Elna Remembers the Massacre of 1285 at the Hands of the French Today

Elna (Roussillon) commemorates today the massacre of May 25, 1285, when the Catalans were victims of a crusade decided by the Pope and the monarch, both French, with the intention of deposing King Peter the Great. That day the population of Elna was murdered and a large part burned inside the cathedral, where there were horrible scenes. The events will begin with the celebration of a mass in Catalan in the cathedral of Elna, where the most serio…