Monastery of Sant Daniel, Girona
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The Monastery of San Daniel (Catalan: Monestir de Sant Daniel) is a religious complex in Girona
, Catalonia
, northern Spain
.
It was founded in the early 11th century by will of countess Ermesinde of Carcassonne
, who wanted to found a nunnery here. The church, based on that of the monastery of Sant Pere de Galligants, with the addition of a transept
, was later renewed. It has a cloister with two floors, the lower from the 13th century (with Romanesque
decorations) and the upper, in Gothic style, from the 15th century. It has double columns with Corinthian capitals.
Artworks include the sepulchre of St. Daniel, whose remains, according to the tradition, were brought here from Arles
. It dates to 1345 and was executed by sculptor Aloi de Montbrai
.
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, northern Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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It was founded in the early 11th century by will of countess Ermesinde of Carcassonne
Ermesinde of Carcassonne
Ermesinde of Carcassonne was a noblewoman in southern France, the daughter of Roger I of Carcassonne. She married to Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona....
, who wanted to found a nunnery here. The church, based on that of the monastery of Sant Pere de Galligants, with the addition of a transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
, was later renewed. It has a cloister with two floors, the lower from the 13th century (with Romanesque
Romanesque art
Romanesque art refers to the art of Western Europe from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 13th century, or later, depending on region. The preceding period is increasingly known as the Pre-Romanesque...
decorations) and the upper, in Gothic style, from the 15th century. It has double columns with Corinthian capitals.
Artworks include the sepulchre of St. Daniel, whose remains, according to the tradition, were brought here from Arles
Arles
Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....
. It dates to 1345 and was executed by sculptor Aloi de Montbrai
Aloi de Montbrai
Aloi de Montbrai was a 14th-century Catalan sculptor of French origin.He is documented in Catalonia in the years between 1337 and 1368, working for the royal court of the Kingdom of Aragon...
.