Sant Antolí
Camino Catalán por San Juan de la Peña
Lleida · LéridaCatalunya · Cataluña
Hagiotoponym from the Latin Sanctus Anatolius, derived from the Greek name Anatolios ('eastern'). The hamlet preserves the Roman dedication of the original parish church.
Segarrese hamlet founded as rural dependency of the Santes Creus monastery. Preserves the medieval Catalan rural houses with four 17th-19th-century masías.
Evolution of the name
- Sanctus Anatolius Christian Latin 5th–9th centuries
- Sant Antolí medieval Catalan from the 12th century
Glossary
- Catalan masía
- Traditional Catalan rural house characteristic of the countryside between the 14th and 19th centuries, generally with rectangular plan of two or three storeys (ground floor for animals, first for the dwelling, second for storage), two-pitched tile roof and masonry walls. The Catalan masía is one of the most studied vernacular architectural models of the western Mediterranean.
- Hagiotoponym
- A place name formed from a saint's name (from the Greek ἅγιος, hágios, "holy"). Frequent in the medieval Christian repopulation: Sansol (Sanctus Zoilus), Santander (Sancti Emeterii), Donostia (Done Sebastian).
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Camino Catalán por San Juan de la Peña