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Abbot Oliba's reform at Ripoll

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Abbot Oliba's reform at Ripoll

Historical milestone · Ripoll, Ripollès, Girona

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Abbot Oliba consecrated in 1032 the basilica enlarged to five naves and seven apses and promoted the scriptorium that copied and translated Arabic and classical works; the library of Ripoll was one of the largest in 11th-century Europe.

1032

Photo: José Luis Filpo Cabana (CC BY 3.0)

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