An authentic narrative of the extraordinary cure performed by Prince Alexandre Hohenlohe, on Miss Barbara O'Connor, a nun, in the convent of New Hall, near Chelmsford : with a full refutation of the numerous false reports and misrepresentations / by John Badeley.

  • Badeley, John.
Date:
1823
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An authentic narrative of the extraordinary cure performed by Prince Alexandre Hohenlohe, on Miss Barbara O'Connor, a nun, in the convent of New Hall, near Chelmsford : with a full refutation of the numerous false reports and misrepresentations / by John Badeley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Miss O'Connor's general health being re¬ established, and the surgical treatment of the hand being out of my province, I did not see her for some weeks; but having occasion to visit some of the ladies on the 2d of May, I was requested to look at Miss O'Connor’s hand and arm, which I found as much swollen and bad as I had ever seen them. The fingers looked ready to burst, and the wrist was fifteen inches in circumference. I did not then know the reason of my being desired to see the hand and arm on that day, not having heard of the application to the Prince. On the next day, the 3d of May, (a day of particular notice by the Catholics) she went through the religious process prescribed by the Prince. Mass being nearly ended, Miss O'Connor, not finding the immediate relief