Guthlac, Pega and the Blind Boatman

Shortly after St Guthlac of Crowland died in 715, a boatman working for prince Athelbald was afflicted by an incurable eye complaint. The boatman went to Crowland, where the hermit’s sister Pega was now in charge, and she anointed his eyes with salt blessed by her brother. Even before the treatment was completed, the boatman could see clearly once again.

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