Sant Joan les Fonts is a
Benedictine monastery in
Sant Joan les Fonts,
Garrotxa comarca,
Catalonia, Spain.
In 1079, the church was owned by the viscounts of Besalu. They gave it to the abbey to
abbey of St. Victor of Marseille, who founded a Benedictine priory. It was subordinate to
Sant Pere de Besalú
Sant may refer to:
People
* Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician
* Andrew Sant (born 1950), English-born Australian poet
* David Sant (born 1968), Catalan director, actor and writer
* Indira Sant (1914–2000), Indian poet
* James S ...
until 1592, and to
Sant Pere de Camprodón until 1835.
The monastery was declared a national monument in 1982.
Turisme Sant Joan Les Fonts website, ''Romanesque Monastery''
/ref> Built in Romanesque style, it has three naves, the central one pointed vault and the naves at the side rounded. It was restored in the late 20th century.
References
Bibliography
* Pladev all, Antoni (1999). ''Guies Catalunya Romànica, La Garrotxa''. Barcelona, Pòrtic. (in Catalán).
Benedictine monasteries in Catalonia
Christian monasteries established in the 11th century
Romanesque architecture in Catalonia
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