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Sant Pere de Besalú

977 · 10th century

Sant Pere de Besalú is a former Benedictine monastery in Besalú, Catalonia, founded in 977 by Miró Bonfill, who was both count of Besalú and bishop of Girona. Its Romanesque church, of the 12th century, survives with an ambulatory around the apse, carved capitals and a large window flanked by stone lions on its façade.

Sant Pere de Besalú
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County of Besalú

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sant Pere de Besalú. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sant-pere-de-besalu
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