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In Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, the infant was buried around the house between its wall and the gutter line<sup> <ref>José Miguel de BARANDIARAN. ''Estelas funerarias del País Vasco. ''San Sebastián: 1970, p. 39.</ref>.
According to the latest accounts gathered in some field surveys in the part of the Basque Country within France, it was the custom to bury stillborn children under the eaves of the roof of the house until the mid 20<sup>th</sup> 20th century. That plot of land is known in the part within France as ''andereen baratzea<ref>''Michel DUVERT. “La Maison Basque, un espace sacré” in Etxea ou La Maison Basque. Saint Jean de Luz: 1979, pp. 20-21.''</ref>.
== Internment next to the church ==
Burials around the church dates back to the earliest times and was prior to the internment inside it. The desire to ensure effective protections against the danger of the desecration of the grave or, better still, the desire to benefit beyond the grave with the intercession of the Saints, led to the practice of burying the dead next to the tomb of an illustrious martyr. In the 4<sup>th</sup> 4th century, the ''ad sanctos<ref>''Mario RIGHETTI. Historia de la Liturgia. Volume l. Madrid: 1955, p. 972.''</ref> burial was already common, even though it was reserved for the wealthy dead.
During the Early Middle Ages (7<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup> centuries), there were very few people in the Iberian Peninsula who enjoyed the privilege to be buried within the churches. When that happened, it was due to the church being funded by the monarchy itself or by a famous family (patrons). During that time, the cemeteries were found around the churches, next to its walls.
A transition progressively occurred in the customs that ended up with the burials being moved from the outside to the inside of the churches: “Over time, the ruling classes then demanded the same right for themselves and soon the same favour was granted to the bishops and priests and even to the simple faithful. The documents of different Councils confirmed that until the 12<sup>th</sup> 12th century, burial in the churches was only reserved for bishops, abbots, ''dignis presbyteris, laicis fidelibus omnino pietate commendabilibus''. From the pontificate of Gregory IX (1227-1241), greater freedom was given to bury, without distinction, laypersons in the church”<ref>Eugeniusz FRANKOWSKI. ''Estelas discoideas de la Península Ibérica. ''Madrid: 1989, p. 223.</ref>.
Once the custom of interments inside had become widespread, the nearby cemetery continued to be used in many places as poorer people were buried there whose families could not pay the privilege to be buried within the church.
== Internment next to the church ==
From the 12<sup>th</sup> 12th century onwards, the general trend was to be buried in churches, particularly in those of the religious (Cluiniacs and Cistercians) and mendicant (Franciscans, etc.) orders. People competed to be buried in the monastery and also in parish churches.
Once the custom had spread, not only did people want to be buried in the holiest place, the church, but also as close to the high altar and the most important areas of worship. The competition to ensure well-positioned burial sites led to quite a few problems and disputes.
