Who doesn’t love a good tale of Christian martyrdom?
We live half a block from what is purportedly the oldest building in Sitges, from 1668—a private residence now, but which I am all but certain was once a chapel in the local tradition of shrines to Sant Mus or Muç (“Saint Mouse” in Catalan, possibly) which were popular in Catalunya at that time.
For historical reference, in 1668, the last King Charles (II) had been restored to the English throne; Louis XIV (the “Sun King”) was hard at work transforming a hunting lodge into a posh pad at Versailles; and the United States would not be an independent country for another century.
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