来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第7集 第7集》
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There's no reason for us然而 把传奇当真 -
to accept the truth of that legend as accurate.是毫无任何根据的 -
But there is something interesting about it.但这其中一些地方还是很有趣的 -
First, that there's some support,首先 有记录记载了 -
which is that Saint Nicaise,一位名叫圣尼凯斯的 -
who was a Crusader of the Order of Saint John,圣约翰骑士团的十字军 -
he had an unhappy experience in the Middle East.在中东地区的一段很不幸的经历 -
He was captured and beheaded.他被俘虏后便身首异处 -
But thereafter但自那之后 -
he became the patron saint of smallpox sufferers.他成为了天花病患者的守护神 -
A cult of Saint Nicaise--在此特地提一下 -
he's from Reims, in particular--圣尼凯斯来自兰斯市