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The Leper Hospital,
Winchester
25 March 2001
Quiz

How much do you know about the history of leprosy?

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The virgin daughter of Clotaire II, the 7th-century Frankish king, prayed that she might get leprosy. Why?

 

Who is the patron saint of leprosy?

 

The image of the medieval leper beggar ringing a bell and calling out 'unclean' is very powerful. In fact, most lepers did not use a bell. What did they use instead?

 

In which book of the Bible are the rules turning leprosy sufferers into social outcasts to be found?

 

By what other name is leprosy now known?

 

The son of which Hindu deity is said to have contracted leprosy?

 

out of 6 correct on first try

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