de Berceo (Miracle No. 6), the 175th Cantiga de Santa María by Alfonso X, and in the Codex Calixtinus. The second part of the tale, the miracle of the dancing roasted chicken and rooster, is unique to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, although a very similar story appears in the English carol "King Herod and the Cock", and related notions can also be found in folklore concerning the mythical land of Cockaigne, "where grilled geese fly directly into one's mouth". Veneration In memory of Dominic's miracle, a rooster and chicken, with white feathers, are kept alive at the cathedral all year round. A different rooster and chicken are switched each month, although they are called descendants of the original birds who miraculously danced even though roasted. The pairs of roosters and chickens, when they are not at the cathedral, are kept in a chicken coop called the Gallinero de Santo Domingo de la Calzada, which the Cofradía de Santo Domingo (Confraternity of Santo Domingo) maintains with the help of donations. A wayside shrine () built in 1445 holds a relic associated with the miracle: a piece of wood from the gallows from which Hugonell was hanged. Medieval pilgrims gathered the feathers of these favored birds, or got them from the priest, and would affix them to their hats. Another tradition claimed that if the birds ate breadcrumbs directly from the end of the pilgrim's staff, that pilgrim would arrive safely in Compostela. The German pilgrim Hermann Künig (15th century) claimed to have seen the room where the roasted birds began to sing and dance; other documents written by pilgrims state that Hugonell's shirt as well as the gallows had been conserved by the church of Santo Domingo. These artifacts are now lost. A verse commemorating this miracle runs: ("Santo Domingo de la Calzada / Where a chicken sang after being roasted"). Chicken-shaped pastries called ("miracles of the saint") are widely available in the town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, also in commemoration of the miracle. Notes External links Saint of the Day, May 12: Dominic of the Causeway at SaintPatrickDC.org Santo Domingo de la Calzada Saint Dominic de la Calzada at the Christian Iconography web site Santo Domingo de la Calzada Spanish Roman Catholic saints 1019 births 1109 deaths Spanish hermits Camino de Santiago 12th-century Christian saints