This tiny landmark, located on the side of the Church of Santa Maria del Pi in the middle of Barcelona’s dense Gothic Quarter, marks a seemingly trivial event.
On April 6, 1806, priest José Mestres fell off a walkway on the outside of the church’s apse. He rose unscathed from the experience, and attributed the event to Joseph Oriol, a Catalan priest at del Pi whose remains are interred inside the church.
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| Name | Since | Distance | |||
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| Natural Histories in Barcelona’s Old Town ca en es | 1.1km | site_izi | |||
| Within the limits of Science: Spiritism in Barcelona ca en es | 0.2km | site_izi | |||
| Barcelona Family Tour en es | 2014 | 1.1km | site_izi | ||
| Urbirun Barcelona – Highlights en fr | 0.3km | site_izi | |||
| Modernist Barcelona ca de en es fr it | 0.4km | site_izi | |||
| FC Barcelona Coat of Arms | 2018 | 0.7km | site_ao | ||
| This Cafe Serves Delicacies Made by Monks and Nuns | 2018 | 0.1km | site_ao | ||
| Museu Frederic Marès | 2018 | 0.3km | site_ao | ||
| Possibly the Oldest Church in Barcelona | 2017 | 0.3km | site_ao | ||
| A Train Station Where They Sell Tiny Trains | 2017 | 1km | site_ao | ||
| Barcelona’s Costumed Street Performers Are Truly Incredible | 2017 | 0.1km | site_ao | ||
| Palau Dalmases | 2017 | 0.6km | site_ao | ||
| Barcelona’s Hidden Roman Columns | 2017 | 0.3km | site_ao | ||
| An Abandoned Building in Barcelona Owes Its Existence to Squatters | 2017 | 1.1km | site_ao | ||
| Edificio Colón | 0.6km | site_brutalism | |||
| Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona | 1997 | 0.6km | site_whs |
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