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1466-08-14-Metz

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1466-08-14 Tuesday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Metz
RegionHistorical region(s) Lorraine
CountryCurrent country France
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned Carthusian
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease Procession
LanguageLanguage of the original text French
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Mortality, Procession
last edited 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

A procession is organized in Metz because of the plague.

Text originalOriginal text

Item, le XIIIe jour d'aoust, on fist une très belle procession généralle au grant mostiés, pour la pestillence qui coroit fort. Et alloit on quérir la vraie croix de saint Elloy au Chartrieux au pont Thieffroy [...] Et y fuit grant temps, jusques à tant que la pestilence fuit cessée.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Because of the pestilence, a procession has been held at the great church on the 14th of August, with the real cross of St Eloy brought from the carthusian monastery at the Thieffroy bridge [...] And it took a long time before the pestilence ceased.

References

  1. ^ Journal de Jean Aubrion 
  2. ^ Translation by Thomas Labbé 

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