St Narcissus of Gerona Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date
Narcissus of Gerona |
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| Date of Birth | MIddle 3rd Century |
|---|---|
| Country of Birth | Spain of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Married |
| Profession | Priest, Preacher, and Bishop |
| Place of Work | Gerona, Spain, Augsburg, Germany |
| Date of Death | 307 AD |
| Place of Death | Gerona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Feast Day | March 18, October 29 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
| Patron Saint of | Gerona, Spain against mosquitoes Augsburg, Germany against stinging flies |
St Narcissus of Gerona Biography
He was also known as:
- Narcis
- Narcissus of Girona
- Narciso
- Narcissus of Ausburg
St Narcissus of Gerona was born in Gerona, Spain. He was born to the nobility. He was a Priest, preacher, and bishop of Gerona, Spain in the early 4th century. During the persecutions of Diocletian, he fled to modern Augsburg, Germany with his deacon, Saint Felix of Gerona.
While there they befriended Saint Afra of Augsburg. on their journey back to Gerona, he and Felix were arrested and martyred.
The Legend associates him together with the miracle of the flies which led to some of his patronage topics and iconography. In 1286 AD, the army of Philip II of Burgundy laid siege to the city of Gerona. When the troops were trying to desecrate the tomb of Saint Narcissus, it broke open and a cloud of stinging flies emerged, chased the soldiers and caused too much havoc that the French troops fled, leaving the city in peace.
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