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By: William Newton

William Newton — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:26:02 +0000

Thanks Simon! And yes, all fans of St. Ignatius should visit Manresa.

By: simonharrisbcn

simonharrisbcn — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:24:58 +0000

I’d like to thank you for a very interesting article. It’s well-worth visiting Manresa, where Saint Ignatius laid the foundations of the Society of Jesus, by the way!

By: William Newton

William Newton — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:43:29 +0000

You are very welcome; I hope it is a good experience. Because of the expulsion of the Jesuits in the 18th century, I would not think they regained control of this church, which is why they would have built the Sagrat Cor church, but I'll be interested to find out.

By: Kiran M.

Kiran M. — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:26:31 +0000

I'm going to mass there tonight, so I'll let you know if the Jesuits are still there. I am dying to visit the Sagrat Cor to see St. Ignatius of Loyola's sword, but I haven't made it there yet. Thanks for your posts!

By: William Newton

William Newton — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:49:49 +0000

Thanks for visiting! I believe that the Jesuits forfeited the property when they were expelled from Spain, but if another reader has different information please correct me. The Jesuits have other locations in Barcelona now, dating from the 19th century, including the Sagrat Cor church which I wrote about a few weeks ago and which has St. Ignatius of Loyola's sword!

By: Kiran M.

Kiran M. — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:24:14 +0000

Are the priests here Jesuits or Diocesan?