Sant Pau, 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.
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Sant Pau de Fontclara
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).
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