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Sant Cristòfol de Monteugues Hermitage

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Sant Cristòfol de Monteugues Hermitage

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Sant Cristòfol de Monteugues Hermitage

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    Location: Figaró-Montmany, Valles Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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    November 11, 2018

    Sant Cristòfol de Monteugues is a Romanesque hermitage that is between La Garriga and El Figaró (Vallès Oriental), near Tagamanent and Pla de la Calma. Belongs to the Valls del Figaró farmhouse.
    It already existed safely in 1021, when it was documented in writing, and in 1139 it was assigned, as a suffragan church of the parish of Sant Esteve de la Garriga, in the monastery of Santa Maria de l'Estany.
    The legend says it was built by Lluís I el Pietós (the son of Charlemagne) when he was going to conquer Barcelona; the emperor would have won a battle with the Saracens in a nearby place (Pla de la Batalla) and in commemoration he built the hermitage.
    On the day of Sant Cristòfol (July 10) there was an assembly organized by the owners of the Valls farmhouse to which the hermitage belongs. Cars and horses were blessed by the rector of the town of Figaró, a mass was called and then a sting was made. During the Mass the Glorious Goigs of San Cristóbal were sung.
    (Source: ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Crist%C3%B2fol_de_Monteugues)

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      December 3, 2025

      Located at a strategic point between La Garriga and Figaró. In addition to the legend of Louis the Pious, what stands out is its practical use: for centuries it was a stop for the porters who came down from Montseny loaded with coal and firewood. There they would dismount their horses, have a drink and leave small offerings to Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers. Until the 1940s it was common to find horseshoes hanging there as protection. The esplanade still maintains the atmosphere of a place of passage and a place to rest before continuing on their journey.

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        Location: Figaró-Montmany, Valles Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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