Jacint Verdaguer

Statue in honor of the poet atop the Mare de Déu del Mont peak. Sculpture of Jacint Verdaguer by Joan Borrell i Nicolau in Barcelona Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló ( Catalan pronunciation: [ʒəˈsim bəɾðəˈɣej səntəl'o]; 17 May 1845 – 10 June 1902) was a Spanish writer and priest, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a cultural revival movement of the late Romantic era. The bishop Josep Torras i Bages, one of the main figures of Catalan nationalism, called him the "Prince of Catalan poets". He was also known as mossèn (Father) Cinto Verdaguer, because of his career as a priest, and informally also simply "mossèn Cinto" (with Cinto being a short form of Jacint).

Jacint Verdaguer monument on Plaça de Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer in Barcelona.