THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT EULALIA AND SAINT CROSS

Saint Eulalia, the Well Spoken,  is our patron, that's why you can see the lovely geese in the cloister of the Cathedral of Barcelona, there are thirteen of them in the courtyard in memory of the thirteen years old of Saint Eulalia when she was killed by Roman governor in the IV century AC

The thirteen gees in honour of Saint Eulalia

In the old times the geese used to help the cathedral guard because they are too noisy, and they let him know when somebody was triyng to get into the cloister

Saint Eulalia sarcophagus from the XIV Century

In the cathedral and underneath of the master altar you can visit the crypt of Saint Eulalia, the tradition says that the body of our patron is inside the sarcophagus.