Bread also tells a story of devotion
In the accounts of Santa Senhorinha, food reveals concerns of the rural world.
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Odília Alves Gameiro identifies in the narratives wheat fields and vineyards, fear of losing crops in a storm and episodes of insufficient food for the community. The author relates the reference to white bread with the social position of the nuns.
Reading these passages allows you to know the themes and values of religious texts: sustenance, dependence on natural cycles and social differences. It is not equivalent to proving the miracles narrated or reconstructing a menu. To compare with another type of source, follow the crops described by the abbot in 1758.
Source and context
Odília Alves Gameiro — The nobiliary appropriation of a rural cult, 2001, pp. 562–563
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