Event: Healing, PrayingSwithhun 5.post-mortem healing of Anonymous 547
Scholarly Info
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On one occasion Anonymous 547, who had been blind for seven years, was abandoned by his guide (Anonymous 548). He stood alone and begged the Lord to take notice of him. He prayed and was immediately healed. He rejoiced and went back to his own house without a guide. His brothers and kinsmen (Anonymi 1626) stood about and were amazed that Anonymous 547 had returned cured. They sought an explanation and Anonymous 547 declared that he had been healed through the merits of Swithhun 5. |
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Primary Source Info
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After Anonymous 547 had spent seven years in darkness. |
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Notes:
*As Lapidge notes (p. 489), this chapter is based on chapter 18 of Lantfred's 'Translatio et miracula S. Swithuni'.
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