Sílvia Munt, Julia Otero, Ernestina Torelló, Fermí Puig and the UB, Sant Jordi Crosses 2026

BarcelonaThe philosopher Victoria Camps, the writer Maite Carranza, the artist Joan Fontcuberta, the actors Sílvia Munt and Enric Majó, and the journalist Julia Otero are some of the 20 individuals and 10 entities that the Government has recognized this year with the Creus de Sant Jordi for their careers, at the proposal of the Minister of Culture, Sònia Hernández, and as reported by the ACN. The distinctions recognize the outstanding services they have rendered to Catalonia in the defense of its identity or in the civic and cultural sphere.

The archivist and historian Ramon Alberch, the ceramicist and painter Maria Àngels Domingo, the voice actress Maria Lluïsa Solà, and the fashion designer Roser Marcé have also been recognized for their work, as has the Catalan doctor, historian, and writer of Palestinian origin Salah Jamal, for his "commitment to intercultural dialogue and the dissemination of knowledge about the Arab and Islamic world".

Likewise, the Creu de Sant Jordi will be awarded to businessmen Jordi Miquel Martí, honorary president of Moventia, which provides mobility and transport services; Anna Vallès, president of the Sorigué group and the Sorigué Foundation; wine businessmen Ernestina Torelló and Miguel Agustín Torres; and Carmen Armengol, co-founder of Grup Som Via, for their social commitment in the fields of mental health and intellectual disability. Furthermore, the Catalan executive's distinctions recognize Ignasi Vila, a researcher in psychology and education, for his contribution to the development of the school language immersion model in Catalonia. Chef Fermí Puig, educator and social activist Enric Morist, and theologian Josep Rius are this year's Creus de Sant Jordi recipients posthumously.

Ten awarded entities

Regarding the entities that have also received the Creu Sant Jordi, they are the University of Barcelona, the Ernest Lluch Foundation, the Agrupació Coral Flors d'Urgell, the Benissanet Music Band, the Official College of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia, the Coral Capella Santa Maria de Puigcerdà, the Pau Casals Foundation, the Grup Cultural de la Dona de Solivella, els Pastorets de Calaf, and T'Acompanyem, which works with people in situations of unemployment and in promoting the integration into work and the social inclusion of groups in vulnerable situations.