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| CSM Number : 278 | |||
| Short name: | The Blind Pilgrim to Santiago who was Healed at Vilasirga | Alternative: | Blind woman healed (Vilasirga) |
| Incipit: | Como sofre mui gran coita/ o om’ en cego seer | ||
| Refrain: | Como sofre mui gran coita/ o om’ en cego seer/ assi faz gran piadade/ a Virgen en ll’ acorrer. | ||
| Summary of narrative | |||
| Setting: | Santiago, Carrión, and Vilasirga | Protagonist(s): | a blind woman |
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A blind woman from France went on pilgrimage to Santiago, but was not healed. On her return, she and her daughter stopped at Carrión where they took shelter from the rain in a church on the outskirts of the town. The blind woman lay down before the altar and prayed to the Virgin to restore her sight. She was cured instantly and blessed the Virgin. The next day, on the road, the woman met a blind man travelling to Santiago. She advised him to go instead to Vilasirga and told him how she had been healed of the same affliction. The man did as she advised and was also healed. Everyone who heard the news praised the Virgin for healing two blind people so rapidly. |
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| Metrical data | |||
| Stanza: | 15 15 15 15 | Refrain: | 15 15 |
| No. of Stanzas: | 10 | ||
| Rhyme scheme: | AA | bbba | Zejel: | Yes |
| MS locations: | |||
| F74, E278 | |||
| Poncelet reference | |||
| None | |||
| Keywords | |||
| blindness, pilgrimage, Saint James | |||
| Discography | |||
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem | |||
| BITAGAP ID | |||
| 4032 | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Miniature spagnuole in un codice fiorentino Aita, Nella | |||
| O códice florentino de Cantigas de Affonso, o Sábio Aita, Nella | |||
| Imagen e intención. La representación de Santiago Apóstol en los manuscritos de las Cantigas de Santa Maria Fernández Fernández, Laura | |||
| King Alfonso’s Virgin of Villa-Sirga, Rival of St. James of Compostela Keller, John Esten | |||
| More on the Rivalry Between Santa María and Santiago de Compostela Keller, John Esten | |||
| The Way of Saint James King, Georgiana G. | |||
| Afonso X e as Cantigas de Santa Maria localizadas en Galicia Negri, Manuel | |||