Sant Pere de Galligants
Sant Pere de Galligants is
History
The monastery was built from 992, outside the walls of Girona, when
In 1117
The small cloister is an example of Catalan
Overview
The Romanesque church was built in 1130, and has a nave and two aisles with a transept, and four apses. The portal, in a rather archaic style, comes probably from a previous building. It is surmounted by a rose window with a diameter of 3.5 meters.
The interior features a series of side columns, with capitals having vegetable motifs, used to reinforce the central vault. The capitals of the apse columns are more elaborated, and were probably executed by different artists. Some of them have been attributed to the Master of Cabestany.
The bell tower has an octagonal plan and two sectors, the upper one, of two floors featuring with double arches divided by columns, decorated with Lombard bands.
See also
Sources
- Pladevall, Antoni (1999). Guies Catalunya Romànica. Barcelona-Pòrtic: El Gironès. ISBN 84-412-0229-X.
External links
Media related to Monestir de Sant Pere de Galligants at Wikimedia Commons
- Short description and photos of the monastery (in Catalan)
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