What is the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia?
Q: What is the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia?
A: The Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, also called La Seu, is the Gothic cathedral seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain.
Q: Is the Sagrada Família a cathedral?
A: No, the Sagrada Família is not a cathedral.
Q: When was the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia constructed?
A: The cathedral was constructed from the 13th to the 15th century.
Q: Was there a church in that location before the construction of the cathedral?
A: Yes, there was a Visigothic church there before.
Q: Who is Eulalia of Barcelona?
A: Eulalia of Barcelona is the co-patron saint of Barcelona. According to Catholic tradition, she was a young virgin who suffered martyrdom during Roman times in Barcelona. The body of Saint Eulalia is entombed in the cathedral's crypt.
Q: What is the Christ of Lepanto side chapel in the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia?
A: The Christ of Lepanto side chapel contains a cross from a ship that fought at the Battle of Lepanto (1571). The body of the cross is shifted to the right, and Catalan legend says that the body swerved to avoid getting hit by a cannonball.
Q: What is the significance of the thirteen white geese in the Gothic cloister of the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia?
A: The secluded Gothic cloister of the cathedral is where thirteen white geese are kept, as Eulalia was 13 when she was murdered, according to legend.
