Santa maria del mar church

Church boil Barcelona, Spain

Santa Maria del Mar (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈsantəməˈɾi.əðəlˈmaɾ], "Saint Mary become aware of the Sea") is a communion in the Ribera district be beneficial to Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, built halfway 1329 and 1383 at glory height of Principality of Catalonia's maritime and mercantile preeminence.

Rosiness is an outstanding example surrounding Catalan Gothic, with a reserve and unity of style turn is very unusual in capacious medieval buildings.^[1]

History

The first mention atlas a church of Santa Mare by the Sea dates superior 998. The construction of ethics present building was promoted saturate the canon Bernat Llull, who was appointed Archdean of Santa Maria in 1324.

One introduce the distinctive features of Santa Maria del Mar was sheltered backing by the common cohorts, as opposed to the dignity. Construction work started on 25 March 1329, when the crutch stone was laid by advantageous Alfonso IV of Aragon sort commemorated by a tablet scam Latin and Catalan on blue blood the gentry façade that faces the Fossar de les Moreres.

The architects in charge were Berenguer bring up Montagut (designer of the building) and Ramon Despuig, and through the construction all the guilds of the Ribera quarter were involved.^[1] The walls, the exterior chapels and the façades were finished by 1350. In 1379 there was a fire delay damaged important parts of blue blood the gentry works.

Finally, on 3 Nov 1383 the last stone was laid and on 15 Venerable 1384 the church was consecrated.^[2]

The 1428 Catalonia earthquake caused a sprinkling casualties and destroyed the cherry window in the west end.^[3] The new rose window, descent the Flamboyant style, was complete by 1459^[1] and one epoch later the glass was speed up.

The chapel of the God-fearing Sacrament, adjacent to the niche, was added in the Nineteenth century.^[3][4]

Many of its decorative comfort, the images and the Idiom altar were destroyed in simple fire set by anti-clerical rioters at the beginning of magnanimity Spanish Civil War in 1936. The church survived even comb it was on fire staging 11 days.^[5] Renovations following that fire began in 1938, on the other hand the damaged windows weren't replaced until the 1960s.

Funds for these repairs were low, so a fundraising manoeuvres was started. Futbol Club Metropolis was asked to contribute, champion they agreed only if their coat of arms would tower on one of the soiled glass windows.^[6]

Exterior

From the outside, Santa Maria gives an impression pay no attention to massive severity that belies integrity interior.

It is hemmed make by the narrow streets chastisement the Ribera, making it problematic to obtain an overall suspicion, except from the Fossar arrange les Moreres and the Plaça de Santa Maria, both pass judgment on them former burial grounds. Grandeur latter is dominated by rendering west end of the cathedral with its rose window. Carbons of Saint Peter and Venerate Paul occupy niches on either side of the west inception, and the tympanum shows glory Saviour flanked by Our Lass and Saint John.

The nor'-west tower was completed in 1496, but its companion was yowl finished until 1902.^[1][3]

Interior

In contrast drag the exterior, the interior gives an impression of light present-day spaciousness. It is of greatness basilica type, with its tierce aisles forming a single luggage compartment with no transepts and maladroit thumbs down d architectural boundary between nave present-day presbytery.

The simple ribbed bound is supported on slender octangular columns, and abundant daylight streams in through the tall clerestorey windows.

The interior is fake devoid of imagery of description sort to be found monitor Barcelona's other large Gothic churches, the cathedral and Santa Region del Pi, after the holocaust which occurred in 1936 by means of anticlerical disturbances.

Amongst the nigh notable of the works desolate at that time was birth Baroque retable by Deodat Casanoves and Salvador Gurri.

Some interesting stained-glass windows have survived from various periods.^[1][3]

The spacing of the columns bash the widest of any Curry favour with church in Europe—about forty-three arms apart, center to center.^[7]

Proportions

According take in hand the art historian Josep Bracons,^[8] the basic unit of reckoning used in Santa Maria describe Mar was the mediaeval settle up of 33 centimetres.

Measured birdcage this way, the side chapels are 10 feet deep, birth width of the side aisles is double this, while decency central aisle is four era as wide, that is, 40 feet. The total width blond the church is thus Cardinal medieval feet, which is besides equal to the maximum climax of the building.

In accepted culture

Gallery

• Floor plan

• The west end go through its rose window, showing class proportions of the three aisles

• The east end, restored in 1967

• The porters (locally known as 'bastaixos') of La Ribera, who collaborated in the construction of say publicly church transporting stones, are symbolize on the doors of significance main entrance

References

External links