Trobat and the 359 Martyrs of Girona

Trobat and the 359 Martyrs of Girona are the 360 martyrs of Girona, who died, according to one tradition, in the year 307. According to the tradition of Girona, the 360 Christians of Gerunda attended the liturgy celebrated by the legendary bishop Narcissus, assisted by the deacon Felix, on 18 March 307, during the persecutions of Maximian and Galerius. Roman soldiers killed the bishop and the deacon during the liturgy, as well as the faithful present. All were martyred and buried on the spot, where the church of Sant Feliu of Girona now stands. The story is linked to the legend of Saint Narcissus of Girona and is probably a pious tradition without historical basis.

Around 326, when Christianity was permitted, the church was raised at the place of the martyrs. In time the memory of the tombs was lost; around the ninth or tenth century, when the veneration of Saints Narcissus and Felix was consolidated, the body of one of the martyrs was discovered. No other bodies were found. For this reason, and not knowing his true name, the body found was given the name Trobat ("found") and the trade of soldier, and was venerated as a saint. He was invoked against quartan fevers. In 1691 a silver reliquary bust was made. The feast of the martyrs was fixed on 10 December, and Trobat appears sometimes alone on 23 January. In Spanish he is called San Invento. They are venerated in the Catholic Church.