sentences:  From 1070 to 1169 the monastery was governed by the Abbey of St. Victor of Marseille.Santa Maria de Ripoll was the main religious center of Catalonia until the 15th century, when it started to decline, beginning with the loss of control over the Monastery of Montserrat in 1402.In 1428 it was severely damaged by an earthquake, after which it was restored with the new parts in Gothic style.