Remains of Sant Julià de Buada: An Atypical 10th-century Mossarabic Church with

Sant Julià de Buada is a Mossarabic church, situated in Sant Julià de Buada, a part of Palau-sator. Originally constructed in the 10th century, it is one of the oldest churches in Lower Empordà, as testified by a document from 934. Historian Manuel Gómez Moreno refers to it as Sant Julià de Buada. Despite not being a work of art, the building exhibits a rich historical development, serving as a study of the evolution of rural architecture of the era. Although it was known as Sant Joan de Buadela in a document from 1362, it is also referred to as Sant Julià de Buada by Gómez Moreno.

The arch over the absis, possibly Visigothic, harmonizes with the vault. A third arch triumphed over the old arch, which could also be Visigothic. There are vestiges of paintings on the walls of saints, where colors red and yellow predominate. Gómez Moreno believes they could date from the Romanesque period. The church is constructed with poor materials. Its plant is irregular, as well as the thickness of the walls and it has three different trams.

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