Sant Sepulcre de Palera
Sant Sepulcre de Palera is a Benedictine monastery in Beuda, in the comarca of Garrotxa, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The priory was consecrated by Bishop Berengar of Berga in 1085,[1] with the assistance of the bishops of Barcelona, Carcassonne, Albi and Elne. In 1107 it became part of the monastery of until the sixteenth century, when it became a pilgrimage centre known as Santo Domingo de Palera.[2] In 1936 the temple was desecrated and several figures and parts of altarpieces disappeared. It became a Bien de Interés Cultural site on 24 September 1964.
References[]
- ^ Junyent, Eduard (11 July 1996). Rutas románicas de Cataluña / 2 (in Spanish). Encuentro. p. 63. ISBN 978-84-7490-403-1.
- ^ "Priorat del Sant Sepulcre de Palera" (in Catalan). Monestirs de Catalunya. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Monestir del Sant Sepulcre de Palera at Wikimedia Commons
- Priorat del Sant Sepulcre de Palera - Monestirs de Catalunya
Coordinates: 42°13′26″N 2°41′57″E / 42.22389°N 2.69917°E
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