The Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu in Sant Boi
(Barcelona) is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the presence of the
Hospitaller Order with the arrival of St. Benedict Menni with two communities
of Brothers and Sisters to take charge of the Psychiatric Hospital which had
been founded by Dr. Antoni Pujadas 42 years earlier. On this occasion, a Mass
of Thanksgiving was celebrated on 1st October, presided over by the Superior
General, Brother Jesús Etayo, accompanied by Brother Amador Fernández, the
Provincial Superior of the new Spanish Province, and other priests of the
Order.
The anniversary celebrations, that had been
postponed because of the pandemic, will include a series of religious, cultural
and festive events of all kinds so that all the members of the Hospitaller
family can participate equally. 125 years of constant, comprehensive and
professional service to the sick local people with completely renovated
facilities, and a network of mental health services, and since 2010, a new
general hospital with all the specialisms needed to provide care for a
population of 130,000 people.