁b anner ▁and ▁sword . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁San ▁Mill án ▁de ▁la ▁C og ol la , ▁La ▁Rio ja ▁: es : Mon aster io ▁de ▁San ▁Mill án ▁de ▁Y uso ▁: es : Mon aster io ▁de ▁San ▁Mill án ▁de ▁Sus o 7 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links