Church of San Clemente
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Church of San Clemente (St. Clement) is one of the oldest religious sites in Andorra. The temple is located in the ski resort of Pal-Arinsal.

The first mention of the church of San Clemente is dated 1312, but there is evidence of an earlier building on the site. Historians believe that the bell tower was built between the late XI - early XII Art.

Church of San Clemente was built in widespread at that time Romanesque style. The temple was under the jurisdiction of La Massana and was very popular among the locals.

The nave of the monastery of San Clemente, like other Christian churches, directed from west to east. The northern part of more extended in the form of chapels and other business premises. The temple is crowned with a bell tower, which is one of the most famous in the Principality of Andorra. The bell tower, decorated with ribbons and arches, has three floors and tall windows. The roof of the bell tower of a little flattened. The apse of the church of San Clemente square in plan, and not round. All this suggests a late reconstruction of facilities, which likely was carried out in the XVII - XVIII century.

The main attractions of the church of San Clemente are two fonts, two wooden crosses of Article XII., A statue of the Virgin Mary, which was founded probably in the XIII century. In addition, the monastery is decorated with a baroque altar in honor of St. Bartholomew, erected in the early eighteenth century. instead of destroying the old.

Today, the church of San Clemente - a working temple is open to the public.

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