De quodam miraculo.
The Blessed Sign at Christburg
Brother Heinrich Stango, commander of Christburg, receives a miraculous blessing from a crucifix while praying for a sign of God's grace, witnessed by a fellow brother hiding in the chapel.
About that Brother Heinrich Stango, commander of Christburg, it is reported as beyond doubt that while he was in the chapel on his knees before the altar, he was asking God to show him by some sign whether he had merited his grace. The crucifix of Jigneus, before which he prayed, extended its arm and, signing him with the cross, blessed him. Having seen this sign, he departed content.12 This was seen and made public by Brother Heindricusa, a priest of the same castle, who was at that time hiding in a corner of a certain chapel while praying.3
Read the original Latin
De isto fratre Henrico Stangone commendatore de Cristburgk refertur indubitanter, quod dum ipse in capella flexis genibus ante altare. rogaret deum ut ostenderet ei aliquo signo, si ejus graciam meruisset, crucifixus Jigneus, coram quo oravit, exlendit brachium suum, et cruce signando ipsum benedixit, quo signo viso contentus recessit. Hoc vidit et publicavit frater Heindricusa ejusdem castri sacerdos, qui tune orando in quodam capelle angulo latitabal.
Notes
- 1 ↩graciam rendered as 'grace' per lexeme policy; the brother is asking whether he has merited God's favor — a bold petition that the miracle answers.
- 2 ↩exlendit is an unusual form, possibly extenderit ('extended'); translated as 'extended' following the candidate gloss.
- 3 ↩latitabal is an unusual form, likely latitabat ('was hiding'); translated as 'hiding' following the candidate gloss.
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