Romanic fluvial / A church inside a river

Vista de l'església romànica de Sant Joan d'Isil, just aigues avall del poble d'Isil, al Pallars Sobirà. Del hipotetic monestir només en resta l'església romànica triabsidial. De fet, que fos originariament un monestir sembla foça dubtós. Només es segur que fou parroquia ja al s. XII.

La seva situació just sobre la Noguera Pallaresa és impressionant, amb la capçalera triabsidial banyada per les remogudes aigues del riu. No crec que enlloc pogueu veure una altra església romànica tan arran d'un riu.

Actualment forma part del cementiri d'Isil.

www.monestirs.cat/monst/pasob/ps02joan.htm

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Joan_d'Isil

www.ecomuseu.com/cat/r_Isil.asp

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falles_d'Isil

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The XII Century romanesque church of St. Joan d'Isil is rather unique. This quite big church has it's three apses built right in the fierce mountain Noguera Pallaresa river. I don't know of any other romanesque (or any other) church built almost inside a river, and specially such a savage river. It's known that several times the apses had been rebuilt.

Now the church still serves as part of Isil village cementery.

Taken in: España / Catalunya / Isil (show map)

Taken on: July 28, 2015

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