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  2. Miracle of the roses - Wikipedia

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    The miracle as we know it, with roses and in Germany, is first reported in 1332, in a Franciscan book of prayers, [6] though it has also been proposed that the miracle was "translated" from Elizabeth of Portugal to Elisabeth of Hungary in the 19th century.

  3. Didacus of Alcalá - Wikipedia

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    San Diego de Alcalá, Miracle of the roses, Niccolo Betti. Didacus is associated with a Miracle of the roses. He often took bread from the monastery's dining table to give to the poor. One day, leaving the convent with a cloak full of food, he was accused and challenged to open his cloak; miraculously, the loaves of bread had changed into roses ...

  4. Elizabeth of Hungary - Wikipedia

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    A statue showing the miracle of the roses in the rose garden in front of the neo-Gothic church dedicated to her at Roses' Square (Rózsák tere), Budapest [19] The popular legend of the miracle of the roses was originally attributed to Elizabeth of Portugal , is absent from Elizabeth of Thuringia's earliest hagiography and was only later ...

  5. Elizabeth of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    In Portuguese popular culture, she is commonly associated with a "miracle of the roses". The young adult historical fantasy novel A Curse of Roses by Portuguese author Diana Pinguicha retells her story as a princess who can turn food into flowers and falls for an Enchanted Moura. [18] [19]

  6. Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi

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    According to tradition (already attested at the end of the 13th century), one night St. Francis, feeling the temptation to abandon his way of life, rolled naked in the bramble thorns in an attempt to overcome doubt and temptation. In contact with his body, the bramble bushes turned into dog roses without thorns.

  7. Pope Francis credited for 'half-miracle' - AOL

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    During a mass in Naples on Saturday, he was given a vial of dried blood belonging to St. Gennaro, the city's patron saint.

  8. Margaret Huntley Main, oldest living Tournament of Roses ...

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    Margaret Jayne Huntley Main, the oldest living Tournament of Roses queen, died of what appear to be natural causes in Auburn, her family confirmed. She was 102. Margaret Huntley Main, oldest ...

  9. See how a landmark Coral Gables theater changed through the ...

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    The Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables grand opening on Dec. 7, 1948 on the left, with the Glenn Ford American comedy film, “The Return of October” on its marquee.