Way of the Cross of Montserrat

The Via Crucis of Montserrat is a set of religious sculptural works located along the path leading from the Abbot Oliba Square to the Chapel of Solitude, in the Montserrat Monastery. The path reproduces the route of Jesus of Nazareth carrying the cross to Calvary.

The set was built between 1904 and 1916 at the back of the monastery, consisting of 14 stations representing the Passion of Jesus. Funded by the Brotherhood of the Perpetual and Living Via Crucis of Barcelona, it was the work of Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia and Eduard Mercader, while the sculpture was entirely the responsibility of Eusebi Arnau — the author of the models, executed by the carver Joan Pujol. The set developed by Sagnier had a vaguely Gaudian style, evident in the rough surfaces of the hammered stone and the naturalistic pinnacles. In addition to the sculptural work, the Chapel of Solitude was erected at the end of the route, a temple of Eastern influence inspired by the tomb of Jesus, with paintings by Darius Vilàs and a sculpture by Josep Llimona.

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