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Episcopate of Sant Ermengol

la Seu d'Urgell, Alt Urgell, Lleida

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Episcopate of Sant Ermengol

Historical milestone · la Seu d'Urgell, Alt Urgell, Lleida

Ermengol directed the diocese of Urgell between 1010 and 1035 and promoted a programme of public works with bridges and roads that opened the city to trade. He is the local patron and gives his name to the October fair, documented since medieval times.

1010-1035

Photo: Guillem de Plandolit (1872-1932) (Public domain)

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