Page "Pope Gregory II" Paragraph 25

A tale concerning Gregory II was attached to the victory over Moslem forces at the Battle of Toulouse ( 721 ).

According to the Liber Pontificalis, in 720 Pope Gregory sent to Odo, Duke of Aquitaine, “ three blessed sponges / baskets of bread ”.

The Duke kept these, and just before the battle outside of Toulouse, he distributed small portions of these to be eaten by his troops.

After the battle, it was reported that no one who had eaten a part of the sponges / baskets of bread had been killed or wounded.