There are two stories connected with this bean. First, a thief stole a monstrance (a Roman Catholic church vessal in which the cons...Read Moreecrated Host is exposed for adoration) and buried it in a field. When a field's owner wanted to plow his field, the horse came to the spot where the bean was and refused to go further. The farmer suspiciously dug up the ground around the area and found the monstrance and returned it to the church. Back in the field, he sowed some white beans. To his astonishment, all the beans were impressed with the image of a monstrance.
According to the second legend, A monk planted some white beans in the monastery garden as hostile troops approached. Hastily, nuns buried all the church artifacts, including the monstrance, in the garden. Then a miracle happened: the white beans, which had lain beside the monstrance, were impressed with the image of the monstrance.
There are two stories connected with this bean. First, a thief stole a monstrance (a Roman Catholic church vessal in which the cons...Read More