Comunidor
A Comunidor ( Catalan : comunidor from the Catalan comunir with the German meaning “to ban something”, “to put something in its place” and this to Latin commonere with the meaning “to warn”, “to warn”, “to prompt ”; Spanish: conjuratorio and esconjuradero ) is a building or architectural element typical for the storm-endangered mountain regions of Catalonia . In the far north of Catalonia and Aragon , similar-looking buildings or free-standing stone altars are known as Conjurador or Esconjuradero . According to tradition, the local priest tried to banish storms and hail in them.
location
Comunidors are usually located near or even on the local churches, whereas the conjuradors or Esconjuraderos are usually located a little outside the respective localities.
architecture
A comunidor or conjurador is a simple square or rectangular building or architectural element that is usually open in all four directions.
history
How far back the history of the Comunidors goes has not yet been researched. Since the tower tops, located on a Romanesque church building and made of precisely hewn stone material, all seem to have been attached later, it can be assumed that the oldest communidors can be assigned to the late Middle Ages or early modern times.
See also
literature
- Comunidor. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana . Enciclopèdia Catalana, accessed June 8, 2020 (Catalan).
- Article "comunidor" in: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana, Volume 8, page 33, Barcelona (Enciclopèdia Catalana, SA), 1987 (2nd edition), 5th reprint 1992, ISBN 84-85194-81-0 (complete work), ISBN 84 -85194-96-9 (for volume 8)
