Jan 11, 2023 | News
The past 30 December 2022 concluded the last archaeological intervention in Sant Pere el Gros de Cervera, the Benedictine priory established in the 11th century that depended on the Ripoll monastery.
The action took place during the last weeks of December with the aim of completing the excavation of a burial pit located in one of the spaces attached to the church. This grave had been identified during the work camp for young people carried out in the month of July 2022.
The works carried out have uncovered the successive and overlapping burials of three elderly male individuals who were kept in anatomical connection. The most recent individual was preserved complete. The other two were anterior and were missing their lower limbs, that had been affected by the most modern burial. Besides, in the filling of the pit, other human remains were recovered that at least raise the number of individuals identified to six. It is hoped that the anthropological study of the exhumed remains can be started soon. This analysis will allow to determine paleodemographic and paleopathological aspects of the recovered individuals.
The absence of materials associated with the burials does not allow, for now, determine the chronology of these burials. However, to install·lation of the pit in the middle of a room attached to the church suggests that, at the time of the burials, this space must have been abandoned and very possibly demolished. Since there is news from the mid-18th century that indicates that the priory was still partially standing, as a preliminary hypothesis it can be proposed that these burials were carried out from the second half of the 18th century or, maybe, during the nineteenth century. Anyway, the remains discovered highlight the funerary use of the surroundings of Sant Pere el Gros after the abandonment of the monastic buildings.
This archaeological intervention, which has been promoted by the Paeria de Cervera, with the coordination of the Regional Museum of Cervera, has been executed by the company Iltirta Arqueologia SL, and has had financial aid from the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The action is part of the project of historical-archaeological research and heritage recovery of the monument that is being developed from the Paeria de Cervera.
Sant Pere el Gros
The church of Sant Pere el Gros has a unique round plan. It is the most outstanding element of the entire monastic ensemble and, from 2003, it is declared a cultural asset of national interest (BCIN). The temple maintains its integrity and is in a very good state of preservation. However, the other monastic dependencies are preserved torn down and hidden under the sun. The first archaeological research work on the monument was carried out in the 1960s by Agustí Duran and Sanpere. L’any 2010 a specific archaeological intervention was carried out and the 2016 a consolidation and restoration campaign. From 2021 excavation work has resumed with the aim of improving knowledge of the monument, enrich the explanatory speech and, in the last instance, value and make visible the heritage wealth of this medieval archaeological and architectural ensemble.
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Dec 28, 2022 | News
The Youth Council organizes the 3rd edition of "Viu el Nadal a Cervera", this year in a format that complements the traditional Christmas Park, the multipurpose hall, with other activities for children and young people, in various spaces, between 23 December and 6 January.
Dec 28, 2022 | News
Friday 23 the Conservatory's second concert took place at the Cervera Municipal Auditorium, where elementary and professional level guitar groups demonstrated their work, under the direction of Xavier Gómez.
The project choir offered a repertoire with songs by G. López Boada and R. Blane, under the direction of Jordi Castellà and with his brother Marc on the piano.
Dec 16, 2022 | News
With the proximity of the Christmas holidays, the traditional concerts of the Conservatory arrive, that this year there will be two. The first will take place on Sunday 18, them 12.30 hours, the Grand Theater of the Passion; while the second will take place on Friday 23, them 20 hours, at the Municipal Auditorium.
At the first concert you can hear the percussion group, directed by Aleydis Serra; choral singing groups, from the smallest to those of professional grade; the accordion group Els Assossegats, directed by Sònia Peiró; the Britten Orchestra, directed by Jordi Armengol; and the band, directed by Xesco Grau.
On the other hand, at the concert on Friday 23 the protagonists will be the Cor de Projectes, directed by Jordi Castellà; the Andreví Orchestra, directed by Carles Gumí; and the Guitar Groups, directed by Xavier Gómez.
All together to make a good sample of the work done during this first term and to wish everyone a happy holiday from the entire educational community of the Conservatory.
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Nov 23, 2022 | News
La Paeria de Cervera has awarded restaurateur Fernando Rossi the management of the cafeteria at the Tourist Information Centre (CAT), which opens from Tuesday to Sunday during the hours of 7 a 17 hours, and offers bar service, breakfasts and lunches.
The catering services concession contract is for an initial period of two years, extendable. In this way, an establishment that had been closed since March of 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out.
The chief paer, Joan Santacana, and the Councilor for Tourism, Roser Segura, have visited the facility·Policy, where they welcomed the new manager, fernando rossi, a restaurateur with experience in other establishments, and they wished him luck in this new stage.
Joan Santacana emphasized that with the reopening of the cafeteria "a better service is offered to people who use the motorhome area, to the tourists who visit Cervera and also to the whole population in general".
By the Councilor for Tourism, Roser Segura, "it is hoped that this action will contribute to further enhancing the tourism promotion of the municipality".
One of the next actions that the Paeria de Cervera will carry out is the conditioning of a space so that the cafe can offer terrace service in the summer.
Nov 8, 2022 | News
“7lletres. The literary prize and more", initiative that honors the figure, the work and thought of Manuel de Pedrolo, has produced a literary route in the Cervera cemetery, which was presented on Saturday 5 November.
The route, which is entitled "Death and freedom, poetic itinerary of Manuel de Pedrolo", it is marked with four lecterns that contain QR codes through which you can listen to Pedrolo's poems that surround it. The human condition: the death, love, freedom and being are the four axes that follow the poetic itinerary.
The poetic itinerary was inspired by the poem "A les dones de la meva nissaga", in which the Aranyó writer mentions his relative Dolors de Pedrolo i de Nuix, buried in the Cervera cemetery.
The production of the route has been carried out by 7lettres and they have intervened in the project: Xavier Hidalgo Verdes, Xavi Roig Capdevila, Alba Granell Rosich, Jordi Castellà and Bové, Marc Castellà and Bové, Xavier Miret Paredes and Jaume González Balasch.
the presentation, which took place in the cemetery on Saturday 5 November, it consisted of a tour of the itinerary with the performances of rhapsode Xavier Hidalgo and the cello·Xavi Roig list, with music by French singer Edith Piaf as a backdrop.
previously, Councilwoman of Culture, Mercè Carulla, addressed a few words of welcome, and Helena Mesalles, student of the work of Manuel de Pedrolo, offered an introduction to the more poetic side of the author.
A hundred people attended the event.
The chief paer, Joan Santacana; Councilwoman of Culture, Mercè Carulla; the president of the Regional Council of Segarra, Francesc Lluch; and the mayor of Plans de Sió, Xavier Pintó, they also attended representing the institutions that make up 7lettres.
Be part of the 7lletres: Segarra District Council, the Town Council of Cervera, Plans de Sió City Council and Tàrrega City Council.
