Legends of Girona , Pt 2 - "Sant Narcis and the Flies"

Hello Winter Campers!!

As the second part of our series about the Legends of Gerona , we are going to tell you the  one that might be the most famous story : The Legend of Sant Narcís and the Flies.

 

 

It’s been said that in September of 1286, the current French king, accompanied by a massive army, decided to invade Gerona. Since the army was so big, Gerona’s citizens had no other choice but surrender.

They were acting really disrespectful towards the city: stealing all the goods from honest people, destroying monuments and churches, including the Sant Felix’s church , where Sant Narcis was buried.  

 

 

 

But something unexpected was about to happen… From Sant Narci’s tomb started to come out millions of flies, but not just regular flies, they were huge!! Some say there were as big as a horse head, and poisonous, and they attacked the army and their horses, killing most of them, including their king!! The ones who survived were so scared that they ran back to France.

And that’s how the flies saved Gerona and became a symbol of the city!

We hope you like the story, see you next week for more Legends Of Gerona!