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E05267: Gregory of Tours, in his Miracles of Julian (47), describes how a blind woman was cured in a church with relics of *Julian (martyr of Brioude, S00035), built on a rural estate near Saintes (western Gaul), after receiving a dream vision in Tours (north-west Gaul) of Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050). Written in Latin in Clermont and Tours (central and north-west Gaul), 573/587.
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posted on 2018-03-26, 00:00 authored by kwojtalikGregory of Tours, Miracles of Julian (Liber de passione et virtutibus sancti Iuliani martyris) 47
Mulier erat a nativitate caeca, quae se exhiberi a parentibus ad beati Martini tumulum deprecata est. Ubi cum venisset, prostrata per triduum ad cancellos, qui ante sepulchrum sancti antistitis habentur extrinsecus, responsum accepit per somnium, dicente sibi sancto viro: 'Si lumen recipere desideras, require basilicam sancti Iuliani, in qua dum praesidium martyris expetis, ille coniunctus Martino visum tibi necessarium simul orationum suarum suffragiis revocabunt'. Exsurgens autem mulier, ignorans, quod in Turonico huius martyris reliquiae tenerentur, ad Sanctonicam urbem dirigit. Victurina etenim matrisfamilias ex nobili stirpe progenita in villae suae territurio basilicam construxerat reliquiasque martyris beati condiderat. Ad hanc ergo aedem mulier accedens, orat per triduum.
‘A woman who had been blind from birth asked to be brought by her parents to the tomb of the blessed Martin. When she had come there, for three days she knelt before the railings that were in front of the tomb of the holy bishop. She received a reply in a dream, when the holy man said to her: ‘If you wish to receive your sight, go to the church of Saint Julian. When you request the protection of the martyr in that church, he joined with Martin will restore the sight that you need through the support of their prayers.’ The woman arose, and because she did not know that there were relics of this martyr [Julian] in Tours, she went to Saintes. For Victurina, who was descended from a noble lineage and was the head of her family, had constructed a church on land belonging to her own villa and had placed relics of the blessed martyr in it. The woman went to this church and prayed for three days. The third day was the festival celebrating the baptism of the Lord.'
On the third day, it was the feast of the birth of the Baptist. During the service a great murmur broke out, and when the priest asked why, he was told that the blind woman had been cured. All praised God.
Text: Krusch 1969, 133. Translation: Van Dam 1993, 193, modified.
Mulier erat a nativitate caeca, quae se exhiberi a parentibus ad beati Martini tumulum deprecata est. Ubi cum venisset, prostrata per triduum ad cancellos, qui ante sepulchrum sancti antistitis habentur extrinsecus, responsum accepit per somnium, dicente sibi sancto viro: 'Si lumen recipere desideras, require basilicam sancti Iuliani, in qua dum praesidium martyris expetis, ille coniunctus Martino visum tibi necessarium simul orationum suarum suffragiis revocabunt'. Exsurgens autem mulier, ignorans, quod in Turonico huius martyris reliquiae tenerentur, ad Sanctonicam urbem dirigit. Victurina etenim matrisfamilias ex nobili stirpe progenita in villae suae territurio basilicam construxerat reliquiasque martyris beati condiderat. Ad hanc ergo aedem mulier accedens, orat per triduum.
‘A woman who had been blind from birth asked to be brought by her parents to the tomb of the blessed Martin. When she had come there, for three days she knelt before the railings that were in front of the tomb of the holy bishop. She received a reply in a dream, when the holy man said to her: ‘If you wish to receive your sight, go to the church of Saint Julian. When you request the protection of the martyr in that church, he joined with Martin will restore the sight that you need through the support of their prayers.’ The woman arose, and because she did not know that there were relics of this martyr [Julian] in Tours, she went to Saintes. For Victurina, who was descended from a noble lineage and was the head of her family, had constructed a church on land belonging to her own villa and had placed relics of the blessed martyr in it. The woman went to this church and prayed for three days. The third day was the festival celebrating the baptism of the Lord.'
On the third day, it was the feast of the birth of the Baptist. During the service a great murmur broke out, and when the priest asked why, he was told that the blind woman had been cured. All praised God.
Text: Krusch 1969, 133. Translation: Van Dam 1993, 193, modified.
History
Evidence ID
E05267Saint Name
Julian, martyr of Brioude : S00035 Martin, ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397 : S00050Saint Name in Source
Iulianus MartinusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Collections of miraclesLanguage
- Latin
