Sant Pere de Reixac, Romanesque parish church in Montcada i Reixac, Spain.
Sant Pere de Reixac is a Romanesque parish church built on the western slope of Conreria at about 191 meters elevation, featuring two parallel naves that each terminate in an eastern-facing apse. The building shows the solid, straightforward construction typical of medieval stone churches, with its structural elements clearly visible in the masonry.
The site first appears in written records in 963, and the church received its consecration from Bishop Guilabert of Barcelona on December 28, 1048. This early documentation shows that the location had already become an established religious center in the region.
The name Reixac comes from the Latin Reixacum, documented as early as 963. The parish was consecrated on 28 December 1048 by Bishop Guilabert of Barcelona. In 1778 Bishop José Climent made it a perpetual vicarage by decree of Charles III, and in 1876 the parish passed to Montcada.
You can reach the church via a walking path that starts either at kilometer 7 on the Montcada-Badalona road or at kilometer 8.9 on the Sant Adrià-La Roca road. The terrain is hilly, so comfortable hiking shoes and extra time for the climb are recommended for most visitors.
The bell tower's square lower body may predate the church itself, possibly serving as a defence or watch tower; the octagonal upper storey, with four round-arched windows, was likely built with reused stones during the 1676 reconstruction. Its rectangular window has a lintel carved in a Flamboyant ogee-arch style, resting on two worked stones.
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