RELIGIOUS ROUTE

The Viscountcy of Cabrera was a territory which, from a religious point of view, was made up of a number of parishes, each with its own churches and hermitages providing religious services to the local community. The territory also included several monasteries belonging to different religious orders.

The earliest historical mention of the parish of Santa Maria de Vidreres dates back to the 11th century. Several centuries later, in the 1358 document *Constitucions dels castells* (“Constitutions of the Castles”), the parish is listed among the possessions of the viscounts of Cabrera, together with Sant Iscle Castle. This military stronghold formed part of the Viscountcy and controlled the district of Vidreres from its construction in the 12th century. The patron saints of the town, Sant Iscle and Santa Victòria, are venerated in a side chapel of the parish church, as their relics were kept in the castle chapel during the Middle Ages. The present-day Church of Santa Maria is the result of extensive architectural renovation carried out at the end of the 18th century in a Baroque and Neoclassical style.