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Sagrada Família hosts state funeral for Alps air tragedy, where 53 Catalan residents died
Society
King to attend state funeral for Germanwings victims at Sagrada Família on Monday evening
Culture
Planeta President’s death mourned by Catalan and Spanish political, business and cultural circles
Life & Style
Final heartfelt farewell to Tito Vilanova at the Barcelona Cathedral
Society
Catalonia mourns passing of the International Brigades Civil War doctor Moisès Broggi
Civil society and politicians joined the family of the doctor, who was 104 years old, at his funeral in Barcelona. Moisès Broggi died on the last day of 2012 at his home in Barcelona. He was renowned for his work as a surgeon and doctor during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) -and afterwards. During the war, he was head surgeon of the International Brigades that fought against Franco, and he developed several important medical innovations. Despite being 104 years old, he kept up a very busy social and political life, running as candidate for the Senate for the left-wing Pro-Independence Party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) and participating in several conferences and events. Catalan President Artur Mas paid tribute to the doctor, saying that Catalans should “follow his example”.
Life & Style
The culinary world bids farewell to Santi Santamaria in his native Sant Celoni
The top Catalan chef Santi Santamaria, who has 7 Michelin stars, died from a heart attack in Singapore on Wednesday. His remains arrived today in his native town of Sant Celoni (45 minutes North from Barcelona). The chefs Ferran Adrià, Juan Mari Arzak, Sergi Arola, Pedro Subijana, among others, attended the good-bye ceremony.