The Church Of San Clemente Photo: Church Of Sao Clemente

The Church Of San Clemente (St. Clement is among the oldest religious attractions of Andorra. The temple is located in the ski resort of PAL-Arinsal.

The first mention of the Church of San Clemente dates from 1312, but there is evidence of an earlier building on this site. Historians believe that the bell tower was built in the late XI - early XII article

The Church of San Clemente built in a statement at the time the Romanesque style. The temple was under the jurisdiction of La Massana and enjoyed great popularity among local residents.

The nave of the monastery of San Clemente, like other Christian churches, is directed from West to East. The Northern part is somewhat expanded in the form of chapels and other business premises. The temple is crowned with a bell tower, which is one of the most famous in the Principality of Andorra. The bell tower, decorated with ribbons and arches, has three floors and tall Windows. The roof of the bell tower a little priplacnot. The apse of the Church of San Clemente is square in plan, not round. All this indicates a late reconstruction of facilities, which most likely was carried out in the XVII – XVIII C.

Main sights Church of San Clemente are two fonts, two of the wooden cross of the XII century, the statue of the virgin Mary, which was presumably created in the XIII century in addition, the monastery is decorated with a Baroque altar in honor of St. Bartholomew, built in the early XVIII C. instead of destroying the old.

Today, the Church of San Clemente is a working temple, open to the public.

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