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4. CRYPT OF SANTA EULALIA
In the crypt's centre lies the graceful alabaster sarcophagus (1327) of Santa Eulàlia,
Barcelona's first patron saint. Reliefs depict her martyrdom.
5. CAPELLA DEL SANTISSIM SACRAMENT I CRIST DE
LEPANT
This15th-century
capella
(chapel)featurestheCristdeLepant,which,legendhasit,
guided the Christian fleet in its 16th-century battle against the Ottoman Turks.
6. CAPELLA DE SANT BENET
Honouring Sant Benet, the patron saint of Europe, this chapel showcases the 15th-
century altarpiece
Transfiguration of the Lord
by illustrious Catalan artist Bernat
Martorell.
7. CAPELLA DE SANTA LLÚCIA
ThislovelyRomanesquechapelisdedicatedtoSantaLlúcia,thepatronsaintofsight
andvision.Onhersaint'sday(13December),theblind(
elscecs
)arriveinlargenum-
bers to pray at her chapel.
8. NAVE & ORGAN
The immense nave is supported by soaring Gothic buttresses, which arch over 16
chapels. The 16th-century organ looming over the interior fills the Cathedral with
music during services.
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9. PIA ALMOINA & MUSEU DIOCESA
The 11th-century Pia Almoina, once a rest house for pilgrims and the poor, houses
the Museu Diocesà, with Romanesque and Gothic works of art from around Catalo-
nia.
Museu Diocesà • open 10am-2pm & 5-8pm Tue-Sat, 11am-2pm Sun • €6 •
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