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of the cathedral to let him stay past the closing time, he promised them a basket of cherries, although it was midwinter and cherries were thus unobtainable, which he nevertheless promptly gave them the next morning. This episode, however, does not appear either in the account of
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The hospital services were provided by lay brothers, who lived together in the same way as monks but without taking religious vows. Gerardo himself was a lay brother and also held the post of "minister", or director of the hospital. As appears from later documents, he retained this post until his
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were preserved. Conducted to the tomb, she kissed the saint's mantle and at once regained her sight. The miracle was witnessed by a priest, chaplain of the church of St. John and confessor of the woman.
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