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Ens faria molta il·lusió que compartíssiu la felicitat de trobar-lo amb una fotografia (compte que no doni pistes)!!!! Salut i muntanya!
LLEGENDA DE LA SANTA COVA
La llegenda conta que l'any 880, un dissabte al vespre, uns nois pastors van veure descendir del cel una gran llum, acompanyada per una bella melodia, que es posava a mitja altura de la muntanya. A la setmana següent hi van tornar amb els seus pares i la visió es va repetir. Igualment succedí les setmanes següents amb la companyia del rector d'Olesa de Montserrat. Assabentat de l'esdeveniment, es presentà el bisbe de Manresa; llavors van trobar una cova en la que restava la imatge de Santa Maria. Intentaren traslladar-la en processó a Manresa, però l'intent fou infructuós, pel que van entendre la voluntat divina: aquella imatge devia ser venerada a la muntanya de Montserrat.
Font: http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cova_de_Montserrat
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We would love if you could share with us the joy of findinf it with a picture (please, watch out with spoliers)!!! Cheers and mountain!
THE CAVE
The sacred cave was the place were the famous Montserrat's Black Madonna was found. The mountain called "Montserrat", which means in Catalan, "serrated mountain" is located about 50 km North of Barcelona. The Black Madonna became the patron saint of Barcelona, and her festivity is celebrated every April 27th. A monastery was built near the cave and it became a favorite place for pilgrims from all over Europe.
It is a celebrated Benedictine monastery, one of the greatest religious shrines of Spain. Only ruins are left of the old monastery (11th cent.). The present monastery was built in the 18th cent. and restored after being destroyed by French troops in 1812. It has a valuable painting collection, library, and museum. The Renaissance church (16th cent.; largely restored in the 19th and 20th cent.) contains the black wooden image of the Virgin which, according to tradition, was carved by St. Luke, brought to Spain by St. Peter, and hidden in a cave near Montserrat during the Moorish occupation.
The legend says that in the Middle Ages the mountain, also called Monsalvat, was thought to have been the site of the castle of the Holy Grail.
Source: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/working_far_away/4154389932/