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E04440: Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (1.11), describes how *Martyrius (6th c. monk in central Italy, S01717) miraculously made the impression of a cross on loaves of bread which were already baking. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.
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posted on 2017-12-07, 00:00 authored by francesGregory the Great, Dialogues 1.11
Summary:
In Martyrius' monastery, bread was stamped with a cross to allow loaves to be split into four. When the bakers forgot to do this, Martyrius made a sign of the cross over the embers.
Quo signante, protinus inmensum crepitum panis dedit, ac si ingens in ignibus olla crepuisset. Qui dum coctus postmodum fuisset ab igne subtractus, ea cruce signatus inuentus est, quam non contactus, sed fides fecerat.
‘As he did so, a loud noise like the breaking of a jar came from inside the hot ashes where the bread was baking. When the loaves were removed from the fire it was found that they had been stamped with a cross, not through contact with a physical object, but by the power of faith.’
Text: de Vogüé 1978. Translation: Zimmerman 1959. Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
Summary:
In Martyrius' monastery, bread was stamped with a cross to allow loaves to be split into four. When the bakers forgot to do this, Martyrius made a sign of the cross over the embers.
Quo signante, protinus inmensum crepitum panis dedit, ac si ingens in ignibus olla crepuisset. Qui dum coctus postmodum fuisset ab igne subtractus, ea cruce signatus inuentus est, quam non contactus, sed fides fecerat.
‘As he did so, a loud noise like the breaking of a jar came from inside the hot ashes where the bread was baking. When the loaves were removed from the fire it was found that they had been stamped with a cross, not through contact with a physical object, but by the power of faith.’
Text: de Vogüé 1978. Translation: Zimmerman 1959. Summary: Frances Trzeciak.