Hey Ira, do you know the story of Chartres Cathedral? A most facinating thing:
In the Romanesque proto-Cathedral, a relic of Our Lady (her mantle) was reserved and was the attraction of many pilgrims and tourists. The Cathedral burned and with it the relic. However, the Bishop of Chartres, wanting the MOST beautiful, splendid Cathedral in all of France, prayed to God and the relic miraculously re-appeared (wink-wink, knod-knod...

). The people were so overwhelmed by the miracle that they began …
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