St Martin's Church, Puig-reig explained

St Martin's Church (Catalan; Valencian: '''Sant Martí de Puig-reig''' (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈsam məɾˈti ðə ˌpuˈretʃ/)[1] is a Romanesque church from 12th century in Puig-reig, Spain,[2] near the modern parochial church and the former Puig-reig Castle.

Exterior

The church's construction comprises large stone blocks of various sizes, and its thick side-walls are carried by a number of side-buttresses. The exterior of the church is completely plain, without ornamentation, except at the west wall. Atop the west wall stands the bell-gable with its twin openings, and below it is the main door, which has a simple three-arch archivolt, supported in part by four columns and their capitals.

Interior

The church has a single nave, covered with a barrel vault and finished by a semicircular apse. The apse vault begins as a simple-impost cornice, and is separated from the nave by a triumphal arch. At its rear is a single narrow window, vaulted with a voussoir arch. It still contains some of its original Romanesque murals.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://territori.gencat.cat/web/.content/home/01_departament/documentacio/territori_urbanisme/cartografia_i_toponimia/nomenclator_oficial_de_toponimia_de_catalunya/bergueda/puig_reig.pdf Puig-reig
  2. Book: Carabasa i Villanueva. Lluïsa. El Berguedà. 1994. Generalitat de Catalunya. Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural. Barcelona. 8439326718. etal.
  3. Web site: Església de Sant Martí. patmapa. Generalitat de Catalunya-. 15 August 2014. catalan.