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Consecration of Santa Maria de Mur

Castell de Mur, Pallars Jussà, Lleida

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Consecration of Santa Maria de Mur

Historical milestone · Castell de Mur, Pallars Jussà, Lleida

The counts of Pallars Jussà, Ramon V and Valença de Tost, undertook the construction of the church of Santa Maria de Mur shortly after their marriage, between 1057 and 1060. Although it was not finished, it received the consecration of the bishop of Urgell on 12 January 1069, under the original dedication to Santa Maria, Sant Esteve and Sant Pere. It was their son, count Pere Ramon del Pallars, who completed the work: around 1100 he installed a community of Augustinian canons there, buried his parents in the church —his mother Valença in 1111— and is credited with the mural paintings from the early 12th century. Directly linked to Rome, the canonry of Mur remained outside episcopal jurisdiction and, thanks to successive donations, achieved great power.

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