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13th May/44th day: St-Gengoux-le-National - Taizé - Cluny

Wotae: 15.05.2019

After being properly watched over at Mme Reumaux's, it should be an atmospheric and impressive day.
But I have to go back to St-Gengoux. There are two stories, which end differently:
The first didn't go well for him: he was murdered by his wife and her lover. 
The second: Gangolf was on a military campaign with his king Pippin. Upon his return, he suspected his wife of infidelity. To justify herself, she had to fetch a stone from a well. Afterwards, her arm was burned. So he became the saint of cheated husbands, but holy because of his generosity.

Enough of that, we leave the place early and walk together to St. Hyppolite. An imposing Romanesque monastery ruin, which reminded me of Paulinzellaer. We talk to hosts for pilgrims and have a coffee together. She has also been to Compostela.
Saint Hyppolite
Saint Hyppolite

Marcel goes directly to Cluny, I go to Taizé.
Before that, my last carrot is shared:

What can I say about Taizé? Such a quiet, impressive atmosphere! You can only absorb a fraction for 3 hours, but it also gave tremendous confidence.

Taizé

I also met Mike, a bicycle pilgrim from Munich to Compostela, which wasn't a bad idea at that moment either:


In the early afternoon, I set off for Cluny, probably the most important city of the Middle Ages, which suffered greatly from the French Revolution and still thrives on the time before.

Cluny
Cluny


We found shelter for the night with the Sisters of St. Joseph:


Bells ringing, silence, singing, kindness, prayer: that's what characterized the day. And I was even able to sing my song "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten" (He who allows only the dear God to rule) alone (?) in the church of Taizé.

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