I tried twice, unsuccessfully, to reach Laurel off-list.
yes, i'd like the references, please. thanks in advance.
Meg cormack
> In addition to the Abbbess Delivered, Mary also acts as midwife in "The
> Pilgrim of Mont St. Michel." A pregant pilgrim can't keep up with her
> group and gets caught in the tide. Mary protects her from drowning and
> safely delivers the child. There's also a story of a Jewish woman helped
> through difficult labor by the Virgin. These appear in more than one
> collection. If you're interested, I'll chase down the references.
> Laurel Broughton
> University of Vermont
Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask]
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388
College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033
Charleston, SC 29424-0001
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