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Letter to Editor
September 4, 1787
The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A submission to the New-York printers describes the life of St. Goodric, including his pilgrimages, extreme austerities, encounters with demons, miracles, and death in A.D. 1170, in response to reports on Methodist converts.
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Messrs. Loudon,
Seeing the benefit derived by the Methodist Converts in and about Brunswick, in your last paper; please give the following account of St. Goodric, a place in your Packet.
ST. GOODRIC made three pilgrimages to Jerusalem; at length was warned by a vision, to settle in the desert of Zunchal. During sixty-three years he lived a hermitical life, and practised unheard of austerities: he wore an iron shirt next to his skin, day and night, and wore out three: he mingled ashes with the flour he made his bread of; and lest it should then be too good, kept it three or four months before he ventured to eat it. In winter as well as summer, he passed whole nights up to his chin in water, at his devotion. Like St. Anthony he was often haunted by fiends in various shapes; sometimes in form of beautiful damsels; and, was visited with evil concupiscence; which he cured by rolling naked among thorns and briars: His body grew ulcerated; but, to increase his pain, he poured salt into the wounds. He wrought many miracles, and died A. D. 1170.
New-York, 31st August, 1787.
Messrs. Loudon,
Seeing the benefit derived by the Methodist Converts in and about Brunswick, in your last paper; please give the following account of St. Goodric, a place in your Packet.
ST. GOODRIC made three pilgrimages to Jerusalem; at length was warned by a vision, to settle in the desert of Zunchal. During sixty-three years he lived a hermitical life, and practised unheard of austerities: he wore an iron shirt next to his skin, day and night, and wore out three: he mingled ashes with the flour he made his bread of; and lest it should then be too good, kept it three or four months before he ventured to eat it. In winter as well as summer, he passed whole nights up to his chin in water, at his devotion. Like St. Anthony he was often haunted by fiends in various shapes; sometimes in form of beautiful damsels; and, was visited with evil concupiscence; which he cured by rolling naked among thorns and briars: His body grew ulcerated; but, to increase his pain, he poured salt into the wounds. He wrought many miracles, and died A. D. 1170.
New-York, 31st August, 1787.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Historical
Religious
What themes does it cover?
Religion
What keywords are associated?
St Goodric
Hermit Life
Austerities
Pilgrimages
Miracles
Methodist Converts
Religious Devotion
What entities or persons were involved?
Messrs. Loudon
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Messrs. Loudon
Main Argument
provides an account of st. goodric's extreme religious austerities and miraculous life as an example or parallel to methodist converts.
Notable Details
Three Pilgrimages To Jerusalem
Lived 63 Years As Hermit In Zunchal Desert
Wore Iron Shirt
Mingled Ashes With Bread
Nights In Water
Haunted By Fiends Like St. Anthony
Rolled In Thorns To Cure Concupiscence
Poured Salt In Wounds
Wrought Many Miracles
Died A.D. 1170