Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy
The Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy is a Baroque-style basilica in Barcelona, Catalonia. Our Lady of Mercy has been the patron saint of the city of Barcelona since 1687.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Barcelona, Spain
- Also known as: “Basílica de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè i Sant Miquel Arcàngel” and “Basilica of the Mother of God of Mercy and St. Michael the Archangel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Rambla and Palau Güell.
La Rambla
La Rambla is considered the most well known street in central Barcelona. A tree-lined pedestrian street, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting the Plaça de Catalunya in its center with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. La Rambla is situated 510 metres west of Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy.
Palau Güell
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palau Güell is a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell, and was built between 1886 and 1888. It is situated on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in the El Raval neighborhood of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. Palau Güell is situated 460 metres west of Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy.
Columbus Monument
Photo: Gena Haltmair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Columbus Monument is a 60 m tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona in honor of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. Columbus Monument is situated 450 metres south of Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gothic Quarter and La Ribera.
Gothic Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Michal Huniewicz, CC BY 3.0.
The Gothic Quarter is the historic centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.
La Ribera
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Ribera is one of the areas of the quarter of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera of Ciutat Vella of Barcelona.
Old Port
Suburb
Photo: Jopsens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Vell is a waterfront harbor in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and part of the Port of Barcelona. It was built as part of an urban renewal program prior to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy
- Categories: Catholic parish church, minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.3796° or 41° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
2.1797° or 2° 10′ 47″ eastLevels
7Open location code
8FH495HH+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 311546101OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2037732
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy” goes by many names.
- Basque: “La Mercèko basilika”
- Belarusian: “Ла-Мерсэ, Барселона”
- Belarusian: “Ла-Мерсэ”
- Catalan: “Basílica de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè i de Sant Miquel Arcàngel”
- Catalan: “Basílica de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè”
- Catalan: “Basílica de la Mercè”
- Catalan: “Església de la Mercè”
- Catalan: “Mare de Déu de la Mercè i Sant Miquel”
- Catalan: “Parròquia de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè i Sant Miquel Arcàngel - Basílica”
- Chinese: “Basílica de la Mare de Déu de la Mercè”
- Chinese: “圣母赎虏圣殿”
- Czech: “Bazilika Panny Marie Milosrdné”
- Dutch: “Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Merced (Barcelona)”
- Dutch: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليك سيده الرحمه”
- French: “basilique de la Merci de Barcelone”
- French: “Basilique de la Merci de Barcelone”
- French: “basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci-et-Saint-Michel-Archange de Barcelone”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda Maria dari Belas Kasihan, Barcelona”
- Italian: “basilica di Nostra Signora della Misericordia”
- Italian: “Basilica di Nostra Signora della Misericordia”
- Polish: “Bazylika La Mercé w Barcelonie”
- Russian: “Ла-Мерсе”
- Russian: “Мерсе”
- Russian: “Мерседес”
- Russian: “Церковь Богоматери Милосердия”
- Spanish: “Basilica de la Merce”
- Spanish: “Basilica de la Mercè”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Merce”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Mercè”
- Spanish: “Basilica de la Merced”
- Spanish: “basílica de la Merced”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Merced”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced y San Miguel Arcángel”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Merce”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Mercè”
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