OMNIANA.
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it had acquired some celebrity, and the Fathers therefore dedicated their establishment to this cross, which gave name to the convent, and was in the place of a Patron Saint to it[1].
This cross was destroyed by lightning[2]
- ↑ Desta Cruz tomou o nome aquelle sitio, e se começou a chamar Santa Cruz de Busaco, e ficou sendo o Orago do Mosteyro que os Padres aly edificaram. Benedictina Lusitana, T. 2, P. 284. We have no word in our language which will apply equally to a Patron Saint or a Wooden Cross.
- ↑ D. Bernarda has a poem upon the Effectos del rayo espantoso que cayo en Buçaco el ano de 1630. The woods, it seems, were set on fire by lightning. This the poetess ascribes, after the manner of poets, to the Devil, who convokes a council, and details his causes of complaint against the Carmelites.
Danme guerra en toda parte
Estes mis perseguidores
Inermes ganan ciudades,
Humildes allanan montes.
Que no solo se contentan
Con vivir entre los hombres,
Mas havitan como fieras,
Los duros riseos y robles.
