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Saint Roch |life and legend
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The content of this section represents the heart of the portal, including a meticulous and updated historical-critic analysis of the life and legend of saint Roch of Montpellier, written by dr. Paolo Ascagni, director of the «Centro Studi Rocchiano»; consisting in a synopsis of the many researches by generations of historians – although of course their conclusions vary – referring always to the monumental work of Pierre Bolle.






 


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“Et varias per Christi amitatem peregrinationes agere habitu igitur et peregrino vestitu induitur caput pillio tegitur et de humeris bulga pendet atque baculus peregrinalis dexteram subivit et intentus penitentie Rochus post multa deserta Romam versus contendit” (Anonimo latino, Acta breviora, 1483)



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