Curiosities of Christian History Prior to the ReformationPaterson, James
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Curiosities of Christian History Prior to the Reformation
Paterson, James
Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500; Church history -- Miscellanea; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Lives of Saints, 385; Christian Legends, 385; How Legends Grow, 386;
Thundering Legion, 387; The Theban Legion, 387; The Divining Rod, 387;
St. George and the Dragon, 388; St. Christina, 389; St. Christopher,
389; Hallelujah Victory, 391; Prophecies of Merlin, 391; Devil Showing
a Book, 392; Wandering Jew, 392; St. Sabas, 393; Theophilus and the
Devil, 393; Holy Grail, 394; Seven Sleepers, 394; Little Blind Herve,
395; Supper of St. Gregory, 395; St. Gregory Releasing Trajan, 395;
St. Bega, 397; St. Fructuosus and the Doe, 397; Pope Joan, 398; Bishop
Hatto, 398; St. Conrad, 399; The Piper of Hameln, 399; Lady Godiva,
399; Sacred Fire in Greek Church, 400; Superstitions of the Greek
Church, 401; Prester John, 401; Loretto, 401; King Richard I.'s Story,
402; St. Francis and his Love of Birds, 403; Bonaventura, on St.
Francis, 405; St. Antony Preaching to the Fishes, 406; St. Roch, 407.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE CRUSADERS AND PILGRIMS.
Monk Historian on the Crusades, 408; Crusades Beneficial, 408;
Practice of Pilgrimages, 409; Early Travels in Palestine, 410; Ways of
Pilgrims, 410; Peter the Hermit, 411; Pope Urban II., 413; Hunger for
Earth of Palestine, 413; Getting Rid of Spies, 414; Discovering the
Holy Lance, 415; Testing a Doubtful Point, 417; First Sight of
Jerusalem, 417; Assaulting Jerusalem, 418; Capturing Jerusalem, 419;
First Visit to the Holy Places, 419; A Second Crusade, 420; French
Queen as Crusader, 421; St. Bernard on his Crusade, 422; Bringing
Relics, 422; Another Crusade, 423; Emperor's Crusadership, 423; Fulk
of Neuilly, 424; Death of Richard I., 424; French Pillaging
Constantinople, 425; Crusaders against Heretics, 425; The Albigenses,
427; Children's Crusade, 428; Preaching of Crusade, 428; Escaping the
Crusader, 429; Master of Hungary, 430; Deathbed of St. Louis, 430;
Crusaders on their Way Home, 431; Bequeathing a Heart as Crusader,
432; Knights Templars, 433; Faith in Providence, 434; Columbus
Crusader, 435; Numbers of Crusaders, 436; Greek Church, 437.
CHAPTER XIV.
SOME GREAT CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS.
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