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Santuari de la Mare de Déu del Mont Carmel

Santuari de la Mare de Déu del Mont Carmel, Catholic sanctuary in Horta-Guinardó, Spain.

The Santuari de la Mare de Déu del Mont Carmel is a church building standing on Mount Carmel within a wooded park area, constructed with red brick walls and featuring a distinctive triangular form. The structure has tubular side walls and an angular design that creates an unmistakable silhouette visible across the Barcelona neighborhood.

The hermit Miquel Viladoms built a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel between 1860 and 1864; it opened for worship on 11 April 1864 with permission from Bishop Pantaleón Montserrat. Viladoms was murdered in 1877 and the chapel stood abandoned for some years. From 1890, priest Jaume Moré revived it as a pilgrimage site, especially on 16 July, the feast of Mount Carmel. In 1936 the chapel was burned and Moré killed; it was rebuilt, became a parish in 1962, and a new brick church by architects Francesc de Paula Daumal i Domènech and Miquel Campos Pascual was inaugurated on 16 July 1988 by Archbishop Narcís Jubany.

The sanctuary serves as a gathering place where locals come to pray and celebrate their Catholic faith centered on the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Its distinctive red brick form has become a recognizable landmark that residents use for orientation in the neighborhood.

The sanctuary is accessible by walking paths that lead from nearby parkland or by public transportation to the El Carmel neighborhood. Since the site sits on a hillside, comfortable footwear is recommended for visitors exploring the area.

The 1985–1988 church by architects Francesc de Paula Daumal i Domènech and Miquel Campos Pascual replaced a chapel that held only thirty people. It was inaugurated on 16 July 1988, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, by Archbishop Narcís Jubany. The date ties the new building to the July festival that drew pilgrims here since the 1890s.

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