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him. pestilence. existent lady. 1170-1221 St. Dominic of Spain saw himself face to face with Christ, who had drawn three spears against the evil of the world. Peter and Paul also appeared to him and gave him a staff and a book with his mission to preach. The saint's mother saw a black and white dog, which lit up the whole world with the torch in its mouth. Mary gave St. Dominic a rosary and explained its laws to him. c.1180 A stag with a blue and red cross on its antlers appeared to Sts. Felix of Valois (1127-1212) and John of Matha. 2.8.1218 The Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Peter Nolasco at Barcelona, Spain, and persuaded him to found the Order of our Lady of Ransom to rescue captives from the Moors. Orleans. dangerously ill. The hand of God raised in blessing and emerging from golden rays became visible to c.981 A wolf appeared to St. Wolfgang while he was praying in church at Regensburg, Germany, and the devil disappeared in a rage. 1008 Churchgoers at Valenciennes, France, saw visions of the Blessed Virgin during a time of c.1020 An angel is supposed to have brought a reliquary to St. Bernhard of Hildesheim, Germany. August, 1060 Jesus and the Queen of Heaven appeared to St. Albert in the village of Espain, France. 16.1.-17.4.1095 The 'Queen of the Universe' appeared in the clouds to all the inhabitants of the town of Arras, France. c.1100 St. Anselm of Canterbury, England, saw Mary many times. 1110 The Madonna and angels appeared to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, France. c.1114 While St. Isidore of Madrid, Spain, was praying, two white oxen, driven by an angel, were seen ploughing. 1117 At Cremona, Italy, a one-year-old baby suddenly spoke and described a very beautiful, non- 1155 When St. Dominic of Spain was baptized, his nurse saw a golden star on the child's brow. 1186 A swan with a chalice out of which the infant Jesus climbed is supposed to have appeared during Mass to St. Hugh of Lincoln, England. 1219 The 'Queen of Heaven’, accompanied by two beautiful maidens, appeared to Dean Reginald of