Commentary: Plagues and prayers
ROME – At the time of the plagues of 590 AD and The Black Plague of 1348 in Rome prayers were the primary remedy. Prayers produced an astonishing sign in the sky that a deadly plague would end.
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ROME – At the time of the plagues of 590 AD and The Black Plague of 1348 in Rome prayers were the primary remedy. Prayers produced an astonishing sign in the sky that a deadly plague would end.
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