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According to her legend, Mesme was the daughter of the
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asked his son Mesmin to cut off his sister's head to save the honor of the family. Saint Mesmin buried the head of his sister and a miraculous spring gushed forth, which cured fevers. There is a fountain commemorating this story in the village of Sainte-Mesme near
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Mesmin died on
December 15, 520 and was buried in the cave of the dragon of BĂ©raire. Around 550, a church was erected above the tomb of Saint Mesmin on the site of the old villa. The cave became a place of pilgrimage until the arrival of the Normans. BĂ©raire became known as
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and asked clemency for the rebels. The king was so impressed, he took an interest in
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Berarius, its one time owner; and the nearby village was called BĂ©raire. Below the cliff was a natural cave where Mesmin would often go for solitude and prayer. The cave is near a towpath that was part of the
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This Mesme is not to be confused with Saint Mesme (Mexme), a disciple of Martin of Tours, and founding abbot of the Abbey of Chinon who died of old age.
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Across the river from the abbey, on the north shore of the Loire was a Gallo-Roman villa on a cliff overlooking the river. It was called the
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