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Cantiga CSM 236 of the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X

The Shipwrecked Woman who was Brought to Shore

Folio 83 recto of codex Florencia Ms Banco Rari 20

   A woman from Marseilles was travelling in a ship owned by a pirate named Pero Bonifaz.
   The ship struck a rock and broke apart.
   Everyone on board perished immediately, except for one woman who, nevertheless, sank to the bottom of the sea.
   Holding her little boy in her arms, the woman prayed to the Virgin to protect her.
   The Virgin appeared to her and comforted her. Taking her by the hand, she led her across the water, as if leading her across level ground. She came to the port of Marseilles.
   The woman told the people what had happened to her and they gave her gifts and praised the Virgin.
Source: BNCF, Banco Rari 20


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