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Sign: Ibiza - Chapel of Saint Ciriac


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Carrer de Sant Ciriac, 10, 07800 Eivissa, Illes Balears, Spain
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On the sign:
CAPELLA DE SANT CIRIAC
PER AQUET LL OC SEGONALS LA TRADICIO, ENTHAREN LES TROPES CRISTIANAS A LA CIUTAT, EL DIA 8 D’AGOST DE 1235, FESTVITAT DE SANT CIRAC
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Comments:
The chapel was built in the place where the Catalans entered the city in 1235 in order to subdue the Muslim Moors who ruled it.
Saint Ciriac has been the patron saint of Ibiza since 1650, and the chapel was built in his memory in 1754

The chapel was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
SAINT CYRIAC CHAPEL
ACCORDING TO TRADITION, THE CHRISTIAN TROOPS WERE BURIED IN THIS PLACE IN THE CITY, ON AUGUST 8, 1235, THE FESTIVAL OF SAINT CIRAC

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