Església Parroquial de la Concepció
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady—known locally as the Basílica de la Puríssima Concepció i Assumpció de Nostra Senyora—belongs to a distinctly Barcelona story of survival through demolition. The church began as the Jonqueres Monastery, which was moved stone by stone when the monastery’s land was slated to be cleared, preserving the religious fabric even as the site changed. In 1879, a bell tower was added from the church of San Miguel, itself facing demolition. Today you also find a historicist rectory, built at the end of the 19th century, standing to the left of that bell tower. The basilica’s status was formally elevated on 20 February 2009, when Pope Benedict XVI granted the title of minor basilica—making it the eighth basilica in the city. Ramon Corts i Blay serves as its current rector. …
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