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Does Martha move to today's France and end up stopping a deadly beast in Jesus name?  An ancient tradition claims it is so!

 

 

Tarrascon, today's France, the eventual residence of Martha, sister of Lazarus and Mary?       

     

 

     It is interesting that the Martha spoken of in the Bible, sibling of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,  does not necessarily disappear from history after the crucifixion of Jesus.  It is recorded by some that she ended up going to France and eventually died there, and that the location of her burial is locally famous.  You can search What ended up happening to Martha from the Bible and read a lot more about her later life (purportedly, anyway!)  But one point of interest to me was reading that in some tellings of her life story she faces down a dangerous beast, pacifies it in the name of Jesus, and leads it to the nearby village.  It's a killer, this beast! (if real, most likely what we would call a dinosaur of some type, from the description!)  Here is a bit on this from Wikipedia:

 

     A further legend relates that Martha then went to Tarascon, France, where a monster, the Tarasque, was a constant threat to the population. The Golden Legend describes it as a beast from Galatia; a great dragon, half beast and half fish, greater than an ox, longer than a horse, having teeth sharp as a sword, and horned on either side, head like a lion, tail like a serpent, that dwelt in a certain wood between Arles and Avignon. Holding a cross in her hand, Martha sprinkled the beast with holy water. Placing her sash around its neck, she led the tamed dragon through the village.[18]

 

 

 

 

Gothic Tomb of Saint Martha in Tarascon

 

     There Martha lived, daily occupied in prayers and in fastings. Martha eventually died in Tarascon, where she was buried. Her tomb is located in the crypt of the local Collegiate Church.

 

     End Quote from Wikipedia.

 

     So, kind of an interesting and possibly historical tidbit to mention about her, I guess.  There are a huge number of mentions of 'dragon-like creatures' from continental Europe and the United Kingdom in the last 2,000 years.  It seems stubborn to reject the idea that such animals existed and were simply hunted out (mainly) due to harm done to people, harm to valuable stock animals and due to men find hunting pretty exciting.  Did Martha take charge of one in Jesus' name?  The power of Jesus certainly allows for it, I know that much.  

  

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