The monastery of Santa Maria del Roure, referred to as El Roure by locals, is a ruined

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to the northwest of

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(

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) at the top of the Serra dels Tramonts. Mostly

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-era portions of the building are preserved. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the various names of the sanctuary -Santa Maria del Roure, Canònica de Santa Maria del Roure, Monastery of Santa Maria del Roure, or according to the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia: Mare de Déu del Roure- date from the 11th or early 12th century. This building is indexed in the Catalan heritage register as Bé Cultural d'Interès Local (BCIL) under the reference IPA-19985.

Bibliography

* Del Campo and Jordan Ferran (2000). ''Set segles d'una família empordanesa, els Jordà de Molins''. Figueras BRAU editions. (in Catalan). * Vivas Llorens, Edward (1992). ''Guerra Gran, la batalla del Roure i el seu santuari pp. 109-148''. Annals of the Institute of Empordanesos, 25. (in Catalan). * Volume 3 (2005). ''El Meu País, tots els pobles, viles i ciutats de Catalunya''. Barcelona, Editions 62. (in Catalan).

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* Christian monasteries established in the 11th century Church ruins in Spain Monasteries in Catalonia Alt Empordà Buildings and structures in the Province of Girona {{Spain-Christian-monastery-stub