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Marian Miracles

Miracle of the Week

Gossiping monks

Each week we will publish one miracle from the collection of Marian miracles preserved in the manuscript AM 634-635 4to - one of the largest collections of miracles in a European vernacular language.
This week sees Mary save a group of gossiping monks from marauding devils.

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Wrongdoers rightened

This week Mary saves St Hugh of Cluny from some bad hombres.

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Monks prayed for abbot

We all know the type: a saint by day but when out with his mates a foul-mouthed lout. This week the Virgin Mary sorts out a vulgar abbot.

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Our Lady gives a woman back her sanity

We continue our series of Marian Miracles as transcribed by the Master Class of this year's Arnamagnæan Summer School. This week we feature a well-known story of Murieldis whom the Devil caused to lose her senses, which were then restored by the Virgin Mary.

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Here is told of the Office of Our Lady

This is Gazo. Gazo refused to pray to the Virgin Mary. Gazo's impiety caused a band of violent men to attack and pillage the entire region. Don't be like Gazo.

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The Feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

This week's miracle is found in many different traditions and name drops both William the Bastard/Conqueror and Denmark. As if that weren't enough, it also tells you why you should remember to celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

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An adulteress is reformed

In this week's miracle, the Virgin Mary teaches a scorned wife and an adulteress that there are more important things in the world than men.

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An image of Our Lady

This week we bring you a popular story of a miraculous portrait of the Virgin Mary.

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Oil flowed from the image of our Lady

This week we bring you a story of sacred oil which flows from a portrait of the Virgin Mary.

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The Sacristan Didn’t Light the Lamps

In the final instalment of Miracle of the Week. A sacristan learns that being frugal can have consequences.