As he bent down to pick up the child , it abruptly disappeared .
On 24 September 1445 , Hermann Leicht , the young shepherd of a nearby Franciscan monastery , saw a crying child in a field that belonged to the nearby Cistercian monastery of Langheim .
As Hermann Leicht bent down to pick up the child , it abruptly disappeared .
On 24 September 1445 , Hermann Leicht , the young shepherd of a nearby Franciscan monastery , saw a crying child in a field that belonged to the nearby Cistercian monastery of Langheim .