Church of Saint Philip Neri (Barcelona) explained

The Church of Saint Philip Neri (Catalan: Església de Sant Felip Neri) is a baroque-style church located in the Plaça de Sant Felip Neri, in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.^[1] It was built between 1721 and 1752. During the Spanish Civil War, on January 30, 1938, it was bombarded by Franco's air forces (the effects of the explosion can be seen on the facade). The church has a convent annex belonging to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.

The composer Francesc Queralt produced a number of oratorios for performance at the church.^{[2] [3]}

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41.3836°N 2.1746°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Church of Sant Felip Neri. Barcelona Tourism. 14 September 2014.
2. Web site: Francisco Queralt (1740 - 1825). musicadiz1812.es. Sep 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928040435/http://musicadiz1812.es/compositor-queralt-francisco.html. September 28, 2019. dead.
3. Book: Howard E. Smither. A History of the Oratorio: Vol. 3: the Oratorio in the Classical Era. 1 September 2012. UNC Press Books. 978-0-8078-3661-3. 605–.