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St. Lydwine was bedridden from the age of fifteen, when she broke a rib while ice skating, and endured a lifelong illness that was probably one of the first documented cases of multiple sclerosis. Her body became covered with sores and abscesses and virtually came apart into... Read Full Overview

Issue d'une ancienne famille noble mais ruin e, Lydwine est la seule fille d'une fratrie de 10 enfants. Jolie et gracieuse, elle pr f re se consacrer Dieu et repousse tous ses pr tendants.

l' ge de 15 ans, elle est victime d'une chute alors qu'elle patine... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

n p re la marie seize ans Jean, duc de Touraine, dauphin de France, qui p rit, quelque temps apr s, empoisonn . Elle se remarie sans tarder avec son cousin germain, Jean IV, duc de Brabant, une sorte d' nerv et de niais, qui la d daigne et vit publiquement avec une autre... Read Full Overview

F te le 14 avril Issus d'anc tres nobles, mais tomb s dans la pauvret , les parents de Lydwine n'avaient pas pour cela h sit lever neuf enfants, huit gar ons et une fille. Celle-ci, venue au monde la cinqui me, le 18 mars 1380, tait une enfant gracieuse et forte, d'une avenante... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview