June 25, 2025 6 min read
By: Ferran Garcés Gaudí was born on Friday, June 25, 1852, and was baptized the following day, with little time in between. Gijs van Hensbergen, a popular biographer of the architect, explains the reason for this unusual haste: “Although he was the fifth child, Antonia had previously lost María, aged…
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May 29, 2025 3 min read
Last weekend, the 19th Modernista Fair was held. This year, the event was dedicated to the soprano Conxita Badia and the composer Maria Lluïsa Ponsa.…
May 22, 2025 3 min read
On May 23, 24 and 25, we will take part in a new edition of the Modernista Fair, held on Bruc Street, between Avinguda Diagonal…
April 24, 2025 4 min read
By: Ferran Garcés Servant of God, Venerable, Blessed, and Saint. These are the four titles of the canonization process, according to the Roman Catholic Church.…
April 16, 2025 4 min read
By: Ferran Garcés The legacy of Bellesguard has about 2000 years of history. To learn about it, one must refer to books and scholarly articles.…
March 28, 2025 7 min read
By Ferran Garcés, Amèlia Guilera and Anna Mollet Today we finish the series of the women of Bellesguard. We do it with the three great…
November 28, 2024 4 min read
By Ferran Garcés On December 1, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of Saint Eligius (or Eloy), the patron saint of various metalworking trades:…