Amics dels Goigs

Amics dels Goigs is a Catalan cultural association dedicated to the collection, study, and dissemination of goigs — traditional Catalan religious songs of praise, typically printed as small leaflets or chapbooks. It was founded in Barcelona in 1922 by Mossèn Francesc de Paula Baldelló i Benosa. The collecting of goigs had begun during the Renaixença, the 19th-century Catalan cultural revival, and was cultivated by writers and intellectuals such as Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer, Marià Aguiló, and Milà i Fontanals. Amics dels Goigs is described as the oldest existing entity of its genre. The association publishes a quarterly bulletin, holds an annual cycle of lectures, and sponsors numerous editions of goigs. Its activities include organizing gatherings of goig enthusiasts (trobades gogístiques) across Catalonia, participating in local festivals, and promoting the printing and singing of goigs. The official blog documents these events, including the 2026 patronal feast, the Trobada de gogistes at the Santuari de Lluc, and the Trobada gogística 2026 in the Vall del Llobregós. On the occasion of its centenary, the book "100 anys. Centenari dels amics dels goigs. Memòria de l'Associació a través dels seus butlletins" by Lluís Santasusagna was published in 2021 (Impremta Castellar, Barcelona). The association remains active in preserving and promoting this aspect of Catalan religious and popular culture.

Amics dels Goigs was founded in Barcelona in 1922 by Mossèn Francesc de Paula Baldelló i Benosa. The collecting of goigs — traditional Catalan religious songs of praise — had emerged during the Renaixença, the 19th-century Catalan cultural revival, and was practiced by notable writers and intellectuals including Mossèn Jacint Verdaguer, Marià Aguiló, and Milà i Fontanals. Amics dels Goigs is recognized as the oldest existing entity dedicated to this genre. Since its founding, the association has published a quarterly bulletin, organized an annual cycle of lectures, and sponsored numerous editions of goigs. It has also fostered gatherings of goig enthusiasts (trobades gogístiques) and participated in local festivals and patronal feasts across Catalonia. The official blog documents these activities, including events in 2026 such as the patronal feast, the Trobada de gogistes at the Santuari de Lluc, and the Trobada gogística 2026 in the Vall del Llobregós. In 2021, to mark the centenary of the association's founding, the book "100 anys. Centenari dels amics dels goigs. Memòria de l'Associació a través dels seus butlletins" by Lluís Santasusagna was published by Impremta Castellar in Barcelona. The association remains active in preserving and promoting Catalan religious and popular culture.

• 2021

  Centenary book "100 anys. Centenari dels amics dels goigs" by Lluís Santasusagna published.

• 1922

  Founded in Barcelona by Mossèn Francesc de Paula Baldelló i Benosa.

Cultural association for collectors and scholars of goigs; oldest existing entity of its kind.

• Quarterly bulletin

  A quarterly publication of the association.

• Goigs editions

  Sponsored editions of goigs, traditional Catalan religious songs.

1. 1Amics dels Goigs official blogassocamicsdelsgoigs.blogspot.com
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3. 3Amics dels Goigs - Viquipèdiaca.wikipedia.org