- Not to be confused with the Sagrada FamÃÆ'Âlia, which is a great church by Antoni GaudÃÆ' ,, also in Barcelona
Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia (Catalan: Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa EulÃÆ' lia , Spain: Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia ), also known as Barcelona Cathedral , is the Gothic cathedral and chair of the Archbishop of Barcelona, € <â €
It is pseudobasilica, vaulted on five alleys, two outer parts divided into chapels. Transept cut. The eastern end is a chevet of nine chalk chapels connected by outpatient. High altars are raised, allowing a clear view into the crypt.
The cathedral is dedicated to Eulalia from Barcelona, ​​the patron saint of Barcelona, ​​a young virgin who, according to Catholic tradition, suffered martyrdom during Roman times in the city. One story says that he was naked on a public square and a magical snowfall in mid-spring covered his nakedness. The angry Romans put him in a barrel with a knife pinned into it and lowered him down the road (according to tradition, now called Baixada de Santa Eulà © ia lia). Saint Eulalia's body is buried in the cathedral's basement.
The choir stalls retain the symbol of the Golden Sheep's knights. In his first trip to Spain, Charles, the Holy Roman Emperor of the future, chose Barcelona as the site of a chapter of the Order. The King has arrived for his coronation as the Count of Barcelona, ​​and the city, as a Mediterranean port, offers the closest communication to the far-flung Habsburg powers, while a large proportion of the cathedral will accommodate the required great ceremonies. In 1518, the preaching of the Order, Thomas Isaac, and his treasurer, Jean Micault, was commissioned to prepare the sanctuary for the first occupation of the chapter in 1519. Juan de Borgonya executed the decorations depicted in the sanctuary.
"The church is named after Eulalia's patron saint from Barcelona: its official name - Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulalia - is Catalan for" Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia. "The name commonly used by La Seu refers to the status of the church as the seat of the diocese."
The Chapel of the Holy Sacrament and the Holy Christ of Lepanto contains the cross which is said to have been from the Battle of Lepanto (1571).
In addition to Saints EulÃÆ' lia and Olegarius, the cathedral contains the tombs of Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Count Ramon Berenguer I and his third wife Almodis de la Marche, and the bishop of Berenguer de Palou II, Salvador Casaà  ± y PagÃÆ' Ã… © s, and Arnau de Gurb buried in the Chapel of Santa LlÃÆ'ºcia, which he built.
The cathedral has a remote Gothic monastery where 13 white swans are kept, a number described by a statement that Eulalia was 13 years old when he was martyred.
A cathedral recovery and restoration program was carried out in 1968-1972.
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History
Part of the early and visigothic Christian episcopal complexes include baptistery (4th century), basilikal hall (5th century), cross-shaped church (6th-7th century) and bishop's palace (6th-7th century) City of Barcelona. Museum of Archeology underground history. Reportedly, this Visigothic chapel is dedicated to Saint James, and is a church belonging to Viscounts Barcelona. However, in the document of the Second Council of Barcelona in 599, it stated that the cathedral was dedicated to the Holy Cross. The church was badly damaged by al-Mansur (Almanzor) during his attack on Barcelona in 985.
In 1046, Prince Ramon Berenguer I and his wife, Almodis, together with Bishop Guislabert, began the construction of a Romantic cathedral on site; it was ordained in November 1058. The cathedral is built on the basement of the former church. It has been reported that Viscount of Barcelona, ​​Mir Geribert, sold the site to Bishop Guislebert in 1058, but this date does not coincide with the commencement of reported construction.
The present Gothic cathedral begins on the foundations of previous churches on 1 May 1298; James II the Just was King Aragon at the time, and Bernat Pelegri was the bishop of Barcelona. The church was built from the eastern end to the western end, with a simple western facade completed in 1417. The monastery was completed in 1448, making a total construction duration of 150 years. At the end of the 19th century, Miguel Girona i Agrafel offered to complete the neo-Gothic facade and central tower inspired by the original design of the 15th century prepared by the master CarlÃÆ' and rearranged and drawn by architect Josep O. Mestres. This work was completed in 1913 by the Girona children.
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Lepanto Chapel
The Chapel of the Sacraments and the Holy Christ Lepanto is a small chapel built by Arnau BarguÃÆ' © s in 1407, as a meeting hall. It was rebuilt in the seventeenth century for the tombs of San Olegarius, the Bishop of Barcelona and the Archbishop of Tarragona.
The "Holy Cross of Lepanto" Cross, located at the top of the fa§§ade front of the chapel entrance. The curved body is described by Catalan legend stating that the cross was taken on the bow of a warship captured by Juan from Austria, the half-brother of Spanish Philip II of Spain during the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. When the cannon flew towards the cross, it leaned out of the way for avoid being hit, and have been inclined since then. The Habsburg is said to have regarded this as an encouraging sign.
A separate story says that the cross was in the hold of the ship and that the figure was moving to cover a large hole that would sink the ship.
Tradition
- The tradition of 'Dancing Egg' is maintained on Corpus Christi day at the cathedral.
Today
The cathedral has been updated in response to an increasing number of tourists. The divorce now contains a souvenir shop, traditional candles usually lit in the sanctuary of saints have been replaced with electronic candles, and cell phones have been banned from the Lepanto Chapel.
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References
External links
- Official site
- The legend of Saint Eulalia. Martyrdom, Cemetery at Crypt Cathedral, Why it always rains during the Barcelona Festival
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