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that some brushwood be set alight. The prevailing wind, it is said, caused the flames to spread rapidly to surrounding fields and forest. A peasant discovered near where the fire is alleged to have begun was accused of starting the blaze, to be imprisoned, tortured to confess, and condemned to death. The story continues that as the man was being led to execution, a remorseful Conrad had publicly admitted his guilt to the
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The large number of miracles attributed to him is said to have prompted the city's leadership, soon after he died, to petition the Bishop of
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of the city. As punishment and reparation for the devastation he had caused, the city is said to have seized all his assets, sparing his life only because of his noble birth. Thus reduced to poverty, and seeking
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at a monastery in the city. Conrad had soon developed a reputation for holiness, and the flow of visitors had left him unable to keep the solitude he had sought. He is said to have departed as a
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