Sant Quintí de Montclar is a Romanesque church in the village of Sant Quintí de Montclar, in the municipality of Montclar (Berguedà). It is included in the Inventory of Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.
It is a Romanesque church with a single nave. The interior walls discharge onto two semi-circular arches, near the head, and are completely plastered. The doorway is on the south, a semi-circular arch made of stones. At the feet, there is a bell tower, which is rather damaged. The exterior roof is of two-sloped with Arab tiles. The stonework changes depending on the sector, possibly due to some renovation campaign of the original building. The vault collapsed in 1982 and since then only the walls remain.
Dated around the 12th century, it might have been linked to the castle of Montclar, but no documentary evidence has reached us regarding the complex. Until the 18th century, it was linked to the parish church of Sant Martí de Montclar. The Diocesan Museum of Solsona preserves a lipsanoteca (no. 295) from St. Quintí of a very rudimentary character.
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Written by Nik Frost
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