Title
- Dabra Zamaddo's church's dangerous cliff side entrance is improved by the abbot and the Virgin Mary
Description
The church at Dabra Zamaddo was difficult to access, as it stood by a precipitous cliff, and people had injured themselves and even died while entering or exiting it. Abbuna Sama Iyyasus wondered how to make church access safer. One day a big tree near the church fell down. The abbot gave the order to cut the tree into logs and use them, along with some stones, to construct a path to the church. But the new path, which was intended to improve access, made matters worse, since it was not level and hence further obstructed the entrance. Dismayed, Abbuna Sama Iyyasus asked Mary to help level the crooked path. Mary heard his prayer. Despite the fact that it was the dry season, she caused a great rain to fall. The water poured down the cliff and on to the path, packing its crevasses with sand. In the morning the people of Dabra Zamaddo saw that the path had miraculously been leveled.
Contributors
- Wendy Laura Belcher, editor
- Taylor Eggan, contributor
History
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Taylor Eggan on :
(PEMM) typed incipit and summary at https://pemm.princeton.edu/stories/1016 -
Wendy Laura Belcher on :
(PEMM) identified the miracle