Església de Sant Ramon de Penyafort, Gothic Revival church in Dreta de l'Eixample, Spain

The Església de Sant Ramon de Penyafort is a single-nave Gothic church with a seven-sided apse and five rib-vaulted bays, moved stone by stone to Rambla de Catalunya. Joan Martorell rebuilt it between 1882 and 1890, raising the vaults, opening fifteen new pointed windows and adding a new Neo-Gothic facade with three pointed arches, a rose window and a sculpture of the Virgin of the Rosary by Maximí Sala.

The church began as Santa Maria de Montsió, an Augustinian foundation whose construction started in 1388 and continued into the early 15th century; Dominican nuns took over the complex in 1423. Between 1882 and 1890 the nuns had Joan Martorell move the church, cloister and chapter house stone by stone to Rambla de Catalunya, raising the vaults and adding fifteen new pointed windows. The complex was damaged in the Civil War, and in 1945 the community left for Esplugues de Llobregat with the cloister; the chapter house was lost and the church became a parish dedicated to Ramon de Penyafort.

The church keeps the name of its old home: Santa Maria de Montsió, the Augustinian monastery on Montsió street in the Gothic Quarter, whose church was begun in 1388. Dominican nuns took over the complex in 1423 and brought it here. The 1950 altarpiece by Claudi Rius shows scenes of Ramon de Penyafort, including his voyage from Mallorca to Barcelona on his cloak.

The church is located at the intersection of Rambla Catalunya in the Eixample district and is easily accessible by public transport. Visitors should check ahead for religious services, as they may affect visiting hours.

The Latin inscription over the entrance reads "Florens ut rosa fragans sicut lilium". The Virgin of the Rosary above it is by Maximí Sala i Sánchez. The present high altarpiece, by Claudi Rius (1950), shows scenes of Ramon de Penyafort, including his voyage from Mallorca to Barcelona on his own cloak.