Sant Pau, Fontclara
Sant Pau de Fontclara is a parish church and former Benedictine monastery in the village of , Palau-sator, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain. It was formerly dependent on Lagrasse Abbey.
Architecture and fittings[]
Of Romanesque design, further construction occurred to the building in the 16th and 17th centuries. Side chapels were added. It has a single nave with pointed vault and semicircular apse. The date of 1639 is recorded on the building. On the front facade, there is a bell gable with two recesses. Preserved in situ are some murals located on the arch and apse. There is a pediment with a bas relief depicting St. Paul and other paintings depicting the life of St. Paul.
Bibliography[]
- Pladevall, Antoni (2000). Guies Catalunya Romànica, El Baix Empordà. Barcelona Pòrtic. ISBN 84-7306-637-5 (in Catalán).
External links[]
Media related to Església de Sant Pau de Fontclara at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 41°59′38″N 3°07′22″E / 41.99385°N 3.12275°E
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- 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1639
- Benedictine monasteries in Catalonia
- Buildings and structures in the Province of Girona
- Romanesque architecture in Catalonia
- 1639 establishments in Spain
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