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The Cathedral of Santa Creu and Santa Eulàlia is the Gothic cathedral of Barcelona, the seat of the Archdiocese of Barcelona. The cathedral was built during the 13th to 15th centuries on the same site as a Romanesque cathedral, and even earlier a Paleo-Christian one. The neo-Gothic façade is modern (19th century). The building is an Asset of Cultural Interest and, since November 2, 1929, a National Historic Artistic Monument.
The cathedral is dedicated to the Holy Cross, its main devotion, and to Santa Eulàlia, patron saint of Barcelona, a young virgin who, according to Christian tradition, suffered martyrdom during Roman times. The dedication of the temple to the Holy Cross, very unusual, is one of the oldest in the Christian world and probably dates back to the mid-seventh century. The dedication to Santa Eulàlia has been known since 877, when Bishop Frodoí located the remains of the saint and solemnly moved them to the cathedral.

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