St-Ferréol-de-la-Pave (Argelès-sur-Mer)
The pre-Romanesque church of St-Ferreol-de-la-Pave (also known as St-Alexandre-de-la-Pava ) is a church in the southern French coastal community Argelès-sur-Mer in the Pyrénées-Orientales in the region Okzitanien in the old cultural landscape of Roussillon . The church has been recognized as a monument historique since 1991 .
location
The above the river Massane at a height of about 160 m above sea level. d. M., in the French part of the Albères Mountains , is about 4 km (driving distance) southwest of the small town of Argelès-sur-Mer and only about 10 km (as the crow flies) from the border with Spain ( Catalonia ). The hermit chapel of St-Jérôme (Argelès-sur-Mer) is only about 1 km to the north-west .
Building history
No written documents are available on the history of the building of the church, which was originally consecrated to St. Alexander von Pausa . Art-historical-archaeological research has determined, however, that only the apse belongs to the 9th or 10th century - i.e. the pre-Romanesque period - whereas the eastern part of the barrel-vaulted nave dates from the 11th century. In the 18th century the church was extended to the west and widened slightly; the facade received a bell gable . In 1858 it was rededicated in St-Ferréol-de-la-Pave .
architecture
Exterior construction
From the outside, the church looks pretty uniform at first glance due to its quarry stone masonry . House stones can only be found in the building corners and on the west portal, which was built in the 18th century using older stones. On closer inspection, however, it becomes apparent that parts of the nave consist of regular layers of masonry, whereas the masonry of the apse, which is covered with stone shingles (lauzes), is largely disordered. There are individual herringbone patterns ( opus spicatum ) distributed throughout the church , which in rural regions are often said to have a disastrous ( apotropaic ) meaning.
Church interior
The apse, encased from the outside, is raised by several steps compared to the nave . Their inner plan is almost round; Together with the portal arch, the floor plan of a horseshoe arch results , which is also found in the triumphal arch between the nave and the apse. All walls are plastered and whitewashed; the window openings are unglazed.
See also
- Chapelle St-Jérôme (Argelès-sur-Mer)
- Chapelle St-Laurent (Moussan)
- St-Martin (Saint-Martin-des-Puits)
- St-Martin de Fenollar
- Chapelle St-Michel (Sournia)
- Chapelle Saint-Nazaire de Roujan
- Chapelle St-Georges (Lunas)
literature
- Marcel Durliat : Roussillon roman. Zodiaque, Abbaye de la Pierre-Qui-Vire 1986, ISBN 2-7369-0027-8 .
- Géraldine Mallet: Églises romanes oubliées du Roussillon. Les Presses du Languedoc, Barcelona 2003, ISBN 2-85998-244-2 .
Web links
- St-Ferréol-de-la-Pave - Photos and information (French)
- St-Ferréol-de-la-Pave - photo and short information (French)
- St-Ferréol-de-la-Pave - photo and short information (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Saint-Alexandre-de-la-Pava, Argelès-sur-Mer in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Map with altitude information
Coordinates: 42 ° 31 ′ 17.5 " N , 2 ° 59 ′ 14.5" E