Bellpuig el Vell

Title

Bellpuig el Vell

Also Known As

Ermita del Sant Cap, Mont Malet, Sant Cap, Sant Joan d’Organyà

Dates

Founded 1166; transferred by 1190s

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Case-Dieu

Medieval Diocese

Urgel

Circary

Gascony

History

The religious settlement at Bellpuig el Vell had its origin in an eremitical settlement in a natural cave on the site. In 1166, Ermengol VII and Dolça, count and countess of Urgell, endowed the community with property and it became a monastery of the Premonstratensian Order under the name of Santa Maria de Bellpuig.

However, the brothers soon moved to a new site at nearby Bellpuig Nou, or Bellpuig de les Avellanes.

Some ruins are still visible on the site.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Gascony

Citation

“Bellpuig el Vell,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/186.

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Item Relations

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