Basilica de Sant Feliu
A church has stood on this site since the early days of Christianity, and until the 10th century this was the city’s cathedral. It is dedicated to Saint Felix, martyred in Girona at the beginning of the 4th century. Eight Roman and early Christian sarcophagi are housed within, one of them depicting Pluto carrying Persephone to the underworld. The present structure, mostly built between the 12th and 17th centuries, combines Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque elements. It is notably missing a second bell tower and the tip of its single spire, which was struck by lightning in 1651. A chapel within contains the tomb of the city’s patron, Sant Narcís. According to legend, poisonous flies escaping from his coffin drove away the French armies during the 1285 siege of Girona, and a large painting captures the moment.
A church has stood on this site since the early days of Christianity, and until the 10th century this was the city’s cathedral. It is dedicated to Saint Felix, martyred in Girona at the beginning of the 4th century. Eight Roman and early Christian sarcophagi are housed within, one of them depicting Pluto carrying Persephone to the underworld. The present structure, mostly built between the 12th and 17th centuries, combines Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque elements. It is notably missing a second bell tower and the tip of its single spire, which was struck by lightning in 1651. A chapel within contains the tomb of the city’s patron, Sant Narcís. According to legend, poisonous flies escaping from his coffin drove away the French armies during the 1285 siege of Girona, and a large painting captures the moment.
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