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1439-08-18-Liège

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1439-08-18 Sunday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Liège, Wallonia
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country Belgium
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
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, Sermon
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A procession is organized in the city against the mortality.

Text originalOriginal text

Et le XVIIIe jour d'awoist, ly vynale d'isle entirement, engliezes et abbies, fisent procession entour le vinale, et chant-ons messe speciale à Saint-Poul, et fut fait I sermon depriant Dieu de cesseir la grant mortaliteit.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

And on the eighteenth day of August, all the island's inhabitants, young and old, made a procession around the church, and sang a special mass in Saint-Paul, and a sermon was given deprying God to cease the great mortality.

References

  1. ^ Chronique de Jean de Stavelot 
  2. ^ Translation by Thomas Wozniak 

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