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Quotation from Sts. Roch and Sebastian: Plague Saints by Jacobus de Voragine; Francesco Diedo tradition; later plague devotion

“At Piacenza, he himself was stricken with the plague”

Jacobus de Voragine; Francesco Diedo tradition; later plague devotion (spoken by Gregory Cleary)

Sts. Roch and Sebastian: Plague Saints, Catholic Encyclopedia, St. Roch, trans. Public-domain English article (1912)

Portrait of Jacobus de Voragine; Francesco Diedo tradition; later plague devotion

Roch's authority as plague saint includes his own illness, not only cures performed for others.

Citation: "At Piacenza, he himself was stricken with the plague" — Jacobus de Voragine; Francesco Diedo tradition; later plague devotion, Sts. Roch and Sebastian: Plague Saints, Catholic Encyclopedia, St. Roch, trans. Public-domain English article (1912). (id sts-roch-and-sebastian-q1)

Portrait: Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian, North Italian Painter, Public domain.

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