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St Cadoc and the healing of the deaf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. D. G. Stephens*
Affiliation:
Cardiff
*
Dr S. D. G. Stephens, Welsh Hearing Institute, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XW.

Abstract

This manuscript traces the traditions of the healing of the deaf associated with St Cadoc. While Saint Cadoc was Welsh, the traditions associated with him are found in Brittany. It seems likely that they originated there as pre-Christian healing traditions which were subsequently incorporated into those associated with the Church. The centre of these traditions was (and is) St Cado in the South of Brittany, near Carnac.

Type
Main Articles
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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Footnotes

Presented at a meeting of the History of Otorhinolaryngology Association, Cardiff. July 1989.

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