The memorial commemorates a time in Vardo’s history when witches were not only persecuted--they were considered to be capable of witchcraft even very young. It was a period of numerous trials, including several on children, noting a new ideology in beliefs about witchcraft that saw its traditional victims--children--become advocates of the Devil. The year was 1621--the same year the Pilgrims sailed for America--and by its end, ninety-one people would die.

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According to Catholic tradition, Eulalia was a martyr during the early days of Christianity, when Barcelona was still a Roman city. Her body is entombed in the cathedral’s crypt, which was constructed over the site of a former Visigoth chapel and later Romanesque cathedral, both of which were damaged in attacks. Also, in her honor, thirteen white geese are kept in the cathedral’s Gothic cloister.

So why is she here and honored with white geese?

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