Panel 4 of Cantiga 128 of the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X

The Peasant who Placed a Host in a Beehive

The peasant ran to the church to fetch the priest. The priest, seeing the Virgin in the beehive, convened a council to decide what to do. They resolved to bring the Virgin back to church in a procession. When they went to fetch her, she emitted a fragrance sweeter than lilies, violets or rosewater.

Source: Carleton College, Student Labels HIST 204

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