Cantiga 013 of the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X

Elbo the Thief

   A thief named Elbo always prayed to the Virgin and commended himself to her.
   One day he was caught stealing and the magistrate ordered him to be hanged.
   As Elbo was hanging on the gallows, the Virgin supported his feet so that he did not choke. He stayed on the gallows for three days.
   The magistrate passed by, noticed the thief was still alive, and had the rope adjusted. The Virgin continued to protect Elbo.
   The thief spoke to the magistrate and his men, explaining that the Virgin had been keeping him alive.
   The magistrate praised the Virgin and had him taken down from the gallows. Elbo joined a monastery.

		A larger image of panel 2

Source: upenn.edu

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