Sant Romà de les Bons
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Església Sant Romà de les Bons is one of the oldest churches in the Principality of Andorra . It is located in the Les Bons district of Encamp parish . Due to its importance, the building has been protected as a cultural monument since 2003 .
description
The church, lying on a rock with a view of the medieval city, is mentioned for the first time in historical records on the occasion of its consecration on January 23, 1164.
The rectangular nave with a semicircular apse in the east was built with a barrel vault and preserves the typical Lombard paintings in the Romanesque or pre-Gothic style, which can also be found repeatedly in some other churches of this type in the principality. On the eastern side of the wall there is a rectangular bell tower with two semicircular openings for the bells. The upstream open veranda-like extension with slate roofing was built in later times.
The wall paintings inside the church are partly restored originals from the Middle Ages and also a reproduction from the 12th century, which is located in the apse. The well-preserved original of the apostolic group Apòstols de Sant Romà de les Bons is now kept in the Romanesque collection in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona.
See also
Web links
- Sant Romà de les Bons on visitandorra.com
Coordinates: 42 ° 32 ′ 20.1 " N , 1 ° 35 ′ 13.2" E