4 Robbers’ Oil

Description The Story of The Four Thieves and the Oil that Protected Them The Bubonic Plague / Black Death originating in China quickly spread across  Asia, Middle East  and Europe throughout  the mid  14th and  early 15th Century .  In Europe the plague was so contagious people feared even going near the dead, no burials took place and bodies were lined up on the outskirts of towns.  The historical tale of the Four Thieves and the oil that protected them, occurred in what was once a thriving seaport city in France. As the bodies were piled up along with their  bedding and personnel effect, it was witnesses that 4 men were robbing the bodies of any possessions . To rob  the death was an act punishable by death. When the men were brought before the magistrate, he was amazed that the robbers who not only repeatedly walked among the dead each night but used the dead’s  bedding, clothing, personnel effects, and coin for themselves. How could it be they were not Infected? The four robbers