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There is a legendary story about St. Francis of Paola. In 1464 Francis wanted to cross the Straits of Messina to reach Sicily, but a boatman refused to take him. Francis laid his cloak on the water, tied one end to his staff to make a sail, and sailed across with his companions. It must have been a very large cloak.

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While traveling to the Holy Land on a ship, Nicholas of Myra calmed a storm that was threatening to sink the ship.

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