In 1891 nearly two million pilgrims viewed the coat, and eleven miraculous cures were claimed.
Bishops and beneficed incumbents (cures) must be regularly tried; and where the Church is established the canonical courts are recognized.
Here the invalids used to sleep when consulting the god, and the inscriptions found here record not only the method of consulting the god, but the manner of his cures.
Two notable cures were wrought on the western side of the lake - the healing of the woman with the issue and the raising of Jairus's daughter.
Unfortunately, there are no miracle cures or easy answers.
