Église Saint Félix de Valcebollère, Romanesque church in Valcebollère, France.
The Église Saint-Félix de Valcebollère is a single-nave Romanesque church in Valcebollère, in the Alta Cerdanya of the Pyrénées-Orientales. It has a broken barrel vault, an apse to the east, side chapels to the north and south, and strongly leaning nave walls. A granite door bears a keystone dated 1867, and the west wall carries a three-arched bell gable topped by a cross and weather vane.
The building was first documented in 1219, marking nearly 800 years of continuous use. Extensive renovations in 1867 modernized the structure while key sections of its medieval walls were preserved.
The church is dedicated to Saint Felix, and its furnishings were moved to the church of Sant Pere d'Oceja. It preserves a statue of Saint Hilari that formed the centre of a retable made around 1685, now kept at the Palau dels Reis de Mallorca, and an 18th-century statue of Saint Michael.
The building sits in a small mountain village near the Spanish border and remains an active place of worship today. Visitors should prepare for narrow, steep paths as accessibility is limited, and the location is most reachable during warmer months.
The church's furnishings were moved to the church of Sant Pere d'Oceja, including a statue of Saint Hilary that formed the centre of a retable made around 1685 and kept at the Palau dels Reis de Mallorca. A bell blessed on 13 January 1868 still hangs in the three-arched bell gable.
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