Monastery of Sant Salvador de Breda

The viscounty of Cabrera was a territory, from a religious point of view, formed by a diversity of parishes with their own churches and sanctuaries offering religious services to society. There were also a number of monasteries from various religious orders.

The Monastery of Sant Salvador de Breda was founded in 1038 by Ermessenda de Montsoriu, Viscountess of Girona, and her husband, Guerau de Cabrera. Its church was consecrated in 1068. The bell tower is a notable example of Romanesque architecture, while the church’s nave began to undergo a Gothic transformation at the beginning of the 14th century. This renovation was completed at the beginning of the 16th century by Abbot Miquel Samsó, who also oversaw the construction of the Gothic abbot’s palace. The cloister was completely remodelled around the year 1300, becoming an open central courtyard with a fountain at its centre, surrounded by upper and lower galleries that connected the different parts of the monastery, including the chapter house, refectory, cells, kitchen and church.

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