Pere de Coma

Pere de Coma was a medieval architect who died in the 13th century, the introducer of Romanesque in the Catalan city of Lleida.

In 1193 he asked Gombau de Camporrells, bishop of Lleida, for permission to work in the Seu Vella as a master builder.

There is some scholarly dispute on whether De Coma had been hired to make the former church into a larger temple (Lladonosa, 1970 [4]) or to design a brand new one (Lacoste, 1975 [5]).

Pere de Coma's work in the Seu Vella was complemented by that of members of the so-called Lleida school of eclectic Romanesque architecture, who were of Moorish origin, and were in charge of most of the cathedral's decoration.

Pere de Coma's main structure for the Seu Vella was kept at all times, including in the following century when Gothic elements were added everywhere.