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Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
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Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Barcelona
Location
Location Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Architecture
Architectural type Cathedral
Website
www.catedralbcn.org

The Cathedral of Santa Eulalia (also called La Seu) the Gothic cathedral seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain. The famous Sagrada Família currently being built is not a cathedral. 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.

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. 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). 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.

Images for kids

  • Cathedral of Santa Eulalia Barcelona

    View of the cathedral interior

  • Barcelona-Catedral-Capitular-055

    Christ of Lepanto over the tomb of St. Olegarius

  • Cathedral of Barcelona 1850 Villaamil

    The facade in year 1850 by Jenaro Pérez Villaamil, published in the work España artística y monumental.

  • Catedral-1890

    The reform of the facade starting to built in 1890.

  • Catedral-1900

    The facade with the lateral towers, around 1900.

  • 150 Catedral de Barcelona

    Reform of the facade completed in 1913.

  • Santaeulaliabarcelona224

    Cathedral plan

  • Altar mayor de la Catedral de Barcelona

    Illustration of the main altar (1839)

  • Barcelone - Cathédrale - Portail principal

    Main portal

  • Porta claustre catedral de Barcelona

    Door in the cloister

  • Barcelona Cathedral Interior - Altarpiece of our Lady of the Rosebush - Agusti Pujol 1617-1629

    Chapel of Lady of the Rosebush

  • Barcelona Cathedral Interior - Crypt of Santa Eulalia

    Santa Eulàlia's Crypt

  • Barcelona Cathedral - The fountain of the cloister

    Cloister

  • Cathedralgeesebarcelona

    Geese in the cloister

  • Barcelona Cathedral Interior - carved choir stalls

    Choir seats at the Cathedral

  • Creatity.com st eulalia fontain

    The Fountain in the Atrium of the Santa Eulalia

  • Garden06390019

    The Cathedral garden

  • Cathedral of Santa Eulalia - gargoyle 01

    Gargoyle

  • Barcelona Cathedral Interior - Capella de Sant Ramon de Penyafort

    Tomb of Saint Raymond of Penyafort

  • Catalunya en Miniatura-Catedral de Barcelona

    Scale model of the cathedral, at the Catalunya en Miniatura park

  • Barcelona, Cathedral and Palau del Lloctinent

    Bell Tower with stair turret above the door of Saint Ivo.

  • Barcelona Cathedral (original)

    Barcelona Cathedral at night

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Catedral de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia de Barcelona para niños

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