St Roch / Roche Pilgrim Badge, Boxed With Brief Historical Descripition Product Type_Sick Call Set and after his death

and after his death

while his illustrations interpret their rich imagery against the backdrop of our world

Introduced and edited by Katherine Tillman

Published: may 2019

Moses and the Burning Bush

St Roch / Roche Pilgrim Badge, Boxed With Brief Historical Descripition Product Type_Sick Call Set and after his deathSt. Roch was an important and popular late medieval saint, mainly due to his reputation as a deliverer from plague and contagion. According to his legend, St Roch was the son of a wealthy Montpellier family. After the death of his parents he gave his wealth away and resolved to make a pilgrimage to Rome; arriving in Italy in 1315, only to find the country ravaged by plague or contagion. He was said to have healed many victims before contracting the