Sant Genís de Bellera

San Genís de Bellera is a ruined Benedictine monastery in Senterada, Pallars Jussà, Catalonia, Spain. The rectangular building with single nave contained a semicircular apse.

History

It was founded by abbot Vulgarà the mid-9th century. The monastery was protected by donations from the counts of Pallars, despite which in the 11th-12th centuries, it began to decline. It fell under the monastery of Santa Maria de Lavaix in the 1112, when it was canonical. Documentation notes it was a parish church in 1314.

External links

San Genís de Bellera - Monestirs de Catalunya (Spanish)

Benedictine monasteries in Catalonia

Barcelona	Sant Benet, Bages Santa Cecília de Montserrat Sant Cugat Sant Llorenç prop Bagà Sant Llorenç del Munt Santa Maria de Montserrat Santa Maria, Serrateix Sant Miquel del Fai Sant Pau del Camp Sant Pau, Fontclara Sant Pere de Casserres Sant Pere de la Portella Sant Pere de les Puelles Sant Ponç, Corbera Sant Sebastià dels Gorgs Sant Sebastià del Sull Sant Salvador de la Vedella

Girona	Sant Aniol d'Aguja Sant Esteve, Banyoles Sant Feliu de Guíxols Sant Joan les Fonts Santa Maria, Amer Santa Maria, Ripoll Santa Maria, Roses Sant Miquel, Cruïlles Sant Pere, Besalú Sant Pere, Camprodon Sant Pere de Galligants Sant Pere de Rodes Sant Quirze de Colera Sant Salvador, Breda Sant Sepulcre de Palera

Lleida	Sant Andreu de Tresponts Santa Cecília de Elins Sant Genís de Bellera Sant Llorenç de Morunys Santa Maria, Àneu Santa Maria, Gerri Santa Maria, Gualter Santa Maria de Lavaix Sant Pere del Burgal Sant Pere de Graudescales Sant Pere de les Maleses Sant Serni de Tavèrnoles

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Coordinates: 42°21′36″N 0°55′22″E / 42.359989°N 0.922656°E / 42.359989; 0.922656

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