Sagrat Cor de Jesus (Christ, the Sacred Heart of Jesus) is a monument located north of

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on the

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Description

The monument is built from stone and is 23 meters tall. The base pedestal and the pillar were constructed by a construction company from the island of

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by the name of Joan Serra. The onsite construction was carried out under the supervision of Joan Costa, master builder from Ibiza. The design structure and detail was carried out by architect Guillermo Moragues. The statue of Christ was carved by the

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n sculptor Antoni Sanjuan. This statue of Christ resembles the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer on the

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outside the

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ian city of

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. The Ibizan statue is 14 meters shorter than its Brazilian cousin.

History

This memorial was completed on 12 October 1947 and was constructed at the instruction of Antonio Cardona Riera who was the Bishop of Ibiza between 2 February 1950 to 28 March 1960. The memorial and Christ statue was constructed to commemorate and to give thanks to the local population for giving sanctuary and a place of hiding to Antonio Cardona Riera, known on the island as Frit, during the Spanish Civil War. The late summer of 1936 saw a period of time during the conflict when Ibiza churches had become a target of hate and were set alight and priests were being killed. Following the military rebellion on Ibiza by the Nationalist the island had been re-captured by the Republicans under the leadership of

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. When Bayo left the island for

, the FAI (Iberian Anarchist Federation) were left in control and it was during this period that Cardona decided to go into hiding for several days in these hills and was able to survive with the help of the local population.

Location

This memorial statue is to be found on a small

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north of Ibiza town on the eastern side of the C-731 road which runs from Ibiza Town to

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named Monte Cristo as is the nearby industrial estate.

Getting there

The memorial site is not easy to find. By car travelling from Ibiza town, take the main C-731 road to Sant Antoni then, after two miles, take a right road eastwards towards the industrial zone after the large supermarket. Keep driving straight ahead and uphill. After a short distance turn right again along a small lane to the car park just below the monument.

Gallery

File:The statue of Christ the Sacred Heart of Jesus Puig de na Ribas near Ibiza town 25 June 2013.jpg, The statue of Christ, carved by sculptor Antoni Sanjuan File:The statue of Christ the Sacred Heart of Jesus Puig de na Ribas near Ibiza town 25 June 2013 (2).JPG, The View to Ibiza Town from the Plinth File:The statue of Christ the Sacred Heart of Jesus Puig de na Ribas near Ibiza town 25 June 2013 (3).JPG File:The statue of Christ the Sacred Heart of Jesus Puig de na Ribas near Ibiza town 25 June 2013 (4).JPG

References

External links

Directory For Ibiza
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagrat Cor de Jesus Monuments and memorials in Ibiza 1947 sculptures Statues of Jesus