Church of Sant Climent de Taüll (Lleida)
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Location:
It is located on Taüll belonging to Vall de Boí (Lleida)
Description and History:
The earliest reference of this church is its consecration in
1123 by the bishop of Roda, 'Ramon Guillem' on December 10th.
It seems that originally the building of this church, together the
'Santa Maria' and 'Sant Martí' by the barons of 'Erill' was create a
monastic center. This project was successful because it became
parishes. The co-parroquialidad ('Santa Maria' and 'Sant Climent') is
confirmed with the papal visit of 1373, in which two vicars appear, who
were chosen annually the co-directors.
The collection of paintings of Sant Climent is one of the most
important of Romanesque of Catalonia, circa 1920 were acquired by the
Museum Board, uprooted and transported to Barcelona, where they can
be seen in the 'Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya' (MNAC) .
The building has a basilica with three naves finished with three
semicircular apses differentiated from a priestly arches, naves are
covered with a structure timber. The arches that separate the ships are
based on a series of three pillars on each side, the two southern are
the pavement while the north rise from a small base.
On 30 November, 2000, the UNESCO declared the entire Romanesque 'Vall
de
Boi' heritage of humanity, but from the organization's desire was
expressed that in the
future the original paintings and furnishings of the various churches
were returned by the MNAC.
Information extracted from Vall de Boí
Images extracted from panoramio
