medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
According to the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, Roch was a
victim of the plague at Piacenza but recovered. He was invoked against the
plague at the Council of Constance 1414.
Early records of the plague first show it in Egypt in 542 after which it
moved NW eventually coming to England and Ireland as 'The Plague of
Cadwaller's Time' in 664.
John Hall
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From: "Phyllis Jestice" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 16 August 2001 16:04
Subject: Re: [M-R] Roch & the Plague <saints of the day 16. August
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Do we have any experts on Roch on the list who could explain how he came
to
> be associated with the plague? I almost made a rude comment about how
> implausible legends get connected to saints when I wrote "saints of the
> day" yesterday, but refrained. (The Black Death of course reached Europe
> in late 1347.)
>
> Phyllis
>
> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> >>Roch (d. 1327) ...Finally he caught the plague himself;
> >
> >i was under the impression that the first outbreak of "the" plague was in
> >1348.
> >
> >surely my memory is not faulty, again?
> >
> >i hate it when that happens.
> >
> >thanks, Phyllis, for the saintly updates.
> >
> >best from here,
> >
> >christopher
> >
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> Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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