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The Cathedral of Santa Eulàlia (also called La Seu) is the Gothic
cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Barcelona. (Though
sometimes inaccurately so called, the famous Sagrada Família is
not a cathedral). The cathedral was constructed during the 13th to 15th
centuries on top of a former Visigothic church. The Gothic-like façade
is from the 19th century.
The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Eulalia of Barcelona, co-patron saint
of Barcelona, a young virgin who, according to Catholic tradition, suffered
martyrdom during Roman times in Barcelona. One story is that she was exposed
naked in the public square and a miraculous snow fall in mid spring covered
her nudity. The enraged Romans put her into a barrel with knives stuck
into it and rolled it down a street (according to tradition, the one now
called 'Baixada de Santa Eulalia'). The body of Saint Eulalia is entombed
in the cathedral's crypt.
One side chapel is dedicated to "Christ of Lepanto", and contains
a cross from a ship that fought at the Battle of Lepanto (1571). The
body of the cross is shifted to the right. Spanish legend says that the
body swerved to avoid getting hit by a cannonball. This is believed to
have been a sign from God that the Ottomans would be defeated.
 
The cathedral has a secluded Gothic cloister where thirteen white geese
are kept (it is said that Eulalia was 13 when she was murdered).
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