Vicente,Sabina and Cristeta. ·DacianoVicente,Sabina and Cristeta. ·Daciano

The rich Jew The snake.The rich Jew The snake.

This legend happened at the end of the This legend happened at the end of the Roman Empire( V- 5th century).Roman Empire( V- 5th century).

The Roman governor (he was called The Roman governor (he was called DacianoDaciano),with all his army persecuted some ),with all his army persecuted some people because of their religious ideas.people because of their religious ideas.

That is how the legend starts, Vicente, That is how the legend starts, Vicente, Cristeta and Sabina didn´t want to sign one Cristeta and Sabina didn´t want to sign one document in which it was written that they document in which it was written that they believe d in the Roman Gods. Like they didnbelieve d in the Roman Gods. Like they didn´t believe in them they came to Ávila ´t believe in them they came to Ávila escaping from Daciano.escaping from Daciano.

·It happened in It happened in Ávila. Ávila. ·In this period ·In this period Ávila was a safe Ávila was a safe city, because of city, because of its location it was its location it was situated at the situated at the top of a top of a mountain, and in mountain, and in this way you this way you could see all could see all around the city. around the city. ·There was a ·There was a river(Adaja) that river(Adaja) that protected one protected one side of the city.side of the city.

Inside S Vicente basilica there is a Inside S Vicente basilica there is a altarpiece altarpiece , with images that tell and , with images that tell and show the legend:show the legend:

S Vicente was taken to S Vicente was taken to Daciano, he judged Daciano, he judged him and he was sent to him and he was sent to prison. prison.

Their sisters went to Their sisters went to visit him to prison. He visit him to prison. He wanted to escape from wanted to escape from there.there.

One night One night Vicente,Sabina and Vicente,Sabina and Cristeta escaped to Cristeta escaped to Ávila riding horses.Ávila riding horses.

But they were But they were captured in Ávila captured in Ávila by Daciano´s by Daciano´s army.army.

They were They were tortured… They tortured… They died.died.

The souls of the The souls of the three brothers three brothers were free.. And were free.. And went with the went with the angels to the sky.angels to the sky.

One Jew went to One Jew went to see the bodies and see the bodies and laughed at them. laughed at them. God sent a snake God sent a snake who started who started drowning him. The drowning him. The jew said to God: jew said to God: Please save me and Please save me and I will believe in I will believe in you.you.

The jew was saved by The jew was saved by God.He was baptized God.He was baptized and he built one tomb and he built one tomb for the bodies.for the bodies.

The legend tells that after The legend tells that after that ,S Vicente basilica that ,S Vicente basilica was built, in honor to the was built, in honor to the three martyr Saints,three martyr Saints,(Vicente,Sabina and (Vicente,Sabina and Cristeta).Cristeta).

In my legend the villain is the rich jew. In my legend the villain is the rich jew.

He was the villain because he was cruel, he He was the villain because he was cruel, he laughed at the bodies of the Christian that were laughed at the bodies of the Christian that were

sacrificed.sacrificed.

He didn´t respect the different religions,he He didn´t respect the different religions,he thought that because he was jew, he was superior thought that because he was jew, he was superior

to the Christian people,he was disrespectful.to the Christian people,he was disrespectful.

THE ENDTHE END

By:Clara García Herráez.