The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . ine illustrated in 1423, when some Scotswho had been robbed in a certaindistrict hanged Jehan de Pons andother sportsmenbefore going throughthe formality of trying them. Theadventure of Jehan Moreau (1437)illustrates the respect entertained forsanctuaries, though it was not strongenough to protect a certain unluckyBreton. Such are the traits of life and man-ners which the Fierbois registeryields, grains of historical gold in theconfused strata of not very plausiblereports. A French priest has sug-gested that Fierbois might renewits fame and
The miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois; . ine illustrated in 1423, when some Scotswho had been robbed in a certaindistrict hanged Jehan de Pons andother sportsmenbefore going throughthe formality of trying them. Theadventure of Jehan Moreau (1437)illustrates the respect entertained forsanctuaries, though it was not strongenough to protect a certain unluckyBreton. Such are the traits of life and man-ners which the Fierbois registeryields, grains of historical gold in theconfused strata of not very plausiblereports. A French priest has sug-gested that Fierbois might renewits fame and become the rival ofLourdes. If Saint Katherine deignedto appear at Fierbois this result 51 Miracles of Saint Katherine would probably follow, but modernpilgrims are led thither chiefly bydevotion to a saint more authenticand more recent than the learnedlady of Alexandria,— by love of LaPucelle.* * The register contains some thirty mira-cles more recent than those included in theAbbé Bourassés collection, but in no case arethe devotees 52 THE MIRACLES THE YEAE 1375
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