Monumental church complex of Sant Pere de Terrassa
November 10, 2023
Monumental church complex of Sant Pere is a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in Terrassa, Province of Barcelona, Spain. The Romanesque complex of churches includes Sant Pere, Sant Miquel and Santa Maria (San Pedro, San Miguel and Santa María). They are situated at the confluence of Vallparadís and Monner (now Park Vallparadís), the most important artistic area of the city, which is noted for Catalan Romanesque art. It was the site of the former Diocese of Egara, an old Visigoth nucleus, in the 5th-8th centuries.
From left to right: the churches of San Pedro, San Miguel and Santa Maria
The three churches were built near the old Roman Égara (whose remains are still preserved), which was the seat of the Bishop of Égara around the year 450 and lasted until the Saracen invasion in the 8th century. The episcopal group adhered to the ancient Byzantine model of three churches: San Pedro, Santa Maria and San Miguel. After a long construction process, the current churches, of Romanesque design, were completed in present form during the 11th and 12th centuries during the Visigoth era. In the 12th century, Santa María served as an Augustinian canonry till 1392. The church of San Pedro de Égara, home of the parish, lost its parish status in 1601 and became part of the new bishopric of Terrassa, currently the Terrassa Cathedral. In the 19th century, San Pedro regained its status of parish church.[1]
Architects, archaeologists and historians, including Francisco de Paula Villar, Lluís Muncunill i Parellada, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Josep de Calassanç Serra i Ràfols, and Jordi Ambròs continued research on the monuments at different times during the 20th century, in order to discover the episcopal history and that of the Roman Ègara. The work was highlighted by Puig, who made a thorough study of all historical restorations and excavations in Santa Maria and San Miguel. Puig also dealt with the reconstruction of the complex by adding a pool surrounded by eight central columns. Pere Antoni Ventalló i Vintró analyzed the constructive elements within San Miguel before the interventions by Puig.[2] The site was declared a national monument in 1931, and a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in 1985. The set of churches forms one part of the six sections of Terrassa Museum.
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Monumental church complex of Sant Pere is a Bien de Interes Cultural landmark in Terrassa Province of Barcelona Spain The Romanesque complex of churches includes Sant Pere Sant Miquel and Santa Maria San Pedro San Miguel and Santa Maria They are situated at the confluence of Vallparadis and Monner now Park Vallparadis the most important artistic area of the city which is noted for Catalan Romanesque art It was the site of the former Diocese of Egara an old Visigoth nucleus in the 5th 8th centuries From left to right the churches of San Pedro San Miguel and Santa Maria Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 linksHistory editThe three churches were built near the old Roman Egara whose remains are still preserved which was the seat of the Bishop of Egara around the year 450 and lasted until the Saracen invasion in the 8th century The episcopal group adhered to the ancient Byzantine model of three churches San Pedro Santa Maria and San Miguel After a long construction process the current churches of Romanesque design were completed in present form during the 11th and 12th centuries during the Visigoth era In the 12th century Santa Maria served as an Augustinian canonry till 1392 The church of San Pedro de Egara home of the parish lost its parish status in 1601 and became part of the new bishopric of Terrassa currently the Terrassa Cathedral In the 19th century San Pedro regained its status of parish church 1 Architects archaeologists and historians including Francisco de Paula Villar Lluis Muncunill i Parellada Josep Puig i Cadafalch Josep de Calassanc Serra i Rafols and Jordi Ambros continued research on the monuments at different times during the 20th century in order to discover the episcopal history and that of the Roman Egara The work was highlighted by Puig who made a thorough study of all historical restorations and excavations in Santa Maria and San Miguel Puig also dealt with the reconstruction of the complex by adding a pool surrounded by eight central columns Pere Antoni Ventallo i Vintro analyzed the constructive elements within San Miguel before the interventions by Puig 2 The site was declared a national monument in 1931 and a Bien de Interes Cultural landmark in 1985 The set of churches forms one part of the six sections of Terrassa Museum See also editList of Bienes de Interes Cultural in the Province of BarcelonaReferences edit Bergnes de las Casas 1833 pp 539 40 sfn error no target CITEREFBergnes de las Casas1833 help Montanes Jose Angel 1 June 2009 Puig i Cadafalch se tiro a la piscina El Pais in Catalan Retrieved 13 August 2016 41 34 01 N 02 01 07 E 41 56694 N 2 01861 E 41 56694 2 01861Bibliography editCARDUS S 1964 La ciutat i la Seu Episcopal d Egara Terrassa Patronat de la Fundacio Soler i Palet CASTELLANO A IMMA V 1993 Les restauracions de les esglesies de Sant Pere de Terrassa Monografies 3 Barcelona FERRAN D 2009 Ecclesiae Egarenses Les esglesies de Sant Pere de Terrassa Barcelona Lunwerg GARCIA M G MORO A TUSET F 2009 La Seu Episcopal d Egara Arqueologia d un conjunt cristia del segle IV al segle IX Serie Documenta 8 Tarragona Institut Catala d Arqueologia Classica 2009 GARCIA G MACIAS J M MORO A 2017 La iglesia funeraria de epoca visigoda de Sant Miquel de Terrassa Analisis arquitectonico Roldan L Macias J M Pizzo A Rodriguez O eds Modelos constructivos y urbanisticos de la arquitectura de Hispania Documenta 29 Tarrgona ICAC pp 183 198 FERRAN D GARCIA M G MORO A TUSET F 2019 La seu episcopal d Egara Arquitectura liturgia i art Actes del 4t Congres Internacional d arqueologia i mon antic El cristianisme en l Antiguitat Tardana Noves perspectives Tarragona pp 215 224 MANCHO C 2012 La peinture murale de haut Moyen Age en Catalogne IX X siecle Turnhout Brepols pp 343 394 MARTI I BONET J M 2007 El Bisbat d Egara Breu Historia Barcelona PUIG I CADAFALCH J 1889 Notes arquitectoniques sobre les esglesies de Sant Pere de Terrassa Memoria que obtingue el Premi de l Associacio Catalanista d Excursions Cientifiques en los Jochs Florals de Barcelona Barcelona PUIG I CADAFALCH J 1923 La catedral visigotica d Egara Anuari de l Institut d Estudis Catalans 1915 1920 VI pp 747 752 PUIG I CADAFALCH J 1936 Les pintures del segle VI de la catedral d Egara Terrassa Anuari de l Institut d Estudis Catalans 1927 1931 VIII pp 141 149 SANCHEZ C 2018 An Anglo Norman at Terrassa Augustinian Canons and Thomas Becket at the end of the twelfth century Romanesque Patrons and Processes Design and Instrumentality in the Art and Architecture of Romanesque Europe Edited By Jordi Camps Manuel Castineiras John McNeill Richard Plant Routledge Taylor amp Francis Group 2018 pp 219 234 SANCHEZ C 2019 El retaule mural de Sant Pere i la memoria de l Exode Terme 34 pp 69 90 SANCHEZ C 2019 Singing to Emmanuel The Wall Paintings of Sant Miquel in Terrassa and the 6th Century Artistic Reception of Byzantium in the Western Mediterranean Arts 2019 8 128 SANCHEZ C 2020 Arte musica y liturgia en Sant Miquel de Terrassa Respondamosle a concierto estudios en homenaje a Maricarmen Gomez Muntane E Carrero y S Zauner eds Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Departament d Art i Musicologia Institut d Estudis Medievals Bellaterra 2020 pp 249 262 SANCHEZ Carles 2021 A painted tragedy The martyrdom of Thomas Becket in Santa Maria de Terrassa and the diffusion of its cult in the Iberian Peninsula Anem Editors La Seu d Urgell 978 84 122385 7 0 SANCHEZ Carles amp SOLER Joan 2021 The Anglo Catalan Connection The Cult of Thomas Becket at Terrassa New Approaches Arts 10 82 SANCHEZ Carles 2021 Las pinturas de San Miguel y Santa Maria de Terrassa Ecos de un repertorio oriental tardoantiguo C Varela M Castineiras ed Images and Liturgy in the Middle Ages Creation Circulation and Function of Images between West and East in the Middle Ages 5th 15th centuries pp 361 397 links edit nbsp Media related to Conjunt monumental de les esglesies de Sant Pere de Terrassa at Wikimedia Commons https www seudegara cat https www 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