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Leprosy and La Chapelle Saint Thomas

0 Omne Bonum, by Le Palmer, James, 1360-75. showing clerics with leprosy receiving instruction from a bishop. Source: British Library

The small Leper colony in the woods down the hill with its Saint Thomas Chapel dates back to the 12th Century. We have been coming here on our walks for the last 15 years. It is surrounded by a high flint wall now taken over by the rampant vegetation. The leper’s pool, once known for […]

By ajh mars 17, 2016
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