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Diocese of Urgell cedes use of three Romanesque churches to the Government for conservation

The agreement, signed with the Ministry of Culture, is valid for 60 years and affects temples in Vall de Boí and Pallars Sobirà.

Interior of an ancient Romanesque church with old frescoes, illuminated by natural light.
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Interior of an ancient Romanesque church with old frescoes, illuminated by natural light.

The Diocese of Urgell has ceded the use of the churches of Sant Climent de Taüll, Sant Feliu de Barruera, and Santa Maria de Gerri de la Sal to the Generalitat de Catalunya for a period of 60 years, aiming to reinforce their conservation and cultural management.

The Ministry of Culture and the Diocese of Urgell formalized the two agreements for the cession of use this Friday. The first agreement focuses on the churches of Sant Climent de Taüll and Sant Feliu de Barruera, both in the Vall de Boí (Alta Ribagorça) and part of the Consortium World Heritage of the Vall de Boí. This collaboration seeks to reinforce the "conservation, restoration, and highlighting of heritage assets of high historical and cultural value".

The agreement guarantees the continuity of the celebration of Catholic worship in the aforementioned churches, one of the characteristic elements of their inscription as Cultural Heritage.

The agreement allows the Consortium to continue exercising its functions of restoration and maintenance, in addition to promoting new investments and applying for the 2% Cultural Program. The Consortium will assume the ordinary maintenance of the buildings and the realization of cultural activities compatible with the patrimonial and religious character of the temples.
The second agreement focuses on the church-monastery of Santa Maria de Gerri de la Sal, in Pallars Sobirà, declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest. In this case, the management will be assumed by the Baix Pallars City Council and the Catalan Agency of Cultural Heritage, with the objective of guaranteeing architectural restoration and enhancing the value of the complex.

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