Virgin of Mercy
Sobreportes Gate
If you look up, you’ll spot the decoration inside the arch. Can you see the two painted angels looking at a sculpture of the Virgin with the child? It depicts the “Virgen de la Misericordia”, Virgin of Mercy. The original location of the sculpture was another gate, the Portal de Requesens (now lost). The Virgin received many prayers there, from those condemned to death. That’s why it’s also known as the Virgin “de la Buena muerte” (of the Good death). How interesting!
As seen on
Girona City Tour: Beyond the Walls