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The Penitents were a band of flagellants who traveled from town to town, demanding either a crucifixion or new followers to appease God and end the plague. Led by Rutger the Fair, they performed a claimed 'great miracle' in Auxerre, raising the dead with a ritual involving a beautiful boy herald and self-flagellation with spiked thongs.
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- They perform a 'great miracle' in Auxerre, claiming to raise the dead · revealed ch.18
- Their leader is Rutger the Fair; they include acolytes (four men and four women), a drummer, a beautiful boy herald, and scores of recruits from other towns · revealed ch.18
- They whip themselves with leather thongs fitted with iron hooks or spikes, and some use tree branches · revealed ch.18
- They wear simple skirts that were once white, now earth-colored and stiff with blood, and white caps with red crosses · revealed ch.18
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