Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

Miracles of Mary Stories about Other Themes

By Students

April 11, 2025

Students in Prof. Belcher's spring 2025 Marian miracle story class identified stories on common themes.

Tests (stories where the characters undergo some kind of test)

The pious rich man whom Satan served in hopes of destroying him and who tried to trick him through fishing, hunting, and fasting

A hermit in Jerusalem who was tempted by Satan to commit sexual sin but was saved when he refused to stop venerating the icon of the Virgin Mary

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