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At 15:41 05/10/98 +0000, you wrote: >Several years ago I read an article in *Franciscan Studies* (Ithink it was), >suggesting that Francis died of leprosy. Now a current item in *Mediaeval >Studies* argues that Margery Kempe had a neurological complaint. The fashion >for medicalizing medieval figures goes on. For what it's worth, it has been suggested that Abelard died of Hodgkins' Disease, which is a form of Lymphoma. Bill. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%