In the Basilica de Santa Maria de Montserrat are the tombs of Don Juan de Aragon, Prince of the Royal House of Catalonia, and Bernat II Vilamari, a Spanish Admiral who served the King of Aragon and the King of Naples and died in 1512 . There is also a sculpture of King John I (Joan I), friend of Montserrat . Outside the Basilica stands a sculpture of Saint George by Josep Maria Subirachs, the same sculptor whose works are seen on the Passion Facade of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona . Note that, even with the photo of Saint George, as you move from left to right, Saint George’s face seems to move to follow you . Finally, we leave Montserrat by lighting a devotional candle in the Ave Maria Path.
Tomb of Don Juan de Aragon
SOURCE: Tomb of Don Juan de Aragon (Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
Tomb of Bernat II Vilamari
SOURCE: Tomb of Bernat II Vilamari (Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
King John I
SOURCE: King John I (Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
Saint George
SOURCE:  Saint George (Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
The Ave Maria Path
SOURCE: The Ave Maria Path (Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 04 August 2011.
Copyright © 2011 by Stephen J. Danko
