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Miracle data
Source name:	Cornell Mariale
Short title:	Light on Masthead
Poncelet Key:	1 - Abbas quidam aliquando in medio maris britannici nimia cum
Reference numbers:	no.3
Rubric/Title in source:	De quodam abbate cum pluribus liberatus a periculo maris
Incipit:	Abbas quidam cum aliquibus monachis et pluribus laicis in mari Brutanie (sic)
Summary:	Abbot with monks exposed to storm in ‘mari Britannico’ exhorts companions to pray to the Virgin. A light like a great candle appears on mast and the storm ceases. (242)