The Parròquia de Sant Andreu de Palomar

Documented since 966, this church suffered destruction by Al Mansud (985) and the Almoravids (1115) in the Middle Ages. It was rebuilt in the 16th century, when the chapel was called Capella dels Segadors, the starting point of the Catalan Revolt, where peasants held flags of the Holy Christ of the parish during the Corpus de Sang riot of 1640. Expansion work started in 1846, but then it was decided to rebuild it. The architect Pere Falqués i Urpí (1850-1916), from Sant Andreu himself, designed the building. In 1882 the dome collapsed in the middle of a mass, causing several deaths and injuries. The work was finished by Josep Domènech i Estapà (1858-1917). The bell tower was completed in 1889 and the façade was finished in 1904. Tragic Week took place in Barcelona between 26 July and 1 August 1909. Social tension in Barcelona and the discontent of the masses with official and religious institutions formed into a rebellion, caused by the calling up of reserve troops to go fight in the Second Rif War. The first protests led to a general strike. A state of war was declared in the province of Barcelona and the strike became a violent insurrection. In relation to the Parish Church of Sant Andreu de Palomar, the rector refused to let them play their marches. During Tragic Week (1909), rebels set the main altar, organ and wooden altars in the church on fire. A pile of pews, confessionals and other objects was made in the middle of the dome, which burned for 30 hours. One of the biggest losses of Tragic Week was the Crist dels Segadors, a crucifix raised during the revolt in 1640. During the Spanish Civil War, the place of worship was burned again by a group from the Iberian Anarchist Federation, and the dome suffered an attempted bombing. The air forces of the Spanish Republic used the church for storing petrol and the bells were melted to make war material.

The library museum unveiled by Father Joan Clapés in 1901 for the Diada de Sant Andreu (local holiday) was also lost. Between 1956 and 1960, the painter Josep Ver-daguer i Coma (1923-2008), from Sant Andreu himself, decorated the place of worship with large murals repre¬senting biblical scenes and the life of Saint Andrew