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Sant Pere, Camprodon

Benedictine monastery in Camprodon, Ripollès, Catalonia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sant Pere de Camprodon is a Benedictine monastery in Camprodon, Ripollès, Catalonia, Spain. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in 1931.

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Sant Pere de Camprodon

History

In 1932 the remains of the old monastery, which were in ruins, were demolished.[1] Only the old monastery church has been preserved.

Architecture and fittings

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Tower
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Arches
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Capital
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Door detailing
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Statuary
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Commemorative plaque
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Interior view of the monastery church
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Grounds

It was built in the mid-12th century with the only ornamentation being that of the porch, decorated with columns and capitals. Its plan is a Latin cross, with four square apses. The largest of these has the same width as the nave while remaining open to the sides of the transept. The roof of the nave is a pointed arch supported on arches. On the cross plan, the transept rises to the dome which over which exists a bell tower, two stories high. The dome is covered on the outside by an octagonal lantern. The interior contains the remains of the tombs of some of the abbots. In the diocesan museum of Girona are also preserved some of the ancient capitals from the cloister.

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Abbots

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