Sant Gervasi Cemetery

Cemetery in Spain
41°24′32″N 2°7′36″E / 41.40889°N 2.12667°E / 41.40889; 2.12667TypePublicOwned byCementiris de Barcelona S.A.Size12,229 square metres (3.022 acres)No. of graves4773

Sant Gervasi Cemetery founded in 1853, is located in the district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi in Barcelona, Spain. With an extension of 12,229 m², the area divided into two parts by a staircase leading to the cemetery chapel. It includes 4773 plots. Numerous sculptures and ornaments, mainly in the style of eclecticism, decorate the tombs.[1]

Notable interments

  • Xavier Montsalvatge (1912- 2002), Spanish composer
  • Joan Maragall (1860-1911), Spanish Catalan poet, journalist and translator[2]
  • Darío de Regoyos (1857-1913), painter
  • Felip Pedrell (1841-1922), composer
  • Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850-1923), Catalan architect who was highly influential on Modernisme català
  • Enric Clarasó (1857-1941), modernist Catalan sculptor
  • Joan Lamote de Grignon (1872-1949), pianist, composer and orchestra director
  • Josep Guinovart (1927-2007), painter

References

  1. ^ "Cemetery of Sant Gervasi (Barcelona, Spain)". www.significantcemeteries.org. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. ^ "Joan Maragall". www.visat.cat. Retrieved 2018-01-01.