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Sant Martí de Biure consists of a single rectangular nave covered with a vaulted stone roof. The northeastern end is capped by a semi-circular apse. There is a small chapel attached to the northwestern wall of the church.
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Soon afterwards, as a result of a drop in population in Biure, the church lost its status as an independent parish, and it became part of the parish of
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of Christ wearing a robe) from the church and placed it in the
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