🕊️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: Sta. Eulalia Obelisk
17th-century monument to early Christian martyrdom in a Roman city
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Mérida, Spain, within Roman Emerita Augusta
- Erected: 17th century
- Commemorates: Saint Eulalia, early Christian martyr of the Roman period
- UNESCO inscription: 1993
The Santa Eulalia Obelisk is a 17th-century monument in Mérida, Spain that memorializes an early Christian martyr within one of Europe's most extensively preserved Roman urban sites. The monument was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 as part of the broader Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. As of 2026, the obelisk remains accessible to the public within Mérida's protected archaeological zone, where it stands alongside Roman temples, walls, thermal baths, and other structures ...