Montserrat: the Holy Mountain
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Montserrat is a unique mountain in the world. It’s spectacular from a geological point of view, but also because there is a thousand-year-old Benedictine monastery. The monks of the monastery dedicate their lives to working and praying, and they take care of the Sanctuary and Our Lady of Montserrat, the Moreneta.
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Since medieval times, the sanctuary of Montserrat has been very important from the point of view of pilgrimages; even knights and kings like Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic Kings, came to adore the virgin.
During World War II, Montserrat was visited by Heinrich Himmler, commander of the SS, during one of the Nazi expeditions in search of religious and magical objects that could help the Reich win the war. Based on Parsifal, Wagner’s opera, Himmler was sure that the Holy Grail was hidden in the mountain. The monks never revealed any secrets to the unwelcome visitor.
Discover the spiritual life of this sacred mountain, its spectacular rock formations and its art museum. Be surprised by the Moreneta, the black virgin, and attend one of the shows of the children of the Escolania de Montserrat, one of the oldest choirs in the world, founded in 1477.
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