Parroquia de Sant Pere de Puel.lesOne of the oldest
Address: Lluis el Piadós, 1 - Barri Gotic
08003 - Barceloneta, The Born & La Ribera
Barcelona
Nearest Bus or Train:Arc de Triomf
Open Hours:Not available
This church, an old Benedictine monastery, was originally (in 801) a small chapel dedicated to Saint Sadurní. At the end of the 19th century a group of noble virgins moved there to lead a contemplative life and a new chapel was built with a pre-Romanesque porch of which there are still remains. In 945, the then countess of Barcelona had a monastery and a new church built dedicated to the apostle Saint Peter, to unite those maidens under the order of Sant Benet. Destroyed in 985 by troops of Al-Mansur, the church was reconstructed and since 1148 it has been of a marked, definite Romanesque style with later Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque additions. In 1873, the monastery was destroyed and only the current church remains. Masses are at 9a and 8p from Monday to Saturday, and at 10.30a, noon, and 1p on Sundays and holidays.
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