Église Saint-Martin d'Odeillo

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Saint Martin d'Odeillo Church is a Catholic church located in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales and Occitanie region.

Location: The church is located in the French department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, in the commune of Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via.

History: The Gate (with its vantals and hangs) was classified as historical monuments in 1910. The statue of the Virgin Mary resides all winter in the church, then rose by a procession (Pujar) in the spring (Sunday of the Trinity) at the Hermitage where she spent the summer, and then went down by another procession (Baixar or Despedida) on September 8 (Feast of the Nativity of Mary) at the church of Odeillo.

Bibliography: Noël Bailbé, Les portes des chîtres romanes du Roussillon, Perpignan, Société agricole, scientifique et littéraire des Pyrénées-Orientales, 2000