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1348-01-25-Styria

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1348-01-25 Thursday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.
RegionHistorical region(s) Carinthia, Styria
CountryCurrent country France
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) Earthquake
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Flagellants
last edited 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

After an earthquake around the 25th of January a plague spread from France to Styria and Carinthia and flagellants appeared.

Text originalOriginal text

A.D. 1348 circa conversionem sancti Pauli factus est terre motus magnus, maxime in Stiria et Karintia, et secuta est pestilencia hominum in partibus Gallie, et se paulatim extendit usque ad partes Stirie et Carinthie. [...] et ibant viceni per ecclesias nudati et usque ad femoralia flagellantes se et procidentes omnes cum cantu.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

A.D. 1348 around the feast of the conversion of St Paul the earth shook violently the most in Styria and Carinthia, and after this there was a plague among the humans in France, and it gradually expanded to Styria and Carinthia. [...] And they went in twenties through the churches naked down to their trousers and they flagellated themselves and they all fell down singing.

References

  1. ^ Kalendarium Zwetlense 
  2. ^ Translation by Christian Oertel 

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