Medieval origins

The origins of Sant Andreu’s cemetery go back to the Middle Ages, when the Sant Andreu de Palomar parish graveyard had become too small. The authorities began to look for a new site in 1837 and finally it was decided to build the cemetery on land belonging to the Can Calç farmhouse, a quiet spot very near the Sant Andreu-Horta road on a small hill shielding the Sant Andreu stream. The cemetery was opened and blessed in 1839.

When Sant Andreu was incorporated into Barcelona in 1897, the cemetery became municipal property. The current façade on Carrer dels Garrofers dates from 1927, and the chapel was built in 1930.

Hebrews, protestants and catholics

One of the peculiar features of this graveyard is that it contains a Jewish site with underground burial chambers and vegetation, following the Jewish tradition. There is also an area reserved for Protestant burials. In 2012, the first stone laid in the wall surrounding the cemetery was recovered.