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Manresa

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Manresa (mänrā`sə), city (1990 pop. 65,818), Barcelona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia, on the Cardoner River. It is an industrial center with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. Of ancient origin, Manresa has a Roman bridge and a Gothic collegiate church. It is a place of pilgrimage because St. Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, Saint (ĭgnā`shəs, loiyō`lə)
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 prayed there (1522) on his way back from Montserrat Montserrat or Monserrat (both: mŏn'sərăt`, mŏnt'–, Catalan mŏnsər-rät`, Span.
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. There is a conservatory of music in Manresa.
Manresa
a city in NE Spain: contains a cave used as the spiritual retreat of St Ignatius Loyola. Pop.: 67 269 (2003 est.)


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I spent my childhood there, and I went to culinary school in Manresa.
Pallares R, Linares J, Vadillo M, Cabellos C, Manresa F, Viladrich PF, et al.
In light of the above, it may be of interest to take note of certain workshops, programs, and retreats, which are advertised on the internet and being offered under Catholic auspices in the Manresa Jesuit Retreat Centre, Pickering, Ontario, and in the Seton Spirituality Centre, Terrence Bay, Nova Scotia, in the years 2004 and 2005.
 
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