Monday, 13 April 2015

Day 547 - 13/04/2015 : Santa Margarida de Bianya

The Church of Santa Margarida de Bianya is the main reference to reach Mas el Guitart, which was mentioned yesterday.

Located on the north slope of the sierra de Sant Miquell del Mont, the church was donated to the monastery of Riudaura in 858 and later in 953 it became under the jurisdiction of Santa Maria de la Grassa.
It was quite badly damaged by the earthquakes in the 15th century, but it preserves a great deal of its original architecture, which corresponds to the 12th century. There is just one nave but, at a later date, a chapel was added onto each side giving it the form of a cross. The chancel is formed by an apse, where there are three windows with half-pointed arches, a capitol and a frieze held by buttresses.
Lovely !


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