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The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)

CHAPTER IV
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Bourasse, _Les miracles de Madame Sainte Katerine de Fierboys en Touraine, d'apres un manuscrit de la Bibliotheque Imperiale_, Paris, in 12mo, 1858, p.

28.] [Footnote 460: I have here interwoven the account given by Seguin, _Trial_, vol.iii, p.

203, with that of Touroulde, _Trial_, vol.iii, pp.

86, 87.

It seems to me the same incident reported summarily by the former, inexactly by the latter.] From Gien, the little company followed the northern boundary of the duchy of Berry, crossed into Blesois, possibly passed through Selles-sur-Cher and Saint-Aignan, then, having entered Touraine, reached the green slopes of Fierbois.[461] There one of the two heavenly ladies, who daily discoursed familiarly with the peasant girl, had her most famous sanctuary; there it was that Saint Catherine received multitudes of pilgrims and worked great miracles.


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