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Quotation from Sts. Roch and Sebastian: Plague Saints by Jacobus de Voragine; Francesco Diedo tradition; later plague devotion
“Everywhere the terrible scourge disappeared before his miraculous power”
Sts. Roch and Sebastian: Plague Saints, Catholic Encyclopedia, St. Roch, trans. Public-domain English article (1912)
The public-domain summary captures the miracle logic of Roch's plague patronage.
Citation: "Everywhere the terrible scourge disappeared before his miraculous power" — 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-q2)
Portrait: Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian, North Italian Painter, Public domain.
