Severus of Barcelona is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was a bishop of Barcelona and was martyred during the persecution of Christians by
Statue of Saint Severus Barcelona cathedral
Severus and Emeterius (Medir). The miracle of the fields. Hermitage of Sant Medir, Sant Cugat
Altar of Saint Severus. Cathedral of Barcelona. Francesc Santacruz.
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives, also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in t
Severus of Barcelona
…was dedicated to him. The Church of Sant Pere Nolasc, in Barcelona was originally dedicated to Saints Severus and Charles Borromeo but renamed when the Mercedarians took it over. The hermitage of Sant Medir, near Sant Cugat, is dedicated to Emeterius. It dates back to the tenth century. It is a small Romanesque…
Our Lady of Mercy – From the Generalate of the Mercedarian Order.
Peter Nolasco (1189-1256)
The habit of the Mercedarian order.
La Mercè basilica in Barcelona where the Mercedarian mother church, current building built between 1765 and 1775.