During the time when the witch hunt began in Catalonia, and even before that madness was unleashed in full, the healers and midwives were undoubtedly Focus of all accusations and suspicion regarding the evil nature of his actions or not. They knew the miracle of life, and especially in the case of midwives, the completely feminine atmosphere that surrounded him to perform his art was considered highly suspect.
No wonder that, in fact, the first process of the XV century on record in Catalonia was carried out against a midwife, in this case, against Sança of Camins. Sança was accused of practicing a very special ritual at the time of delivery. According to the documents found in the Archives of the Diocese of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSança provided a table as an altar and invoked the "Trip." According to some anthropologists and scholars such as Teresa Vinyoles, the "Trip" referred to a body of threefold nature, which currently relate to other triple goddesses, but could have been of any nature. Camins was processed Sança of the year 1419, and subsequently convicted.
Case of Bonadona not far behind either. Bonadona was the midwife of the court of King John I of Aragon, and was not formally accused "witches" for causing death by disease of the promised King, Joan of Valois. The king was more than willing to end the life of a midwife, but his mother, Elionor, urged him not to end his life, he was one of the best midwives in the court, and his services were to need. Fortunately, the king did not proceed with their intentions, and Bonadona even attended the birth of her unborn child, eight years later. The odd thing is that the king did not hesitate to directly blame their misfortunes Bonadona, for who but had power over life and death?
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