{"id":6613,"date":"2018-12-01T18:32:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T18:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lapinedaplatja.info\/item\/pilo-del-rescat-de-sant-esteve\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:23:03","slug":"pilo-del-rescat-de-sant-esteve","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/lapinedaplatja.info\/en\/item\/pilo-del-rescat-de-sant-esteve\/","title":{"rendered":"Pil\u00f3 del Rescat de Sant Esteve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Pil\u00f3 del Rescat de Sant Esteve (Pillar of the Rescue\/Ransoming by St Stephen) is a memorial to the popular millennial Catalan legend of the rescue of the 100 virgin maidens. Since 2017, the pillar has been located at the entrance to La Torre d\u2019en Dol\u00e7a Park, so that it would be more accessible and visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This square sandstone monolith is four metres high, 80 centimetres thick and weighs some 11 tonnes. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the pillar was destroyed and it was restored by the consistory in 1965. Now the symbolic monument is showcased in a landscaped area of 200m<sup>2<\/sup> replete with urban furniture, lighting and watering system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"custom-css-block\"><style>#aab_accordion_02d9db51_0 {  }<\/style><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-aab-accordion-block aab__accordion_container  accessibilityOn\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;border:1px solid #bcb6b638\" id=\"aab_accordion_02d9db51_0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"aab__accordion_head aab_right_icon  \" style=\"background-color:#bcb6b638;border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none\"><div class=\"aab__accordion_heading aab_right_icon aab_right_link\"><div class=\"head_content_wrapper\"><div class=\"title_wrapper\"><h5 class=\"aab__accordion_title\" style=\"margin:0\">A bit of\u00a0 history<\/h5><\/div><p class=\"aab__accordion_subheading\" placeholder=\"\" style=\"margin:5px 0 0 0\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aab__accordion_icon\" style=\"border:0px solid transparent\"><span class=\"aab__icon dashicons dashicons-plus-alt2\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aab__accordion_body  \" role=\"region\" style=\"display:none;border-top:1px solid #bcb6b638;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none\"><div class=\"aab__accordion_component\">\n<p>The Pil\u00f3 del Rescat de Sant Esteve marked the site where\u2014according to legend\u2014Saint Stephen, the patron saint of Vila-seca, rescued the 100 maidens. In the twelfth century, Admiral Galceran de Pin\u00f3s and his manservant Santcern\u00ed were imprisoned when they tried to conquer the city of Almeria and then moved to the prison in Granada. The King of Granada demanded an enormous ransom for them that included 100 virgin maidens. After they had gathered everything demanded, the retinue departed towards the Port of Salou to set sail for Granada. &nbsp;Meanwhile, Galceran de Pin\u00f3s prayed to Saint Stephen, the patron saint of Bag\u00e0, that the maidens would be released, while Santcern\u00ed prayed to Saint Gen\u00eds, the patron saint of his parish. The miracle occurred after their prayers, when the two suddenly appeared, free, on the shores of La Pineda Platja. This myth united the municipalities of Bag\u00e0 and Vila-seca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pil\u00f3 del Rescat has two inscriptions. The face that faces south reads (in Catalan): Voyager, stop: \u2018<em>Here the nobleman Galcer\u00e0 De Pin\u00f3s and his manservant Santcern\u00ed were found, miraculously freed by the intercession of Saint Stephen, with the 100 virgin maidens and the entire ransom demanded by the King of Granada (1152\u20131965)<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vila-seca shield is on the western side and, under it, the symbols of Pin\u00f3s\u2019 ancestry and another brief inscription with the restoration year. In the middle of the north side is a relief recreating the ransoming scene, a work by local Vila-seca artist Joan Salvad\u00f3 i Voltas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32507,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"portfolio-types":[110],"class_list":["post-6613","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio-types-patrimoni-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pil\u00f3 del Rescat de Sant Esteve | Vila-seca - La Pineda Platja<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Pil\u00f3 del Rescat de Sant Esteve (Pillar of the Rescue\/Ransoming by St Stephen) is a memorial to the popular millennial Catalan legend of the rescue of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lapinedaplatja.info\/en\/item\/pilo-del-rescat-de-sant-esteve\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pil\u00f3 del Rescat de Sant Esteve | Vila-seca - 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