Santa Maria de la Salud Sanctuary and Mercetes Farmhouse (Viladordis)

Built in the tenth century, Santa Maria de la Salut was a church located outside the city walls and often visited by Ignatius. This enclave is situated in a place where the current paths of Saint James and Abad Oliva intersect with the Ignatian Way. The Marcetes is a medieval farmhouse close to the sanctuary. The owners looked after the shrine and according to tradition, would often give alms to Ignatius. He thanked them by giving them a piece of his belt, which was later used as a relic placed inside a silver sculpture. Unfortunately, the sculpture disappeared during the civil war

Saint Ignatius prayed kneeling down on the entrance stone, which is currently preserved inside the church with an inscription recalling the fact.

In the XVI century, Viladordis was an independent town made up of scattered farmhouses and a Romanesque church surrounded by crops and woodland. One of its unique features is that the Sèquia canal passes through its land. The new three-floored parsonage was built in 1878 next to the church, which obstructs the view of the façade of the old rectory. When the building works were being carried out, medieval tombs were discovered in the ground.