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The hill of the three crosses is accessed via a winding path that partly coincides with the Via Crucis that leaves from the Rocaprevera sanctuary. The top of the hill is completely flat and a terrace has been built with stone slabs. The edge has a railing made of stone posts supporting an iron handrail. On the east side are the three crosses on a stone base. The central cross is larger than the others. It is a representation of Calvary, with Jesus in the centre and the two thieves on either side. The crosses are made of iron and have a base of chipped stone with a column and polygonal capital. The crosses are Greek with a circle connecting the arms.
The compass rose is depicted on the pavement and marks the location of nearby towns and peaks.
It seems that before 1686 there were three wooden crosses in the same place. The Feast of the Holy Cross was celebrated here on the 3rd of May. A Way of the Cross procession would leave the church of Sant Feliu and reach this peak. Afterwards, a procession with litany chants would take place.
In 1736, the crosses were repaired, as they were made of wood and easily damaged.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the main cross was made of wood and the others were made of iron and placed on a stone column.
In 1913, the Constantinian festivities were celebrated and new crosses were placed, which were paid for by public subscription.
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El Puig de les Tres Creus
The hill of the three crosses is accessed via a winding path that partly coincides with the Via Crucis that leaves from the Rocaprevera sanctuary. The top of the hill is completely flat and a terrace has been built with stone slabs. The edge has a railing made of stone posts supporting an iron handrail. On the east side are the three crosses on a stone base. The central cross is larger than the others. It is a representation of Calvary, with Jesus in the centre and the two thieves on either side. The crosses are made of iron and have a base of chipped stone with a column and polygonal capital. The crosses are Greek with a circle connecting the arms. The compass rose is depicted on the pavement and marks the location of nearby towns and peaks. It seems that before 1686 there were three wooden crosses in the same place. The Feast of the Holy Cross was celebrated here on the 3rd of May. A Way of the Cross procession would leave the church of Sant Feliu and reach this peak. Afterwards, a procession with litany chants would take place. In 1736, the crosses were repaired, as they were made of wood and easily damaged. At the beginning of the 20th century, the main cross was made of wood and the others were made of iron and placed on a stone column. In 1913, the Constantinian festivities were celebrated and new crosses were placed, which were paid for by public subscription. -
Rocaprevera Sanctuary
Chapel with a cruciform floor plan, semicircular gable and attached bell tower. The current appearance of the building bears little resemblance to the original church. The renovation carried out by Josep Maria Pericas gave it a personal style. The sanctuary consists of two adjoining buildings: the church and the hermit's dwelling. The main façade of the church is aligned with the single-storey building that serves as a dwelling. The entrance door, which is centred on the façade, is arched and protected by a porch with a sloping roof supported by Doric columns. Above the porch is a niche that houses the sculpture of the Virgin of Rocaprevera. The church is shaped like a single-nave basilica but is made up of several juxtaposed sections. It has a square floor plan on the first level and a circular floor plan on the second, with semicircular openings. The nave has a gabled roof with the ridge parallel to the longitudinal axis of the basilica. It is hidden behind a Baroque pediment. Inside, the choir stands out, with green glazed ceramic tiles between the cairons and wooden beams. This treatment is used on the ceiling of the main nave. The walls of the nave are reinforced by blind arcades that could resemble small chapels, but as they are very shallow, they do not serve as such. At the base of the apse, there is a covering of well-cut and polished stone blocks, crowned by rows of arcades with stained glass windows and a border imitating saw teeth. It is structured on two floors: one in the lower part, which is below the level of the nave, like a crypt, and an upper one, which serves as a chapel for the Virgin Mary and is accessed via the ambulatory. The interior of the apse is illuminated by multiple polychrome stained glass windows. It has a transept with a dome, which is square on the outside but forms a false flat coffered ceiling on the inside, covered with a green ceramic roof. On each side there is an oculus that can be opened using a system of shutters. It also has a square bell tower with a cylindrical lantern topped with a conical roof and a weather vane. The chapel of Santa Maria de Rocapervera was built in 1284 by Monsignor Marco Roca. It was originally an oratory that has been rebuilt three times: as a Romanesque chapel in the 15th century (1429 by Antoni Vinyes) and as a popular chapel in the 18th century (1781). Finally, it was rebuilt in 1923-1924 due to popular devotion associated with the cult of the Virgin Mary. The current temple is majestic in size and is the result of the so-called ‘Pericas style’, halfway between Noucentisme and Catalan Art Nouveau with borrowings from classical and Romanesque aesthetics.
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