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Neighbors who had known Dimpna long came to see for themselves. They looked in vain for the once-conspicuous spot in her eye. They too covered her left eye and quizzed her further, to test whether she could see. At least seven of them, especially various women friends of Anna, were satisfied enough to testify under oath to ecclesiastical authorities about Dimpna’s past and cure. Some in the village were skeptical, but most regarded it as a miracle.
Miracles at the Jesus Oak: Histories of the Supernatural in Reformation Europe
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