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The consecration of the monastery of Sant Joan les Fonts

Sant Joan les Fonts, Garrotxa, Girona

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The consecration of the monastery of Sant Joan les Fonts

Historical milestone · Sant Joan les Fonts, Garrotxa, Girona

Image of Sant Joan les Fonts, not of the place itself.

Bishop Arnulf of Girona consecrated the monastic church dedicated to Sant Esteve beside the falls of the Fluvià; the monastery ordered the settlement of the place until the earthquakes of 1427 and 1428 brought it down.

958

Photo: puigalder (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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