Sant Romà de Guissona is a church building in Guissona, protected as a local cultural landmark. It is a single-nave structure dedicated to Sant Romà, built in a Romanesque style using regular stone blocks.
The building is currently in very poor condition. The vault has disappeared, the walls are in a very bad state, and vegetation has invaded the entire nave. Inside, one can still see the start of the barrel vault that once covered the nave and a small molding on the side walls. The main facade featured a carved portal with two square windows on either side, which appear to be later than the original construction.
The hermitage was built alongside an ancient Roman road within the term of the Castle of Rubiol. It originally belonged to a private owner but became the church for the small population center of Rubiol in 1040. In 1147, the building was ceded to the prior of Guissona.
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Written by Nik Frost
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