Saint Casilda of Toledo
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(Franciscan Media) Born to Islamic parents in Spain Toledo in the 10th century, Casilda was raised Muslim but showed special kindness to Christian prisoners, carrying bread to them according to Zurbaran hidden in her clothes.
On one occasion the soldiers questioned what she was carrying under her skirt and as she proceeded to show them the bread it miraculously turned into a bouquet of roses.
As a young Woman, Casilda became ill but had no confidence that any Arab doctor could help her to regain her health and so she made a pilgrimage to the Shrine of San Vicenzo, like so many people before her, seeking the healing waters of the shrine which relieved Casilda of her illness.
In response, Casilda became a Christian, living the rest of her life in solitude, prayer and penance not far from the healing spring.
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