| | Jean Bodel -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Jean Bodel, who lived in the late (additional info and facts about twelfth century) twelfth century, was an (The earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century) Old French poet who wrote a number of (additional info and facts about chansons de geste) chansons de geste. |
| | He also wrote a (A medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr) miracle play called the Jeu de (additional info and facts about Saint Nicolas) Saint Nicolas, which tells a story of how St Nicholas forces some (additional info and facts about thieves) thieves to restore a stolen treasure. |
| | In 1202, Bodel contracted (Chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae) leprosy and entered a leprosarium. |
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