Barcelona Cathedral

Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain

The Cathedral of Santa Eulalia is the Gothic cathedral of Barcelona.[1] The cathedral was constructed from the 13th to the 15th century. There was a Visigothic church there before. The Gothic-like façade is from the 19th century.

Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
  • Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia
  • Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceArchdiocese of Barcelona
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
LeadershipJuan Jose Omella
Year consecrated1339
StatusActive
Location
LocationBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Geographic coordinates41°23′02″N 2°10′35″E / 41.38389°N 2.17639°E / 41.38389; 2.17639
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
Architectural styleGothic, Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking1298
Completed1420 ; façade and central tower, 1913
Specifications
Length90 metres (300 ft)
Width40 metres (130 ft)
Height (max)53 metres (174 ft) (2 towers)
Website
www.catedralbcn.org

The cathedral is dedicated to Eulalia of Barcelona, co-patron saint of Barcelona. According to Catholic tradition, Eulalia was a young virgin who suffered martyrdom during Roman times in Barcelona.[2] The body of Saint Eulalia is entombed in the cathedral's crypt.

One side chapel is dedicated to "Christ of Lepanto", and contains a cross from a ship that fought at the Battle of Lepanto (1571).[3] The body of the cross is shifted to the right. Catalan legend says that the body swerved to avoid getting hit by a cannonball.

The cathedral has a secluded Gothic cloister where thirteen white geese are kept (it is said that Eulalia was 13 when she was murdered).[3]

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  1. 20minutos (2006-09-08). "La Catedral de Barcelona vende pañuelos para poder entrar en tirantes". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. One story is that she was exposed naked in the public square and a miraculous snow fall in mid spring covered her nudity. The enraged Romans put her into a barrel with knives stuck into it and rolled it down a street (according to tradition, the one now called 'Baixada de Santa Eulalia').
  3. 3.0 3.1 Patterson, Margot (2004-04-01). "To build a cathedral is immense, crazy work". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 2007-01-12.

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