Capella Sant Llàtzer (Barcelona)
The Capella Sant Llàtzer is a Romanesque church in the El Raval district of Barcelona , whose origins are dated to the second half of the 12th century.
history
Documents point to the origin of the tenure of Bishop Guillem de Torroja (1144–1171). The church was part of the now defunct leprosy house Hospital de Mesells , which was merged with other hospitals in Barcelona to form Hospital de la Santa Creu in 1401 . The leprosy house was closed in 1907 and the associated chapel was finally desecrated in 1913 after an arson attack.
In the following decades the building served various commercial purposes until it was rediscovered in the 1950s by the architect Adolf Florensa . The following restoration work was completed in the 1990s after the city of Barcelona acquired the building in the 1980s.
The church can be visited on weekdays, the Sunday service is held by the parish of Sant Egidio.
architecture
Sant Llàtzer has a single nave and is closed by a semicircular apse . The nave ceiling dates from the 18th century and replaced the old one, which was in poor condition. In the same century , a square chapel dedicated to the Holy Sepulcher was built on the south side of the nave, facing Carrer de l'Hospital .
literature
- A. López, J. Beltrán de Heredia: Results de l'excavació arqueològica a l'esglesia aa l'Hospital de Sant Llàtzer, 1991-1993. In: Lambard, Estudis d'art medieval, VI, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona.
Web links
- Church website (Catalan)
- City Guide (Catalan)
Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 47 " N , 2 ° 9 ′ 59" E