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Santa Brígida d'Amer

Amer, Selva, Girona

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Santa Brígida d'Amer

Monument · Amer, Selva, Girona

This 11th-century hermitage, dependent on the monastery of Amer and rebuilt in the 17th century after suffering damage, probably from the earthquakes of 1427, stands isolated atop a crag overlooking the valley of Amer. Formed by a rectangular building with a semicircular apse to which a three-storey block was attached, the main facade preserves a bell-gable with the Marieta bell and, on the east side, remains of a sundial painted in red and white. Beside it is a spring known as Sant Bernat. Every first Sunday of February, the people of Amer hold an aplec here with the goigs of the saint, sardanas and the rocs de Santa Brígida, biscuits from the local bakeries. Since 1972 it has been organised by the Esquelles group, which restored the hermitage in 2001.

Photo: Jvinolase (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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