{"id":157771,"date":"2020-04-13T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=157771"},"modified":"2020-04-20T10:17:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T09:17:04","slug":"of-beards-and-bubonic-plague-german-village-prays-for-a-2nd-miracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/04\/of-beards-and-bubonic-plague-german-village-prays-for-a-2nd-miracle\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Beards and Bubonic Plague: German Village Prays for a (2nd) Miracle"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1633 the Bavarian village of Oberammergau, ravaged by a pandemic, made a pledge to God. Now another pandemic has forced villagers to abandon their promise.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

5 Apr 2020 – <\/em>There is no doubt in the mind of the Rev. Thomas Gr\u00f6ner that what happened in his village was a miracle.<\/p>\n

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He says he has proof, too.<\/p>\n

The pandemic had ravaged the village. One in four people are believed to have died. \u201cWhole families, gone,\u201d Father Gr\u00f6ner said.<\/p>\n

Then villagers stood before a cross and pledged to God that if he spared those who remained, they would perform the Passion Play \u2014 enacting Jesus\u2019 life, death and resurrection \u2014 every 10th year forever after.<\/p>\n

It was 1633. The bubonic plague was still raging in Bavaria. But legend has it that after the pledge, no one else in the village died from it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n