Origin of the Place-Name Sants Authors Josep Moran i Ocerinjauregui Institut d'Estudis Catalans Keywords: Sants, place-names, All Saints, Saint Mary Abstract The origin of the place-name Sants, found in the name of the parish of Santa Maria de Sants, has long been controversial. First recorded in the year 991, it is likely to derive from the cult of All Saints, spread by Charlemagne’s son, Louis the Pious, who reconquered Barcelona in 801. Downloads PDF (Català) Published 2012-05-11 Issue No. 22 (2012) Section Studies and documents License L&L: Llengua & Literatura is published under the Creative Commons licence system in the “Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 3.0 Spain” license scheme, the complete text of which is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.ca. Therefore, the public at large is authorised to reproduce, distribute and share its content as long as the author and publisher are acknowledge and it is not used for commercial use or derivative works.This means that when an author submits their work for publication, they are explicitly agreeing to forfeit their editing and publishing rights.L&L provides free and immediate access to its contents (with the versions of the articles submitted that have been positively evaluated and, if needed, amended) through its URL (http://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/LLiL) before they are published on paper, based on the principle that making research available to citizens free of charge fosters the global exchange of knowledge.
