Sant Andreu de Porreres is a Romanesque church in the Vall de Bianya located in a lamentable state of conservation. Hidden among various added bodies that were built over time, the semicircular apse with cornice and frieze, supported by corbels, is the most distinguishable Romanesque feature. The apse was supported by two added buttresses after the earthquakes of the 15th century, and the original bell tower was transformed into a square tower with a double pitch roof.
The church, known as Porreres in 904 and the limit of a farm that bordered Sant Feliu del Bac in 146, was donated to Sant Pere de Besalú in 977. The first documented pastoral visit was carried out in 1329, when a roof was ordered to be added. In 1738, the church was elongated on the side of the presbytery, breaking the triumphal arch.
A Romanesque sculpture of Santa Maria was once venerated here, possibly lost during the civil war. The church functioned as a parish church until the year 1936.
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Written by Nik Frost
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