Special session with the Master’s Degree in Medieval Cultures from the University of Barcelona

8/5/2025

A group of students from the Master’s Degree in Medieval Cultures from the University of Barcelona visited the Hospital de St Sever as part of the course ‘Spaces and Practices of Assistance in the Middle Ages’, taught by Dr. Antoni Conejo—an ideal setting for the day, since the building was constructed in the 15th century as a hospital for clerics and functioned as such until the 1920s.

This special session was divided into three parts: 

• Tour around the Hospital of St Sever and the works from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection on display.
• Talk by Dr. Pol Bridgewater (University of Barcelona), who spoke about the foundation and management of the hospital in the 15th century.
• Lecture by Dr. Josep Barceló (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), who gave a detailed account of the evolution of hospitals from the Middle Ages until modern times.  

This initiative, organised together with the University of Barcelona, has contributed to a better understanding of the Hospital de St Sever as a former hospital for clerics, as well as preserving its important role in the history of hospitals in Barcelona.

In partnership with the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Research on Medieval Cultures (IRCUM).