A Romanesque church with a single nave and a semi-circular apse. The main façade, facing west, has an access portal formed by two compound semicircular arches and a smooth tympanum located on a lintel engraved with the inscription “1313, ANNO DOMINI M CC XIII” and the rather schematic representation of the Lamb of God flanked by two rampant lions. Both the bell tower and the rest of the church have a large fortification which was built at the end of the 14th century. A document from 844 mentions the church in Rabós within a group of 12 churches belonging to the Sant Quirze de Colera Monastery, against the claims of the Count of Empúries, who had usurped them. J. Badia does not accept the authenticity of this document and believes that it is a forgery by the monks of Colera in order to reaffirm their rights before the Count.
Image taken by Josep Maria Cañellas, from the outskirts of the old town of Rabós and which is part of the Rubaudonadeu Collection. It dates back to the end of the 19th century, specifically from 1888, and shows the back of the Sant Julià and Santa Basilissa Church, highlighting its apse, from which rises a wall and part of its belfry. It is a fortified church, which has a floor missing at the top. The photograph also shows the central position of the building within the village and its superior nature as it is the highest point. The Rubaudonadeu Collection is preserved in the Fages de Climent Library in Figueres.
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Carrer De L'església 20, 17754 Rabós, Provincia de Gerona, España
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