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Merci, Camille
Cheers,
Jim

On 27 Aug 2005 at 20:53, camille salatko wrote:

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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Yes, this is the same 
> Billettes. In the miracle, the Jew lives "rue des Jardins" in Paris (today, the street is called "rue 
> des Archives"). After the pretended miracle, the kingdom takes possession of the house of the 
> Jew. In 1294, it's a "bourgeois", Regnier Flameng, who, in accordance with the king, converts a 
> part of the house at one's own expense into a chapel. This chapel is called "La chapelle des 
> miracles". Next, the bishop Boniface VIII, gives the permission to erect a chapel at the house of 
> a Jew that had been the site of a famous eucharistic miracle. Few years later, in 1299, the 
> founder of "Frères de la charité Notre-Dame en Champagne" takes possession of this site. In 
> 1350, almost all houses adjacent to the Jew's house belong to " Frères de la Charité".In 
> 1408, religiouserect anew church and a new cloister (le cloître des Billettes isstill visible), 
> above the first church. At the end of the XVIIIe century, the present church des Billettes is 
> erected (now it's a temple).For the name "Billettes" (I prefer to explain in french, because my 
> english is limited, sorry...) En ce qui concerne l’étymologie du terme Billettes, on a 
> longtemps pensé qu’il s’agissait d’une altération du participe latin bullitus (qui a été bouilli 
> - le miracle raconte que le Juif aurait plongé l'hostie dans sa chaudière d'eau bouillante et 
> qu'il en serait sorti un crucifix), mais en réalité ce terme viendrait d’une ancienne espèce de 
> péage (toll) qu’on appelait "Billettes". Ce nom provenait d’une enseigne qui consistait en 
> un petit billot de bois que l’on suspendait à la maison de la douane. Depuis Louis VII, 
> existaient, à Paris, des routes royales sujettes à des droits fixes. Apparemment à l’angle de 
> la rue des Jardins et de la rue de la Verrerie se trouvait un bureau de douane, d’où le nom 
> de rue des Billettes.
> 
> Sincerly,
> 
> Camille Salatko
> Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :
>     medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>     > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I work at 
>     present on the 
>     > Jeu et Mystere de la Saincte Hostie, a french printed version of an eucharistic miracle: 
>     le miracle 
>     > des Billettes
>     
>     Dear Camille,
>     Is this the same "Billettes" as the splendid cloister still surviving in Paris? Was this 
>     the site of the miracle?
>     Cheers,
>     Jim Bugslag
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