Sant Pau de Fontclara

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Church Sant Pau de Fontclara

The former monastery church of Sant Pau de Fontclara now serves as the parish church of the same name, to the municipality ( Municipi ) Palau-sator belonging village in northeastern Catalonia .

location

The church of Sant Pau de Fontclara is located in the village of the same name with about 45 inhabitants in the municipality ( municipi ) of Palau-sator in the province of Girona in the autonomous region of Catalonia . It lies at a height of about 30 meters above sea level. d. M. The nearest major city, Girona , is about 37 kilometers (driving distance) to the west.

history

Nave
Apse fresco

The existence of the monastery is documented since the year 889; in 908 it is described as belonging to the Lagrasse Benedictine Abbey ( Roussillon ). However, today's church building can be assigned to the 11th century; it was expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries with side chapels - a corner stone bears the year 1627.

architecture

Exterior construction

The apse , built entirely from quarry stone masonry , shows the beginnings of structuring in the Lombard architectural style : there are three narrow windows between four pilaster strips . The south side of the simple nave of the church is not structured; the north side is covered by later chapel extensions. A two-part bell gable ( espadanya ) rises above the otherwise unadorned west facade . The portal was redesigned in the Renaissance style in 1639 and shows in the middle of a blown gable a relief plaque depicting the church patron Paulus of Tarsus .

Interior

The approximately 5.5 meter wide, 12.50 meter long and approximately 7.50 meter high pointed barrel vaulted church nave is now unplastered and shows rough quarry stone masonry; it was in 16./17. Century extended by side chapels. To the east there is a slightly drawn-in apse raised by a step, the upper part of which is plastered and painted with frescoes from the 13th century. These were only discovered in 1940 when an altarpiece was removed . The apse calotte , restored in 2003, shows a representation of Majestas Domini surrounded by the four evangelist symbols ; Below is a row of seats for the twelve apostles with Peter and Paul in the middle. Other - albeit poorly preserved - paintings show the 24 elders of the Apocalypse as well as scenes from the life of the apostle.

literature

  • Antoni Pladevall: Guies Catalunya Romànica. El Baix Empordà. Barcelona Pòrtic, 2000. ISBN 84-7306-637-5 .

Web links

Commons : Sant Pau de Fontclara  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 59 ′ 37.3 "  N , 3 ° 7 ′ 21.9"  E