![]() ![]() It is said she died praying before the cross. She converts from her childhood Muslim religion to Christianity and lived out her days humbly by the springs. After a long and perilous journey, Casilda reaches the healing spring and regains her health. Though Trevino does not name it so, it seems as if Casilda had cystic fibrosis. One day Casilda fell ill and asked to be taken to the healing waters at Castile. Casilda, feeling mercy for them, would bring them bread and water. Her father, King Alamun, often took Christian prisoners. During this time the Muslims or Moors were at war with the Christians. I do believe either I was her in a past life or, at the very least, I knew her.Ĭasilda was the daughter of a Moorish king in Spain. By the end of the novel I felt some sort of mystical connection to beautiful Casilda. The cover intrigued me and the tale of the frail, but compassionate saint promised to be interesting. Once upon a time, around 1990, I read a book called Casilda of the Rising Moon by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino. ![]()
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