Sant Salvador de Bellver was on the edge of the old town of Lluçà castle, in the place of Bellver or Orís, because it was touching the boundaries of the castle of Orís, in the parish of Sant Boi de Lluçanès. Its old name, recorded as early as 1110, at the beginning of its foundation, was that of Sant Salvador de Bellver, due to its fact that it is located on the hill of Belvidere or Bellver. Undoubtedly, the long horizon towards the Plana de Vic and the Ter valley, which could be admired from this point, must have given it this name. From the beginning of the twelfth century there was a community of priests and clergy, ruled by a prior.
This community was governed by the rule of Sant Agustí, as was the monastery of Lluçà or the lake. The church became more important when a brotherhood was created in its temple in 1210, of which several nobles and peasants of the region were part. Upon entering, they made various donations of land in exchange for being included in the prayers and suffrages of the confreres.
This brotherhood managed to be as important or more important than the community of canons, which, towards the end of the 13th century, in 1278, had already been reduced to a priest, who had the title of rector, and two other chaplains, beneficiaries. , one of which was from the brotherhood. The Black Death caused the disappearance of the community, while the brotherhood mourned the death of the institution.
I was hoping to find the friar Marcel Capellades who, as I understand it, lives and shares his life with other people who seek God in the sources of the gospel, prayer and silence. As a young man, he was a disciple of Father Estanislau Maria Llopart, a hermit from Montserrat, whom he accompanied to Japan in 1974 to begin a hermit experience in the Nagasaki Islands. Unfortunately I didn't find anyone there.
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