Esther, wet nurse of Johanna of Chuza
Nurse of Johanna of Chuza.
"I took her to my breast from her mother... I was a servant, married myself, and I had given birth to a child one month earlier. I gave her my milk because the mother, too weak, could not... I was like a mother to her when she became an orphan, even though she could barely say 'mama'. My Hair turned white and my forehead wrinkled from watching over her illness... I made her bridal clothes, I led her to her wedding... I smiled at her maternal hopes... I wept with her over her child, dead..."[1]She pleads to Jesus to heal her mistress,[2] which will be done.[3]
Character and Appearance
Apostolic Path
As a disciple, she will be among the holy women active at the dawn of the Resurrection.[5]
Her name
Esther (Estér) is a name coming from the Persian *stareh* which means "star," taken as a symbol of beauty. - Historical reference: Queen Esther chosen by the King of Persia who had to intervene to To Save her people destined for destruction.
Where is she mentioned in the work?
GRM 99 GRM 619 GRM 622
Notes and references
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