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In a medieval world ravaged by the Black Death, Brother Matthaeus finds his rigid Dominican faith fracturing. As Father Theoderic enforces a regime of fear and public penance, Matthaeus witnesses the practical miracles of Johannes, a physician practicing forbidden medicine, and Marietta, an artist concealing astronomical truths within cathedral glass. Caught between the Church's iron dogma and a clandestine circle of scholars, Matthaeus must navigate a dangerous path of intellectual rebellion. This evocative tale explores the turbulent intersection of religious devotion and the birth of scientific reason, following a group of dissidents as they risk execution to preserve ancient knowledge and ignite the first sparks of the Renaissance. Comparable works include The Name of the Rose, Timeline