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Sant Pau, Fontclara

Coordinates: 41°59′38″N 3°07′22″E / 41.99385°N 3.12275°E / 41.99385; 3.12275
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Sant Pau de Fontclara

Sant Pau de Fontclara is a parish church and former Benedictine monastery in the village of Fontclara, Palau-sator, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain. It was formerly dependent on Lagrasse Abbey.

Architecture and fittings

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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

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  • Pladevall, Antoni (2000). Guies Catalunya Romànica, El Baix Empordà. Barcelona Pòrtic. ISBN 84-7306-637-5 (in Catalán).
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Media related to Església de Sant Pau de Fontclara at Wikimedia Commons

41°59′38″N 3°07′22″E / 41.99385°N 3.12275°E / 41.99385; 3.12275