Montserrat mountain is the site of a Benedictine abbey.

Pilgrims in front of the Madonna.

Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia, in Spain. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa María de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary and which is identified by some ^[1] with the location of the Holy Grail in Arthurian myth. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 475 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2244 × 2832 pixel, file size: 5. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 475 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2244 × 2832 pixel, file size: 5. ... For the college, see Benedictine College. ... Bold textTHIS IS THE PAGE THAT A.S. REALLY NEEDS!! THIS IS NOW MARKED!!! ] ps i like A.O. This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... For the college, see Benedictine College. ... Bold textTHIS IS THE PAGE THAT A.S. REALLY NEEDS!! THIS IS NOW MARKED!!! ] ps i like A.O. This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. ... Santa María de Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey located in the Montserrat mountain, near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. ... The Virgin of Montserrat, or La Moreneta in its setting Detail The Virgin of Montserrat is a statue of Mary, Mother of Jesus venerated at the Montserrat mountain in Catalonia, Spain. ... For other uses, see Holy Grail (disambiguation). ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield wearing Kastenbrust armour (early 15th century) by Peter Vischer, typical of later anachronistic depictions of Arthur. ... For other uses, see Mythology (disambiguation). ...

The name "Montserrat" literally means "jagged mountain" and is used because of the peculiar aspect of the rock formation, which is visible from a great distance. It is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. It is very popular with climbers. This article is about the color. ... A conglomerate with iron oxide cementing material Conglomerate, Submarine Landslide located at Point Reyes, Marin County California. ... Two types of sedimentary rock: limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ...

Transportation

The abbey can be reached by road, or by the Aeri de Montserrat cable car, or by the Montserrat Rack Railway. The higher stations of both the stack railway and the cable cart can be reached by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya train from Barcelona's Plaça d'Espanya station. From the abbey, the Funicular de Sant Joan funicular railway goes up to the top of the mountain, where there are various abandoned hovels in the cliff faces that were previously the abodes of reclusive monks, whilst the Funicular de Santa Cova descends to a shrine. The Aeri de Montserrat is an aerial cable car which provides one of the means of access to the Montserrat mountain and abbey. ... Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... The Montserrat Rack Railway or Cremallera de Montserrat is a mountain railway line north of Barcelona in the Catalonia region of Spain. ... FGC Logo Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government Railways), or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in the Catalonia, Spain. ... A view of the Sant Joan funicular The Funicular de Sant Joan, or Sant Joan funicular railway, is a funicular railway at Montserrat, near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... The Funicular de Santa Cova, or Santa Cova funicular railway, is a funicular railway at Montserrat, near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. ...

Summit

The summit of Montserrat is called Sant Jeroni (Saint Jerome) and stands at 1,236 meters (4,055 feet) above sea-level. It is accessible by hiking trails which connect from the top entrance to the Sant Joan funicular, the monastery, or the base of the mountain. From the summit, one can see in all directions (360 degrees) for many miles. metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of...

Escolania

Montserrat is also home to one of the oldest boys' choir (Escolania) in Europe. The choir performs in the basilica on weekdays at one o'clock in the afternoon, except in the summer and during Christmas holidays.

Notes

The island of Montserrat in the Caribbean Sea was named after the mountain by Christopher Colmbous in 1447. Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea (pronounced or ) is a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere, part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ...

In the computer game Lionheart Montserrat is mentioned, and the abbey must be visited to protect a sacred relic.

Images

The entrance to the church Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 448 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1712 × 2288 pixel, file size: 792 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The front of the church in Montserrat - Picture taken by deror avi on April 2006. ...	"The Finger of God" - A rock formation on Montserrat. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 448 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1712 × 2288 pixel, file size: 672 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Finger of God - Montserrat - Picture taken by deror avi on April 2006. ...	View from above Montserrat Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 448 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1712 × 2288 pixel, file size: 720 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View from above of Montserrat- Montserrat Monestary - view from the cable car - Picture taken by deror avi on April 2006. ...	The jagged mountain Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 788 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The jugged mountain of Montserrat- Picture taken by deror avi on April 2006. ...
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Footnotes

1. ^ Wolfram von Eschenbach, "Parzival", [1] , The legend stems from the Medieval German tale that refers to a mountain called Monsalvat as the location of the grail.

External links

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Montserrat

• Montserrat Volcano Observation (this is the other Montserrat, the island)
• LARSA Montserrat How to arrive, where to eat, general services
• Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat History, description and photos
• "Patronage and Piety: Montserrat and the Royal House of Medieval Catalonia-Aragon" Detailed history of the abbey (PDF)

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