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A HANDBOOK

Christian jQ^^^ols

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STORIES OF THE SAINTS

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CLARA ERSKINE CLEMENT

EDITED BY

KATHERINE E. CONWAY
FIFTH EDITION

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THE MOST REVEREND JOHN J. WILLIAMS

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PREFACE.

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The title of the present work sufficiently indicates its general
scope and purpose. It has been undertaken to satisfy a want
often felt personally by the writer and often expressed to her by
others. Those who go abroad and travel in Christian lands meet
at every step, through town and country, in the broad light of
day and in the mysterious gloom of sacred places, symbolic
forms which are known in a general w^ay to represent the mys-
teries and facts of the Christian faith, but which fail to recall
them to the uninitiated beholder in anything like a distinct and
accurate manner. Churches are dedicated to saints hitherto un-
heard of; and streets, sometimes large cities, bear their names.
Pictures, even of saints best known, are seen, in churches and
art galleries, coupled with incidents and surroundings that
fairly bewilder the mind.

Nor need one go abroad to feel thus puzzled and perplexed.
The very pictures and prints, copied from the Great Masters,
which adorn our own homes, affect us similarly. In the books
which lie on our tables, in the contributions of the art critics to
our newspapers and magazines, we are constantly lighting on
references to names and facts of wliich we want ampler knowl-
edge. They come to us invested with a halo of sanctity and
mystery, and we long to have at hand some book, simple and

viii PREFACE.

accessible, which will tell us all about them ; and this is just
our aim in the following pages.

Though containing much that belongs to history proper, our
book does not profess to be in all respects a true history of
persons and facts. Its purpose is rather to show forth the
conception of them which is embodied and illustrated in art.
History and legend unite in this conception. The artist's indi-
vidual fancy must also be allowed for. It would be extremely
difficult to isolate what is purely historical. It is thus in all
records of the past. The difficulty is still greater in all religious
narratives, save only the Inspired Writings, on account of the
marvellous, which forms a part of them, and which can be
neither wholly accepted nor wholly rejected. Wonders related
in the lives of the saints, which have undoubtedly a basis in
historical fact, have often come down the years exaggerated,
distorted, or invested in " showy human colors," — as Cardinal
Newman warns us in his consideration of " The Internal Char-
acter of Ecclesiastical Miracles," — either through the infirmity
of credulous or over-zealous chroniclers or through the malice of
the enemies of the Church.

That some of the miracles attributed to the saints should
have been merely fabled, need not startle nor scandalize even
the Catholic reader, nor excite prejudice against the great mass
which rest on evidence at least as firm as that on which we ac-
cept the records of profane history ; for, to quote again from
the above-named eminent authority, " it as little derogates from
the supernatural gift residing in the Church that miracles should
have been fabricated or exaggerated, as it prejudices her holiness
that within her pale good men are mixed with bad."

An additional difficulty arises from the fact that the origina-
tors of many strange stories — such, for example, as those which

PREFACE. IX

are related of St. Christopher, St. Hilarion, St. Nicholas of Myra,
St. George the Soldier-Saint, etc., and some of the wonder-tales
which have gathered about the records of St. Gregory the Great
— chose, like the Greeks of old, that mythical form of narration
simply to indicate more strongly some moral lesson. Hence
they never appealed to the faith of their hearers ; nor did any
of these, save only the most ignorant, take the stories in their
literal sense. Tor this method of popular instruction we have
even a divine precedent, — Christ himself instructing the
multitude by parables.

The difficulties of the historian, however, are no concern of
ours. We tell in words the story told in art, adding only as
much of real fact as the mind naturally desires to know in con-
nection with the subject. In heroes of the supernatural as well
as of the natural order, —

" Our elder brothers, and of one blood," —

we feel, so to speak, a family pride, not alone for their actual
achievements, but even for the fond exaggerations of their
disciples and admirers.

As to what must be set down as unmistakably legendary, in-
dependent of its helping to elucidate the great works of art, it
has often an intrinsic beauty of its own, and is deeply interesting
as illustrative of the religious mind of past ages, — ages of faith
more ardent than our own, which merited and often won open
and extraordinary recompenses.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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SYMBOLISM IN ART 1

LEGENDS AND STORIES ILLUSTRATED IN ART 37

GENERAL INDEX 325

SYMBOLISM IN ART.

St. Augustine calls the represen-
tations of art lihri idiotarum (" the
books of the simple "), and there is no
doubt that the first object of Christian
art was to teach; and the aim of the
artist was to render the truth he de-
sired to present without regard to the
beauty of the representation : he ad-
hered to the actual, and gave no play
to imagination or sesthetics. But later
in its history, this art has been influ-
enced by legends and doctrines in the
choice of subjects, and these have been
variously rendered, in accordance with
the character, the aesthetic cultivation,
and the refinement of the artist. But
from its infancy to the present time,
there have been certain characteristic figures, attributes or symbols,
which have made a part of the language of what may be called
Christian Art. These are meaningless — or worse, perhaps a de-
formity — to the eye of one who understands them not ; but they
add much to the power of a representation, to the depth of sentiment
and expression when rightly apprehended. These symbols are used
in two ways, — to express a general fact or sentiment, or as the
especial attribute or characteristic of the person represented. My
present limits allow but an imperfect and superficial consideration
of this subject.

SYMBOLISM IN ART.

I. GENERAL SYMBOLS.

The Glory, Aureole, and Nimbus, all represent light or bright-
ness, and are the symbols of sanctity. The nimbus surrounds the
head ; the aureole encircles the whole body, and the glory is the
union of the nimbus and aureole. The nimbus belongs to all holy
persons and saints as well as to the representations of divinity. The
aureble, strictly speaking, belongs only to the persons of the Godhead;
but the Virgin Mary is invested with it, (1) when she holds the
'Saviour in her arms, (2) in pictures of the Assumption, (3) when
she is represented as the intercessor for humanity at the last judg-
ment, (4) when represented as the Woman of the Apocalypse.
The aureole has also been used as a symbol of the apotheosis of holy
persons ; but this is a degeneration from its original design and the
use assigned it in ancient traditions. The glory also belongs espe-
cially to God and the Virgin. The oblong aureole is called, in Latin,
vesica piscis ; in Italian, the mandorla (almond). The cruciform or
triangular nimbus, or the figure of a cross in the nimbus, belongs
properly to the persons of the Trinity; the nimbus of saints and
lesser beings should be circular. A square nimbus is used for
persons still living when the representation was made ; the hex-
agonal nimbus for allegorical personages. These symbols did* not
appear in Christian art until the fifth century, and during the fif-
teenth and sixteenth centuries they disappeared. They are, however,
employed in the present day, although not with the careful distinc-
tion in the employment of the various forms which characterized
their earliest use. The color of these s^^mbols in painting is golden,
or that which represents light ; in some instances, in miniatures or
on glass, they are of various colors. Didron believes these to be
symbolical, but is not sure of the signification of the colors.

The Fish. A fish, most frequently a dolphin, was the earliest
and most universal of the Christian symbols. It has several signi-
fications. The Greek word for fish, IX0Y2, is composed of the
initial letters of the Greek 'It^o-ov? X^io-tos, ©cou Y109, 2(uT7/p, the
Latin translation of which is "Jesus Christus, Dei filius, Salvator,"
— thus forming the initial anagram of this title of Jesus; and these
characters are found in many ancient inscriptions and upon works of
art. The fish is an emblem of water and the sacrament of baptism ;

SYMBOLISM IN ART.

of the vocation of the Christian apostle, or " fisher of men," especially
in the hands of St.Peter and others who were eminently successful
in making converts^ it is emblematic of Christians generally, they
being likened to fish in the call of the Apostles (xMatt. iv. 19), and
also typified by the miraculous draught of fishes (John xxi.). But
it is not true that the fish is alwa3's a Christian emblem ; according
to Didron it is never met as such in Greek art, and he believes that
this emblem on the tombs in the catacombs at Rome signified the
occupation of the person buried in them.

The Cross has a deeper meaning than that of other symbols ;
it is in a certain sense not merely the instrument of the sufferings
of Christ, but himself suffering, — ubi crux est martyr ibi. In
Christian iconography the cross holds a most important place.
According to the tradition or legend of the True Cross, it was co-
existent Tvith the world, and will appear at the last judgment.
Chosroes believed that in possessing the cross of Christ he possessed
the Saviour, and so it was enthroned at his right hand. Thus in
early representations of the three persons of the Godhead the cross
without the figure was considered not only to recall Christ to the
mind, but actually to show him. There are four differently formed
crosses : The Latin, or Roman, Cross
(1) is believed to be like that on
which Christ suffered, and is the
one placed in the hand of a saint.
This cross is in the form of a man
with the arms extended ; the dis-
tance from the head to the shoulders
being less than from the shoulders
to the feet, and the length of the
arms less than that of the whole
figure. The Greek Cross (2) has
four equal branches. The Cross of

St. Andrew (3) is a cross saltier, or an X ; and the Egyptian, or
" Tau," Cross (4) has but three branches, like the letter T. This
last is also called St. Anthony's Cross, because this saint is repre-
sented with a crutch in the shape of the "Tau," and it is embroi-
dered on his vestments. It is also assigned as the cross of the Old
Testament, and the brazen serpent is represented on a pole with this

4 SYMBOLISM IN ART.

form. The Patriarchal Cross is of the same shape as the Latin Cross,
but has two horizontal bars. There are numerous varieties of the
Greek and Latin crosses, such as the ^laltese Cross, the Cross of
Dorat, and various others which pertain in some cases to certain lo-
calities. The cross is often interlaced or combined with the first two
letters of the name of Christ in Greek. This monogram itself is called
the Labarum, or the Cross of Constantine, this being the form of the
legendary cross which he saw in the sky, and which was inscribed, ac-
cording to Eusebius, EN TOYTQ NIKA ("Conquer by this"). Fre-
quently, when the cross was made of gold or silver, the five wounds
of Christ were represented by inserting in it as many carbuncles or
rubies, there being one in the centre and one at each extremity.

The Lamb has been an emblem of the Saviour from the earliest
period of Christian art. It w^as the type of him in the Old Testa-
ment, and the name given him by St. John the Baptist (John. i. 28).
"When standing, bearing the cross or a banner, with a nimbus about
the head, it is the Lamb of God, and is frequently inscribed Ucce
Agnus Dei. The Twelve Apostles are represented by as many lambs ;
while the thirteenth, the symbol of Christ, bears the cross or has a
nimbus about the head, and is frequently larger than the others.
The lamb, called the Apocalyptic Lamb, has seven horns and seven
eyes (Rev. v. 6). The lamb is also a general symbol of modesty,
urity, and innocence, as when made the attribute of St. Agnes.

^HE Lion is another symbol of Christ, the " Lion of Judah," and
is sometimes represented with a cruciform nimbus. According to
an Eastern tradition, the cub of the lion is born dead, and is licked
by its sire until it comes to life on the third (lay.^^ HcJio^ it is sym-
bolical of the resurrection. It is given, to /St. Jerome knd other
hermits as the emblem of solitude ; to those who"pcrished in the
amphitheatre as the symbol of their death ; and is placed at the feet
of some to denote their courage and fortitude under the sufferings
of martyrdom.

The Pelican, who tears open her breast to feed her young with
her blood, is th« emblem of our redemption through the sufferings
of Christ ; it is also a symbol of the Eucharist.

The Dragon is the symbol of Satan and sin. It is represented
as conquered by Christianity, as in the legends of St. Margaret, St.
Michael, St. George, and St. Sylvester. In the legend of St. Martha

SYMBOLISM IN ART. 5

it represents a flood and pestilence. The "jaws of hell" are repre-
sented by the open mouth of a dragon emitting flames.

The Serpent, another emblem of sin, is sometimes placed beneath
the feet of the Virgin ; sometimes twined around a globe, to indi-
cate the power of sin over the entire world. In some symbolic
pictures of the Crucifixion the serpent lies dead at the foot of the
cross, " or, if alive, looking impotently up at the second Adam upon
the tree of our salvation, as before, according to art, he looked tri-
umphantly down upon our first parents, from the tree of our fall."

The Hind or Hart is the especial attribute of St. Eustace, i
St. Procopius, St. Giles, an^ ^t. Hubert., It was made the symbol
""^f religious aspiration by the " sweet singer of Israel " (Psalm xlii.),
and is also an emblem of solitude and hermit life.

The Unicorn. This fabulous creature was said to be able to
evade all pursuers except a virgin of perfect purity in heart, mind,
and life. It is given as an attribute only to the Virgin and St. Jus-
tina, and is the emblem of female chastity.

The Peacock is seen on tombs, sarcophagi, and among funereal
emblems. It symbolizes the change from life to immortality. It
was borrowed from pagan art, where it represented the apotheosis of
an empress. It was the bird of Juno, but was not the symbol of
pride until modern times.

The Dove is the emblem of the soul when represented as issuing
from the mouth of the dying ; an emblem of purity when given to
the Virgin and certain female saints ; also the symbol of the Holy
Ghost and of spiritual inspiration. It symbolizes the divine Spirit
when it hovers over holy men, as the emblem of their heaven-sent
inspiration ; and is seen in pictures of the Baptism of Christ, the
Pentecost, and the Annunciation.

The Olive, as the emblem of peace,
is given to the Archangel Gabriel and
to some saints. It is seen upon the
tombs of martyrs, and is sometimes
borne by the angels who announce the
nativity.

The Palm. The use of the palm
as the symbol of martyrdom is au-
thorized by Scripture (Rev. vii. 9).

SYMBOLISM IN ART.

It belongs to all the " noble army of martyrs." It is placed in
their hands and carved on their tombs. It is sometimes brought to
them by angels as if from heaven itself. It is very much varied
ill form and size.

The Lily, wherever seen, has but one signification, which is

chastity and purity. It belongs espe-
cially to pictures of the Annunciation
and to St. Joseph, whose rod was said
to have put forth lilies.

Fruit or Flowers, although fre-
quently employed merely as ornaments,
have, under certain circumstances, dif-
ferent significations. As the apple is
an emblem of the fall in Paradise, in many pictures, so when pre-
sented to the infant Saviour, or in his hand, it signifies redemp-
tion. Roses are illustrative of the legends of St. Elizabeth of
Hungary, St. Cecilia, and St. Dorothea, and a type of the Virgin
as the "liose of Sharon." A bursting pomegranate is the symbol
of a liopeful future. Any fruit in the hand of St. Catherine is a
symbol of " the fruit of the Spirit."

The Lamp, Lantern, or Taper is most frequently the symbol of
piety. But the lamp, as the attribute of St. Lucia, signifies heavenly
wisdom, or spiritual light.

Fire and Flames are emblems of zeal and fervor of soul, or of
the sufferings of martydom.

The Flaming Heart is symbolical of fervent piety and spiritual
love.

The Crown, when on the head of the Madonna, makes her the

I Queen of Heaven and Regina Angelorum.

V >/V Y j\ ll // y When the attribute of a martyr, it signifies

V^-y^^. ^^^^2^ *^® victory over sin and death, or denotes

^ that the saint was of royal blood ; in the lat-

ter case it is usually placed at the feet. Among
the Jews the crown was tlie ornamenr"'6f a
brfde, and to the present time it is placed on
the head of a nun when consecrated as the Bride
of Christ. For this reasori it is more" frequently
seen on the heads of female saints, while those

SYMBOLISM IN ART. 7

of the other \ex hold it in the hand. It is sometimes a mere circlet,
often a chaplet of flowers; and again it is magnificent with gold and
precious jewels.

\ The Sword, Axe, Lance, and Club are all symhols of martyr-
dom, and are the attributes of certain saints, and signify the manner
of death they suffered. The sword is also an attribute of the warrior
saints, and sometimes is an emblem of a violent death, without being
the instrument employed.

The Skull and Scourge symbolize penance.

The Shell, pilgrimage.

The Bell signifies the exorcism of evil spirits.

The Anvil is the attribute of St. Adrian, and is the symbol of his
death.

The Arrow is the attribute of St. Sebastian, St. Ursula, and
St. Christina.

The Poniard, of St. Lucia.

The Caldron, of St. Cecilia and St. John the Evangelist.

The Shears and Pincers, of St. Agatha and St. Apollonia.

The Wheels, of St. Catherine.

The Standard, or Banner, is the symbol of victory. It be-
longs to the military saints, and to those who carried the gospel
to heathen lands. It is borne by Christ after the resurrection.
St. Eeparata and St. Ursula are the only female saints to whom it
is given.

The Chalice is the emblem of faith, and is an attribute of
St. Barbara. With a serpent, it is that of St. John the Evangelist.

The Book, in the hand of St. Stephen, is the Old Testament ; in
the hands of the Evangelists it represents their own writings. In
other cases it is the Scriptures, or the symbol of the learning and
writings of the saint who bears it.

The Church, in the hand of St. Jerome, is the symbol of his love
and care for the whole Christian Church. In other cases it is gen-
erally the model of some particular church, and the saint who bears
it was its founder or first bishop.

The Ship. In early times the ark was the symbol of the Chris-
tian Church, but later any ship has had this significance. The boat
of St. Peter, tempest-tossed and guided by Christ, is symbolical of
his watchful care of his Church.

8 SYMBOLISM IN ART.

The Anchor is one of the earliest Christian symbols. It is seen
in the cal;acombs and on very ancient gems. It is the emblem of
immovable hope and untiring patience. It is an attribute of some
saints in illustration of their legends, as in the case of St. Clement.

The Symbols of the Passion and Crucifixion are numerous ;
and although rarely seen in the catacombs and in early sculpture,
they are constantly found in churches. They are, the two swords of
the Apostles, the ear of Malchus, St. Peter's sword, the pillar and
cord, the scourge, the crown of thorns, the three dice, the spear, the
sponge, the nails, the cross, the thirty pieces of silver, the hammer
and pincers, the ladder, the lantern, the boxes of spice for embalm-
ing, the seamless garment, the purse, and the cock. The five wounds
are represented by the hands and feet with a heart in the centre,
each pierced with one wound ; or by a heart alone, with five wounds.

Ears of Corn and Bunches of Grapes were symbols of the. bread
and wine of the Holy Eucharist ; while the representations of the
labors of the vintage were typical of those of Christians in the vine-
yard of the Lord. The vine or vine leaf was an emblem of the
Saviour, the true vine.

The Candelabrum was an emblem of Christ and his Church, the
light of the world. With seven branches it refers to the seven gifts
of the Spirit, or to the seven churches (Rev. i. 20).

Little Naked Bodies are the symbols of the souls of men, and
are seen in pictures of St. Michael when he is represented as the Intro-
ductor of souls. They are also placed in the hand which symbolizes
God the Father.

II. SYMBOLISM OF COLORS.

In ancient art each color had a mystic sense or symbolism ; and
its proper use was an important consideration, and carefully studied.

White is worn by the Saviour after his resurrection, by the Virgin
in representations of the Assumption, by women as the emblem of
chastity, by rich men to indicate humility, and by the judge as the
symbol of integrity. \ It is represented sometimes by silver or the .^ 3
diamond ; and its sentiment is purity, virginity, innocence, faith, joy,
and liglit.

Red, the color of the ruby, speaks of royalty, fire, divine love,
the Holy Spirit, creative power, and heat. In an opposite sense it

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SYMBOLISM IN ART. 9

symbolized blood, war, and hatred. Bed and black combined were the
colors of Satan, purgatory, and evil spirits. Red and white roses are
emblems of love and innocence, or love and wisdom, as in the garland
of St. Cecilia.

Blue, that of the sapphire, signified heaven, heavenly love and
truth, constancy and fidelity. Chri
blue mantle; St. John, a blue tunic,

Green, the emerald, the color of spring, expressed hope and
victor

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. ELLOW OR Gold was the pmlilpn^ (^f fhff «n^, ^-iTp^g^oj^ogq of God,
marriage, and fruitfulnesSj":''St. Joseph' and(St. Peter' wear yellow.
Yellow has also a bad signifiettttoTrivhen it has a 'dirty, dingy hue,
such as the usual dress of Judas, and then signifies jealousy, incon-
stancy, and deceit.

Violet or Amethyst signified passion and suffering, or love and
truth. Penitents, as the Magdalene, wear it. The Madonna wears
it after the crucifixion, and Christ after the jzesu-rr^atioa*
s. Gray is the color of penance, mourning, humility, or accused
innocence.

Black with white signified humility, mourning, and purity of life.
Alone, it spoke of darkness, wickedness, and death, and belonged to
Satan. In pictures of the Temptation, Jesus sometimes wears black.

III. SYMBOLS OF GOD THE FATHER.

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Before the twelfth century there were no portraits of God the

Father, and the symbol used to indicate his presence was a hand
issuing from the clouds. This hand when entirely open is in the act
of bestowing, and has rays from each finger. It was generally repre-
sented in the act of benediction ; and the position showed whether it
belonged to Eastern or Western, or to Greek or Latin art, — for the
benedictory gesture differs in the two churches. " In the Greek
Church it is performed with the forefinger entirely open, the middle
finger slightly bent, the thumb crossed upon the third finger, and the
little finger bent. This movement and position of the five fingers
form more or less perfectly the monogram of the Son of God." The
Latin benediction is given with the third and little fingers closed, the
thumb and the other two fingers remaining open and straight. This

10 SYMBOLISM IN ART.

is said to symbolize the three persons of the Trinity by the open
fingers, and the two natures of Christ by the closed. The hand is
frequently surrounded by the cruciform nimbus, wliich in the early
centuries was given to God alone. The hand is most frequently seen
in pictures of the Baptism of Christ; the Agony in the Garden ; in
the Crucifixion, where it is placed on the summit of the cross in the
act of benediction ; and when Jesus is represented as reascending to
heaven after his death, bearing the cross in his hand, the right hand
of the Father is extended to him as if *' in a manner to assist him to
rise." In another representation of the hand of God it is filled with
little naked figures whose hands are joined as if in prayer. These
are the souls of the righteous who have returned to God.

The next symbol of the Father was a face in the clouds, then a
bust; and gradually by the end of the fourteenth century a figure
and distinct characteristics represented the first person of the God-
head. In the besfinninor there was little or no distinction between
the representations of the Father and Son ; but gradually the Father
■was made older, while the place of honor, the royal crown on his head,
and the globe in his hand indicated a superior dignity and consider-
ation.^ From this time to that of the Renaissance, however, the
representations of God were but little more than those of a pope or
king ; the triple tiara was indeed increased by the addition of two
more crowns, and when in the garments of a king a nimbus encircled
the crown. With the aesthetic genius and progress of the Renais-
sance, with Michael Angelo, Perugino, and Raphael, came representa-
tions of God that more satisfactorily embody that mental conception
which can never be embodied, — the conception of God, of Jehovah,
the Creator and Ancient of days. But at length it came to be remem-
bered that no personal representation of the Father should ever be
made. No mortal man hath seen or can see him ; and Jesus, being
the Word, was the speech of God, and was the fitting representation
of the Father whenever he had spoken. Since the sixteenth century
the Father has been symbolized by the triangle, which is his linear
emblem, or some other geometrical figure inscribed with his name,
and surrounded with rays of light. Tiiis radiating circle is itself an
emblem of eternity. Sometimes a flood or blaze of light alone is
the symbol of the ** appearance of brightness " which the prophet

^ Christ AH God, equal to the Father ; as man, iuferior to the Father.

SYMBOLISM IN ART. 11

describes (Ezek. viii. 2) ; but the triangle became extremely popular
on account of the ideas or teaching which it embodied. Here the
Father, represented by his name, in Hebrew, occupied the centre of
the triangle which symbolized the Trinity, and all was contained in
the circle of Eternity.

This abstruse symbol is often seen in the decorations of the
churches of the present day and upon the vestments of bishops.

IV. SYMBOLS OF GOD THE SON.

The usual symbols of Christ have been mentioned under the head
of general symbols; for they are capable of various significations, and
are employed as attributes of saints or to denote their characteristics.
They are the glory, aureole, or nimbus, the fish, cross, lamb, and
lion. The traditions of the earliest portraits of Christ will be found
by referring to the legends of King Abgarus and St. Veronica. From
the beginning of Christian art, Christ has been represented by por-
traits rather than symbols, and in such a manner as to render them
quite unmistakable. In the earliest representations of the Crucifixion,
it was surrounded with various symbols ; and the aim of the artists
■who painted them was to portray the mysterious death which convulsed
Nature, raised the dead, and wrought mighty miracljs^rajther JhiiiLlh^
mere physical sulFenngs and hTTman death which later art presents.

Among the symbols thus j&sed were jth^^^juji^and moon, repre-
sented by the classic figures of Sol and Luna, with the rays and
ciesceut, ur sealed" m their orbs surrounded "witli clouds, with their
right hands~raised to the cheek, an ancientsign of sorrow. _ Again,
they bore torches reversed. ^Figures are seen rising from tombs and
~lroin the water, showing that the dead shall rise from sea and land.
Earth and Ocean are also symbolized. In one ancient ivory. Earth
is half nude and sits beside a tree ; in one hand she holds a cornu-
copia, the symbol of abundance, while a serpent nurses at her breast,
the emblem of life nourished by the earth. The ocean is as a river-
_god^iding on a dolphin, or holding a subverted urnTlrom which the
water pours forth. The church and the synagogue are typified by
females ; the one on the right or place of honor, the church, holds a
banner and gazes up at the Saviour, while on the left the synagogue
turns her back as if rebellious. The Virgin and St. John are ever

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present at the crucifixion, from earliest to latest time. Their hands
are often raised to the cheek in token of affliction, and the disciple
bears the Gospel in his hand. Angels sometimes hold a crown above
the head of Christ, or hang from the cross in attitudes of anguish.
The presence of the Father is shown by the hand before described,
Iwhich holds the crown or is in the act of blessing. Other sj-mbols
J;Are the serpent twined about the foot of the cross ; the pelican tear-
ing her breast to feed her young, an emblem of redemption, also of
the sacrament of the Eucharist; a female figure crowned with towers
supposed to represent Jerusalem ; a skull symbolizes Adam ; the
sacritice of a heifer t3'pifies the Jewish rites ; and sometimes the
Evangelists are represented writing their Gospels, while their winged
symbols whisper in their ears. These are the most important acces-
sories of the symbolical representations of the Crucifixion ; the histor-
ical easily explain themselves. In many ancient crucifixions the
figure of Christ is clothed in a robe. Some had a drapery from the
hips to the knees. The draped figures are mostly, if not all, of
Byzantine origin ; and there is a legend which is given as a reason
for this mode of representation : " A priest who had exhibited to
the people a figure of Christ only cinctui'ed with a cloth was visited
by an apparition which said, 'All ye go covered w^th various raiment,
and me ye show naked. Go forthwith and cover me with clothing.*
The priest, not understanding what was moant, took no notice ; and
on the third day the vision appeared again, and having scourged
him severely with rods, said, ' Have I not told you to cover me
with garments ? Go now and cover with clothing the picture in
"which I appear crucified.' "

V. SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY GHOST.

From the sixth century to the present time, the dove has been
the constant and universal symbol of the Holy Ghost. It appears in
illustrations of the Scripture scenes, in which the Holy Spirit is men-
tioned from the "moving upon the face of the waters" to the Day of
Pentecost. There are also many re})rcsentations of his Mppeurance in
historical scenes, and in others which are partly or wliolly legi-ndary.
The dove is often present at the Nativity and the Annunciation : it
issues from the rod of Joseph, thus designating him to be the spouse

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of the Virgin ; it hovers above the heads of holy men and saints,
showing that their inspiration is heaven-sent, — among these are
David, St. John the Evangelist, St. Jerome, St. Teresa, and others.
Another representation, intensely symbolical, is that of the Saviour
surrounded by seven doves ; they are of snowy whiteness, and have
the cruciform nimbus ; they are emblems of the seven gifts of the
Spirit with which Christ was endowed, — wisdom, understanding,
counsel, strength, knowledge, piety, and fear (Isa. xi.). These doves
are frequently placed with three on each side and one at the top,
thus forming a kind of aureole. It may not be out of place to
observe that during the Middle Ages seven was esteemed a mystic
number. There were seven gifts of the Holy Ghost ; seven sacra-
ments ; seven planets ; seven days in the week ; seven branches
on the candlestick of Moses ; seven liberal arts ; seven churches of
Asia ; seven mysterious seals ; seven stars and seven symbolic trum-
pets ; seven heads of the Dragon ; seven joys and seven sorrows
of the Virgin ; seven penitential psalms ; seven deadly sins ; seven
canonical hours. Even Mohammed says, in the Koran, that " God
visited the skies, and formed there^ seven heavens" (Koran ii. 27).
Some cathedrals have seven chapels, as those at Eheims and Chartres.
During the tenth century the Holy Ghost was sometimes repre-
sented as a man ; but this representation was never received with as
much favor as the other. He was made of every age, from the
earliest to the latest years of life. As a little child, he floated on the
waters ; as a young child, he was in the arms of the Father ; his age
is according to the fancy of the artist, or the supposed requirements
of the representation. Among the legendary pictures in which he
was thus represented, is that of the reception of Christ in heaven,
after his earthly mission was ended ; the Holy Ghost is seated
by the Father, and has a book, symbolizing wisdom. He blesses
Jesus, as does the Father ; he also assists at the coronation of the
Virgin. In some instances the two representations of the Holy
Ghost were combined by the figure of a man with a dove on his head
or hand. Still another symbol is that of a dove from which ema-
nate rays of light, spreading out in every direction, forming a radi-
ating aureole about it. The dove is also one of the general symbols
of art, and as such is emblematical of purity and innocence, which
signification was made most emphatic by its use as the sacrifice

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for purification, under the Jewish law. As before mentioned, it
is the attribute of certain female saints, denoting chastity and
purity.

VI. SYMBOLS OF THE TRINITY.

Representations of the Divine Three in One were employed in
art from its earliest ages. It was symbolized by the combination of
three triangles, three circles, three fishes, and many other representa-
tions more obscure in their meanings. In later art the three persons
of the Trinity have been represented by three human figures, each
with its special attribute, that of the Holy Ghost being the dove.
Another mode represents the Father and Son with the dove between
them ; in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the dove was often
seen hovering between the first and second persons of the Trinity,
with the tips of the wings touching the lips of each. This represen-
tation is called the double procession of the Spirit ; illustrative of the
words of the Nicene Creed, " proceeding from the Father and the
Son." This representation belongs to the Latin Church. In these
representations, when the locality is heaven, the figures are always
seated. There is a device called the Italian Trinity, which was pop-
ular from the twelfth to the seventeenth century. In this the Father
holds a crucifix by the ends of the transverse beam, the figure of
Christ hanging between his knees ; the dove proceeds downwards
from the lips of the Father, and touches the head of the Son, or is
merely sitting on the cross. Some attempts have been made to
embody this mystery, by the representation of a body with three
heads, or a head with three faces; but they arc only frightful and
monstrous.

VII. SYMBOLS OF ANGELS.

According to Dionysius the Areopagite, there are three divisions
of angels, and these each divided into three classes or choirs, making
nine in all : —

I. Councillors of God, consisting of —

1. The SERAriTiM, rcjn-cscntcd as covered with eyes.

2. The Cherubim, rej)rusented with six wings, and usually stand-
ing on wheels, according to the description of Ezekiel. Sometimes

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they have an open book. These two orders stand always before God,
praising and adoring him.

3. Thrones are represented carrying a throne or tower, and their
duty is to support the throne of God.

II. Governors. — These rule the stars and regulate the universe.

4. Dominations, represented with a sword, a triple crown and
sceptre, or an orb and cross.

5. Virtues. — These carry a battle-axe and pennon or a crown
and censer, and are in complete armor.

6. Fowlers. — These hold a baton, or are in the act of scourging
or chaining evil spirits.

III. Messengers of God.

7. Princedoms or Principalities. — These are in armor, with
pennons, or holding a lily.

8. Archangels. — Of these, three are universally known by name,
especially venerated, and depicted in Christian Art : —

a. Michael (" like unto God "), captain-general of the host of
heaven, protector of the Hebrew nation, conqueror of the hosts
of hell ; lord and guardian of souls, patron saint and prince of the
Church Militant.

h, Gabriel ("God is my strength"), guardian of the Blessed
Virgin, the bearer of important messages, the angel of the Annun-
ciation, the preceptor of the patriarch Joseph.

c. Raphael (" the medicine of God "), the chief of guardian angels,
the conductor of the young Tobias.

Tradition names four other archangels : —

d. Uriel ("the light of God"), the strong companion, the regent
of the sun, the teacher of Esdras.-^

e. Chamuel (" one who sees God ") is believed by some to be

1 Uriel is represented in Christian Art as holding in his right hand a drawn
sword across his breast, with flames on his left. Another tradition names the
three last-mentioned archangels as follows : Sealtiel, the Praying Spirit, said to
be the angel who appeared to Agar in the wilderness, whom Art dei)icts with face
and eyes cast down, and his hands clasped upon his breast, as if he were a peni-
tent; Jehiulicl, the Eenninerator, supposed to be the angel whom God sent before
the children of Israel, and who in pictures holds a golden crown in his right hand,
and a scourge of three black cords in his left ; Barachiel, the Helper, said to be
the angel who spoke to Abraham, and who rebuked Sara when she laughed, and
who is painted with the lap of his cloak filled with white roses.

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the one who wrestled with Jacob, and appeared to Christ during his
agony iu the garden ; but others believe that this was Gabriel.

/. JopniEL ("the beauty of God") the guardian of the tree of
knowledge, and the one who di'ove Adam and Eve from the Garden
of Eden, tlie protector of those who seek truth, the preceptor of the
sons of Noah, the enemy of all who pursue vain knowledge.

g. Zadkiel ("the righteousness of God"). According to some
authorities he stayed the hand of Abraham from sacrificing Isaac ;
but others believe that this was done by Michael.

The attributes of Michael are the sword and scales ; of Gabriel,
the lily ; of Raphael, the staff and gourd of the pilgrim ; of Uriel,
a roll and book; of Chamuel, a cup and staff; of Jophiel, a flaming
sword ; and of Zadkiel, the sacrificial knife. When represented merely
as archangels and not in their distinctive characters, they are in
complete armor, holding their swords with points upwards, and
sometimes with trumpets.

9. Angels. — Variously represented according to the purpose for
which they are sent forth.

The Greek word for angel signifies literally " a bringer of tidings ; "
therefore this term, though applied to all heavenly beings below the
Godhead, belongs most properly to archangels and angels who are
brought into communication with mankind. When Christ is rep-
resented with wings in Greek art, it is as " the great angel of the
will of God." John the Baptist and the Evangelists are angels, also,
inasmuch as they were God's messengers, and they are sometimes
represented with wings.^ A glory of angels is a representation in
which the Trinity, Christ, or the Virgin is surrounded by circles of
angels, representing the different choirs. The interior circles, the
Seraphim and Cherubim, are symbolized by heads with two, four,
or six wings, and are usually of a bright red or blue color. Properly
the Seraph, whose name signifies " to love," should be red ; and the
Cherub, whose name signifies " to know," should be blue. Angels
should always be young, beautiful, perfect, but so represented as to
seem immortal rather than eternal, since they are created beings.
In early art they were always draped ; and although all colors are
employed in the drapery, white should be the prevailing one. Wings

1 See the Angels, or Bishops, of the Seven Churches, in the Apocalypse, or
Revelations, of St. John.

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are seldom wanting, and the representation of them as the attribute
of celestial beings did not originate in Christian art. This symbol
of might, majesty, and divine beauty is found in the remains of
Egypt, Babylon, and Nineveh, as well as in Etruscan art.

VIII. SYMBOLS OF THE VIRGIN.

Among the symbols of the Blessed Virgin, the titles by which
she is known, and from which certain pictures and effigies are named,
are by no means the least interesting, showing as they do the esti-
mation in which she is held, and the tenderness, as well as sacred-
ness, of the love she engenders in the hearts of her faithful clients.
As the protector of the afflicted she is represented with her robe so
spread out as to cover the votaries who pray for her gracious aid.
In this character she has several titles, such as —

Santa Maria di Misericordia, Our Lady of Mercy; and by this
title, Nuestra Seiiora de la Merced, she is known as the patroness
of the Spanish Order of Mercy. When painted for their institutions,
she frequently holds a badge of the order on a tablet.

Santa Maria del buon Consilio, Our Lady of Good Counsel.

S. M. della Grazia, Our Lady of Grace.

S. M. Auxiliuni Afflictorum, Help of the Afflicted.

S. M. del Pianto, del Dolore, Our Lady of Lamentation, or Sorrow.

S. M. del Soccorro, Our Lady of Succor, or of the Forsaken.

S. M. de buon Cuore, Our Lady of Good Heart.

S. M. Consolatrice, della Consolazione, or del Conforto, Our Lady
of Consolation.

S. M. Refugium Peccatorum, Refuge of Sinners.

S. M. della Speranza, Our Lady of Hope.

She is invoked by women in travail as —

S. M. del Parte, Our Lady of Good Delivery.

Again, by the people, as —

S. M. della Pace, Our Lady of Peace.

S. M. del Popolo, Our Lady of the People.

S. M. della Vittoria, Our Lady of Victory.

By students she is invoked as —

S. M. della Sapienza, Our Lady of Wisdom.

S. M. della Perseveranza, Our Lady of Perseverance.

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When painted for colleges and institutions of learning, she fre-
quently holds a book.

By prisoners she is called, —

S. M. della Liberta, or Liberatrice, Our Lady of Liberty.

S. ^L della Catena, Our Lady of Fetters.

There are also many titles derived from the circumstances of her
life, or from certain accessories of the representation, as —

S. M. della Cintola, Our Lady of the Girdle, when she gives her
girdle to St. Thomas.

S. M. del Libro, when she holds the book of AVisdom.

S. M. del Presepio, Our Lady of the Cradle, when in a Xativity.

S. M. della Lettera, the Madonna of the Letter, which illustrates
the legend that she wrote a letter, a. d. 42, from Jerusalem to the
people of Messina. This is her title as protectress of that city.

S. M. della Scodella, when with a cup she dips water from a
fountain.

S. M. della Rosa, Our Lady of the Rose, when she holds a rose.

S. M. della Spina. This is her title as protectress of Pisa, when
she holds the crown of thorns.

S. M. de Belera, Our Lady of Bethlehem. "With this title she is
the patroness of the Jeronymites.

S. M. di Loretto, Our Lady of Loretto. See legend of the Santa
Casa.

S. M. del Pillar. This is her title as protectress of Saragossa.
According to the tradition, she descended from heaven, standing on
a marble pillar, and appeared to St. James when he was preaching
in Spain. This legend is often seen in Spanish pictures, and the
pilhir is preserved in the cathedral of Saragossa.

S. M. del Carmine, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, under which title
she is the protectress of the Carmelites.

S. M. della Neve, Our Lady of the Snow. See legend of Santa
Maria Magt^iore.

S. M. del Rosario, Our Lady of the Rosary. See the Rosary.

S. M. della Stella, Our Lady of the Star, when the star is embroi-
dered on her mantle as an attribute.

S. M. del Fiore, Our Lady of the Flower. This is her title as
protectress of Florence.

Certain prophets are sometimes represented as attending on Mary

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and the infant Jesus. They are those who have referred especially to
the Incarnation. They are : —

Moses, because he beheld the burning bush.

Aaron, whose rod blossomed miraculously.

Gideon, whose fleece was wet with dew when it was dry all around.

Daniel (Dan. ii. 45).

David, both prophet and ancestor.

Isaiah, who prophesied that a virgin should conceive and bear a son.

Ezekiel (Ezek. xliv. 2).

Frequently the figures of these prophets are omitted, and symbols
of them introduced, as the burning bush for Moses, the dewy fleece
for Gideon, the rod for Aaron, etc.

Certain women, too, are regarded as types of Mary, and are often
seated at her feet, or otherwise represented near her, as —

Judith and Esther, who were emblems of the Virgin, in having
brought deliverance to Israel.

Euth, because she was the ancestress of David.

Bathsheba, because she sat on the right hand of her son.

Abishag, who was " the virgin who was brought to the king."

There are certain general symbols which are also given to Mary,
with peculiar significations.

The Apple, when in the hand of the infant Saviour, signifies the
sin in Paradise, which made his coming necessary ; but in the hand
of the Virgin, it designates her as the second Eve.

The Seepent, the general emblem of Satan and sin, has a pecu-
liar meaning when placed beneath the feet of the Virgin, and is illus-
trative of the prophecy, Ipsa conteret caput tuum (" She shall bruise
thy head ").

The Globe, beneath the Virgin and entwined by a serpent, is the
symbol of her triumph over a world fallen through sin.

The Pomegranate, the emblem of hope, is frequently given to
the Virgin by the child Jesus.

Birds, in ancient pictures, figured the soul, or the spiritual,
as the opposite of the material. Thus the dove is the Holy Spirit
hovering above her; while the seven doves, which typify the gifts
of the Spirit, when surrounding the Virgin, make her the Mater Sa-
pientiae, or the Mother of Wisdom. When doves are near her while
she reads or works, they express her gentleness and tenderness.

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The Book in the hand of Mary, if open, represents the book of
Wisdom ; if closed or sealed, it is a mystical symbol of the Virgin,
which will be further explained.

Flowers were consecrated to the Virgin; and Fruits signify "the
fruits of the Spirit, — jo}^ peace, and love."

Lastly, there are many symbols of the Virgin, derived from the Can-
ticles and the Litanies of the Virgin, and which belong especially to her :
The Lily. " I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valley "
(Cant. ii. 12).

The Rose is one emblem of love and beauty, and especially dedi-
cated to Mary. A plantation or garden of roses is often represented.
The Enclosed Garden (Cant. iv. 12).

The Star is often embroidered on her veil or mantle. When she
has a crown of twelve stars it is illustrative of the description in

the Revelation. She is also called Stella
Maris, the Star of the Sea ; Stella Jacobi,
the Star of Jacob; Stella non Erratica,
the Fixed Star ; and Stella Matutina, the
Morning Star.

The Sun and Moon refer to her as
the woman of the Apocalypse : "A
woman clothed with the sun, having the
moon under her feet, and on her head
a crown of twelve stars."

The Stem of Jesse is represented as a
green branch twined with flowers (Isa.
xi. 1).

The Porta Clausa, or Closed Gate
(Ezek. xliv. 4).

The Well, Fountain, City of Da-
vid, Temple of Solomon, and Tower
OF David are all symbols borrowed
from the Canticles.

The Olive, the Cypress, and the
Palm are all emblems of the Virgin. The
first signifies peace, hope, and abun-
dance ; the second points to heaven, and
Tetramorph. the third speaks of victory.

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The Cedar of Lebanon, by its height, its perfume, its heahng
quahties, and its incorruptible substance, symbohzes the greatness,
goodness, and beauty of the Virgin.

The Sealed Book, in the hands of the Virgin, alludes to the text,
" In that book were all my members written," and also to the sealed
book described by Isaiah (xxix. 11, 12).

The Mirror is borrowed as an emblem from the book of Wis-
dom (vii. 25) : Specula sine maculd.

The explanation of the seven joys and the seven sorrows of the
Virgin, as well as that of the mysteries of the Rosary, will be found,
by reference to them in their alphabetical order, in the next division
of this book.

IX. SYMBOLS OF THE EVANGELISTS.

"When the Evangelists are represented together, it is in their char-
acter of witnesses, upon whose testimony the truth of Christianity
rests ; when they are single, they are usually presented as teachers or
patrons. The earliest sym-
bol of the Evangelists was
a Greek cross, with a scroll
or book in each angle, —
emblems of the writers of
the four Gospels. The sec-
ond symbol was that of the
four rivers which rise in

T) J- c i.- -i-u^ (Mosaic.) St. Mark.

Paradise. Sometimes the

Saviour with a lamb, or the symbolic Agnus Dei, was represented on
an eminence, with the four streams, symbolizing the Evangelists,

flowing from beneath him. Their next
symbol was the four fiery creatures of
Ezekiel's vision (Ezek. i. 5). These
were interpreted by the Jews, as rep-
resenting the archangels ; also the
prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel,
and Daniel ; but the early Christians
explained them as emblems of the

St. Mark. Tr« t .

Evangelists.
The four " beasts " of the Apocalypse received the same explana-

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tion, and in the seventh century they had become the distinctive
symbols of these inspired witnesses.

St. Jerome explains the indivi-
,v^ ,., ,, , dual application of these symbols

^ , /^^^J<^^ thus:-

1. The Cherub, which most re-
sembles a human being, was given
to St. Matthew, because he speaks

jv v^_,..-^ more of the human than of the

l^ -^J^ divine nature of our Saviour.

2. The Lion symbolizes St. Mark,

(Mosaic, 5th century.) St. Lute. ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ . _

a. He commences his epistle with the mission of St. John the
Baptist, ''The voice of one crying in the wilderness."

b. The king of beasts
is a type of the royal dig-
nity of Christ, which St.
Mark makes so apparent.

c. According to an
Oriental tradition, the
young lions are born dead,
and after three days are
made alive by the breath
or the roar of the sire ;
thus they are an emblem of the Resurrection, of which St. Mark is
called the historian.

3. The Ox was given to St. Luke because he especially sets forth

the priesthood of Christ, and the ox is
symbolical of sacrifice.

4. The Eagle was given to St. John
as an emblem of the lofty flights of his
inspiration.

Others regarded these ** beasts" as shad-
owing forth the Incarnation, Passion, Resur-
rection, and Ascension of Jesus ; and they
arc also believed to represent the fourfold
character of Christ as man, king, high-

(Mosaic, A. D. 750.) St. Luke. , ^ , » o' o

priest, and God.
These symbolic creatures were always represented as winged. The

(Jlosaic, 11th Century.) St. John.

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union of all four "beasts" forms that mysterious emblem called the
Tetramorph. In another symbol a woman represents the new Law,
or the Church. She is crowned and seated on a creature who has
the four heads of these symbolic beasts, the body of a horse, and
four feet, embracing one of each of the four creatures. Again the
Church is in a triumphal chariot, driven by a cherub or angel,
and drawn by the lion, ox, and eagle. The next advance was the
combination of the human form with the heads of these mystic beasts.
Eigr.res formed in this way were sometimes represented alternately
with the figures of the prophets, all forming a circle. These ideas
seem to have been borrowed from the winged bulls, with human
heads, found at Nineveh.

At length the only symbol retained in the representations of the
Evangelists was the wings. These were attached to the human form ;
they bear their books, and the
symbolic creatures were repre-
sented near them or at their feet.
The Evangelists were often
represented together, with four
prophets, thus symbolizing the
old and new law ; or with four
doctors of the Church, as wit-
nesses to, and interpreters of
the truth.

In later art, the Evange-
lists appear without emblems
or attributes ; sometimes with
their names inscribed above or
beneath their representations.
In speaking of the different
stages of this symbolism, Mrs.
Jameson says : " It will be in-
teresting to pause for a moment and take a rapid, retrospective
view of the progress, from first to last, in the expression of an idea
through form. First, we have the mere fact, — the four scrolls, or
the four books. Next, the idea, — the four rivers of salvation, flowing
from on high to fertilize the whole earth. Thirdly, the prophetic
symbol, — the winged cherub of fourfold aspect. Next, the Christian

(Fra Angelico.)

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(Fra Angelico.)

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symbol, — the four beasts in the Apocalypse, with or without the
ant'el-win^s. Then the combination of the emblematical animal with
the human form. Then the human personages, each of venerable
or inspired aspect, as becomes the teacher and witness ; and each
attended by the Scriptural emblem, — no longer an emblem, but an
ji attribute marking his individual vocation and character. And lastly,
■ the emblem and attribute both discarded, we have the human being
only, holding his gospel, — that is, his version of the doctrine of
Christ." 1

X. SYMBOLS OF THE APOSTLES.

The earliest purely symbolic representation of the Twelve
Apostles was that of twelve sheep surrounding Christ, the good
ffL- M vK^ ^ ^ Shepherd, while he bore a lamb in his arms;
^ or again, Jesus, as the Lamb of God, is on an

eminence, from which flow the four rivers of
Paradise, while on one side six sheep leave
Jerusalem, and on the other side the same
number leave Bethlehem. They were very
rarely represented by doves. The next ad-
vance was to represent them as men, and all
bearing sheep ; or in
place of sheep, scrolls,
and distinguished from
each other by the in-
scription of their names
above them.

According to tradi-
tion, the Apostles, be-
fore separating, com-
posed the Apostles'
Creed, of which each
one furnished a sen-
tence or article. These
are inscribed on their scrolls as follows : St. Peter, — Credo in Deum
Patrem omnipotentem, creatorem coeli et terrse ; St. Andrew, — Et in
Jesum Christum Filium ejus unicum, Dominum nostrum; St. James

* Sacred and Legendary Art.

St. John.

(Ilans Bcham.)

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Major, — Qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natiis ex Maria Vir-
gine ; St. John, — Passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortims et
sepultus; St. Philip, — Descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit
a mortuis ; St. James Minor, — Ascendit ad ccelos, sedet ad dexteram
Dei Patris omnipotentis ; St. Thomas, — Inde venturus est judicare
vivc3 et mortuos ; St. Bartholomew, — Credo in Spiritum Sanctum ;
St. Matthew, — Sanctam Ecclesiam Catholicam, sanctorum commu-
nionem ; St. Simon, — Remissionem peccatorum ; St. Matthias, —
Carnis resurrectionem ; St. Thaddeus, — Et vitam aeternam. From
the sixth century every one of the Apostles had his especial attribute,
■which was taken from some circumstance of his life or death, and
which will be found in their respective legends. These attributes are
as follow : —

St. Peter, the keys or a fish.

St. Andrew, the transverse cross which bears his name.

St. James Major, the pilgrim's staff.

St. John : the chalice with the serpent is the proper attribute of
this Apostle ; but the eagle, which is his attribute as an Evangelist,
is sometimes seen when he is with the Apostles.

St. Thomas, generally, a builder's rule ; rarely,
a spear.

St. James Minor, a club.

St. Philip, a small cross on a staff or crosier,
surmounted by a cross.

St. Bartholomew, a knife.

St. Matthew, a purse.

St. Simon, a saw.

St. Thaddeus, a halberd or lance.

St. Matthias, a lance.

Sometimes St. Paul, St. Mark, and St. Luke
are represented with the Apostles, and some others
are left out, as the number is always twelve. In
such cases, St. Paul bears either one or two swords.

The Apostles have also been represented seated
on clouds, surrounding the Saviour, as they are
supposed to be in heaven. Later art has not only distinguished each
of the Apostles by his own attribute, it has also attempted to rep-
resent the character of each in the face and bearing ; and the illus'

(FraAngelico.)

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tration of the legends which develop the characteristics drawn from
the Scripture history enables the artist to accomplish this object,
sometimes with wonderful eflfect.

XI. SYMBOLS OF THE MONASTIC ORDERS.

To a student or lover of art there is a world of interest connected
with the monastic orders, with their founders, their artists, their
pictures. While they instituted schools, built cathedrals, and founded
Hospitals, they were the most munificent patrons of art the world
has ever seen. To them we are indebted for many of the rarest
gems of painting. Intended for the seclusion of church and cloister,
they novj belong to all the world; for who that has gazed on the
Madonna di San Sisto, on the spirit-moving pictures of Angelico
the Blessed, and many, many others, does not feel that he has a
possession in them ; that they have imparted something to him that
was /a'5, — something intended for him, and held in trust until he
came to claim his own ] There are certain peculiarities in what may
be called monastic pictures, which were most fitting when these were
in their proper places, but which seem incongruous when these pic-
tures appear in tlie galleries of art or on the walls of palaces. I
refer especially to the representation of the personages, and the
peculiar habits and symbols of the different orders for which the pic-
tures were painted. For instance, in pictures of the Annunciation,
and other scenes from the life of the Virgin or the Saviour, we see
the founders of orders and institutions in their distinctive dress ; and
until we consider that the pictures were painted for these orders,
and in honor of these very founders and saints, we wonder at, and are
disturbed by the seeming inappropriateness of the representations.

That these things are so, makes it a necessity that some attention
should be given to these symbols and habits. A knowledge of them
enables one to decide for what order a picture was intended, and
explains much of its import and purpose.

Tliere are certain general symbols which have a peculiar signifi-
cance in monastic pictures : —

The Nimbus is given only to a canonized saint, never to a heato ;
sometimes the picture is painted before canonization, and the nimbus
added afterwards.

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The Infant Christ is often placed in the arms of a saint ; or, in
some pictures of the Virgin, she bends down and places the child in
the arms of holy men and women. These are generally repre&eiita
tions of visions which these saints have had, or have arisen from
legends like that of St. Anthony of Padua, which relates that the
Saviour came in this form, and stood on his book while he preached
the Gospel.

The Standard, surmounted by the cross, belongs especially to
such as were missionaries and apostles, and carried the Gospel to
heathen nations. It is also an attribute of the warrior saints con-
nected with the monastic orders.

The Crown at the feet of saints indicates that they were of royal
birth, or resigned their kingdoms for the monastery. If they re-
tained their rank until death, they wear the crown ; and female
saints of royal blood frequently wear the diadem outside the veil.

A Seraph distinguishes the saints of the Seraphic Order. ^

The Stigmata, or Similitude of the Wounds of Christ, belong
properly to St. Catherine of Siena and St. Francis alone, but are
sometimes given to St. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi.

The Book in the hand has the general signification of the Gospel ;
but accompanied by the pen or ink-horn, it indicates that the saint
was an author, and the book is sometimes lettered with the proper
titles of his works. The open book in the hand of a founder is the
symbol of the rule of his order, and is often inscribed with the first
sentence of the rule.

The Crucifix in the hand signifies a preacher; it is also an
emblem of penance and faith.

The Flaming Heart is an emblem of divine love. It is given
to St. Augustine. The heart crowned with thorns belongs to St.
Francis de Sales. The heart inscribed with I. H. S. is given to
Jesuit saints, to St. Teresa, St. Bridget of Sweden, and St. Maria
Maddalena de' Pazzi.

The Crown of Thorns on the head or in the hands is the
symbol of suffering for Christ's sake.

The Palm is not a general symbol for the monastic saints, but is
given to St. Placidus, St. Boniface, and St. Thomas a Becket, of the

1 The Order of St. Francis.

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Benedictines ; to St. Angelas and St. Albert, of the Carmelites, and
to St. Peter Martyr, of the Dominicans, and but few others.

The Scourge is the symbol of self-inflicted penance.

Walking on the Sea represents a miracle attributed to the saint
who is so painted.

The Cardinal's Hat is given to St. Bonaventure. He is dis-
tinguished from St. Jerome by the Franciscan girdle.

The Mitre and Pastoral Staff belong to abbots and bishops.
The staff without the mitre is proper only to abbesses.

Slaves with Broken Chains, as well as beggars, children, and
lepers at the feet of a saint, signify beneficence.

Posp:s are significant of the name of the saint, or are connected
with some circumstance in their lives, as with St. Elizabeth of
Hungary, and St. Dorothea.

The Lily is an emblem of purity and chastity, and of very general
use; but it belongs especially to St. Clara, St. Anthony of Padua,
St. Catherine of Siena, as well as to those who made vows of celi-
bacy, like St. Casimir and others. The crucifix twined with lilies
belongs to St. Nicholas of Tolentino. The lily also belongs to such
as devoted themselves especially to the Blessed Virgin.

The Star over the head or breast expresses the divine attesta-
tion to the sanctity of the saint.

The Sun on the breast is the symbol of the light of wisdom.

The Dove is the emblem of the direct inspiration of the Holy-
Ghost.

The Fish, as the emblem of baptism, belongs to some early-
missionaries and to such as converted the heathen.

The Lamb is proper to St. Francis as the symbol of meekness.

Wild Beasts at the feet of a saint signify that he cleared a
wilderness or founded a convent in a solitude.

The Hind or Stag is the emblem of solitude.

The Dragon at the feet is sin conquered ; but chained to a rock
or led by a chain, it is heresy vanquished.

Tiie habits and special symbols of dificrcnt orders are important.
First, the Benedictines, with St. Benedict as their general patriarch,
embrace, —

The Camaldolesi, founded by St. Romualdo ;

The Vallombrosians, founded by St. John Gualberto;

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The Carthusians, founded by St. Bruno ;
The Cistercians, founded by St. Bernard of Clairvaux ;
The Olivetani, founded by St. Bernardo Ptolomei ;
The Cluniacs, founded by St. Peter of Clugny ;
and some other less important branches which are governed by the
Rule of St. Benedict.

The color of the habit is not especially determined in the Bene-
dictine Rule. In the early pictures of St. Benedict he wears black ;
but in some pictures painted for the reformed Benedictines, he is in
a white habit. The black habit is given to St. Scholastica and the
pupils of St. Benedict, St. Maurus, and St. Placidus, and to St.
Flavia; also to St. Boniface, the Apostle of Germany; St. Bennett,
Bishop of Durham ; St. Benedict of Anian ; St. Dunstan of Canter-
bury ; St. Walpurgis of Eichstadt ; St. Giles of Languedoc ; St. Ilde-
fonso of Toledo ; St. Bavon of Ghent ; and to nearly all Benedictines
who lived before the year 1020.

The Camaldolesi and their founder wear white.

The Vallombrosians, gray or ash color.

The Cluniacs, black.

The Cistercians, white. Their habit is long and loose, with very
wide sleeves.

The Carthusians, white.

The Olivetani, white.

These orders furnished the earliest artists and architects of Europe.
The monastery of Monte Cassino was founded by St. Benedict. Its
church and cloisters contain many works of art, and among them
the statues in marble of the most noted members and benefactors
of the community. The cave at Subiaco, the Sacro Speco, is of great
interest, and painted with very ancient frescos. They were done
in 1219, and are important in the history of art. Among the finest
edifices of the Benedictines may be mentioned the Basilica of San
Paolo (fuori-le-mura) at Rome, San Severino at Naples, San Giustina
at Padua, the monastery of Bamberg in Germany, St. Maur, Mar-
moutier, and Fontevrauld in France. For their convent at Piacenza,
the Madonna di San Sisto was painted ; for that at Grotta Ferrata,
the life of St. Nilus by Domenichino ; at San Severino, the life of
St. Benedict by Antonio lo Zingaro. For the Vallombrosians,
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pictures for the Camaldolesi ; and for different Benedictine orders,
Ghirlandajo and Andrea del Sarto painted some of their finest
pictures. The Certosa di Pavia is unequalled in many points, and
has works of Luini, Borgognone, and many other famous masters.
This is a Carthusian monastery, as is also the Certosa at Rome,
built by Michael Angelo. Zurbaran and Carducho painted for the
Spanish Carthusians, and Le Sueur the life of St. Bruno for those
at Paris.

The Cistercians have many pictures of the Blessed Virgin, as
they especially honor her and dedicate their churches under her
patronage.

The beautiful church of San Lorenzo in Cremona, and that of
Santa Maria in Organo at Verona, belong to the Olivetani, whose
artists excelled in Tarsia or Intarsiatura, a beautiful style of in-
laid work. In England many of the finest cathedrals were Bene-
dictine foundations, and the word " abbey " belongs especially to
this order.

The Augustines.

These orders reverence St. Augustine of Hippo as their general
patriarch and founder. They embrace, —

The Servi, founded by St. Philip Benizi ;

The Order of Mercy, founded by St. Peter Nolasco ;

The Brigittines, founded by St. Bridget of Sweden.^
The Augustinians reverence St. Joseph, the husband of the Virgin
Marv', as their patriarch and patron saint. The habit of the Augus-
tinians is black. St. Augustine and his mother, St. Monica, are the
principal personages in the pictures of the order. St. Joseph and all
the events of his life are also favorite subjects ; and the earliest mar-
tyrs and bishops, though common to all orders, are especially honored
by the Augustinians. The primitive hermits, St. Anthony and St.
Paul, also receive much veneration; but their chief saint is Nicholas
of Tolentino. The most important churches of the Agostini in Italy
are the Sant' Agostino at Pavia, which contains the magnificent shrine
of their founder, which has in all two hundred and ninety figures
worked in marble. Tiie principal events of the life of St. Augustine

1 Some otlior orders of nicu and women follow the Rule, or a modiGcation
of the Rule, of St. Augustine.

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are represented, and there are also statues of the Evangelists, Apostles,
and many saints. The Sant' Agostino at Rome is tlie church for
which the Isaiah of Raphael was painted. The Eremitani at Padua
and the San Lorenzo of Florence are rich in works of art. Tlie ca-
thedrals at Cologne, Strasbourg, and Mayence belong to the Augus-
tinians; and there are many churches, dedicated to St. Lawrence,
St. Sebastian, St. Mary Magdalene, and St. Antonio Abbate, minis-
tered to by priests of this order.

The Franciscans.

With St. Francis at their head, this order embraces —
The Capuchins ;
The Observants ;
The Conventuals, and
The Minimes.

These monks, as well as the Dominicans, are called /rati, or "broth-
ers," instead of padri, or "fathers;" and the humility of St. Francis
caused him to add the word minori, or " lesser," to his community.
The habit of the Franciscans was first gray, and remained so for two
centuries, when it was changed to dark brown. It is a plain tunic
with long full sleeves, but not as ample as those of the Benedictines.
This tunic is bound about the waist with a knotted cord, which is
the emblem of a beast subdued ; and this was the light in which St.
Francis considered the body when subjected to the spirit. A scanty
cape hangs about the shoulders, to which is attached a hood to be
drawn over the head in cold weather. The nuns wear the same dress,
with a veil in place of the hood. The third order of St. Francis is
distinguished by the cord worn as a girdle. The Franciscans are bare-
footed or with a sandal known in Italy as the zoccolo ; hence the
name Zoccolanti, by which these friars are sometimes called. The
Minimes are distinguished by a scapulary which hangs a little below
the girdle in front and is rounded at the ends ; to this is attached a
small round hood, while that of the Capuchins is pointed. The
Franciscans aspired to extreme sanctity, and were greatly beloved by
the people. They have several royal saints ; but first are their eight
principal saints, called / Cardini deW Ordine Serajico ("the chiefs
of the Seraphic Order").

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1. St. Francis, Padre Serafico, patriarch and founder.

2. St. Clara, Madre Serafica, first Franciscan nun and foundress
of the Povere Donne, or Poor Clares.

3. St. Bonaventura, il Dottore Serafico, the great prelate of the
order.

4. St. Antony of Padua, who is, next to St. Francis, the saint
most renowned in the order for miracles.

5. St. Bernardino of Siena, their great preacher and reformer.

6. St. Louis, King of France.

7. St. Louis, Bishop of Toulouse.

8. St. Elizabeth of Hungary.

Then follow St. Margaret of Cortona, St. Rosa di Viterbo, St. FclLx
de Cantalicio, and a host of others.

The churches of the Franciscans have been magnificently adorned.
The parent convent and church at Assisi was three hundred years in
the hands of the greatest artists of Italy. Raphael, Pinturicchio,
Giotto, Taddeo and Angelo Gaddi, Giottino, Luca della Robbia, and
Benedetto da Maiano, all contributed to the decoration of Franciscan
edifices. The St. Antonio-di-Padova is filled with art treasures. It
has bronzes of Donatello and Andrea Riccio ; pictures by many of
the great painters of Upper Italy, and marbles of Lombardi, San-
sovino, and Sammichele. Murillo painted many of his wonderful
pictures for this order in Spain.

The Dominicans.

These are called the Preaching Friars, and have St. Dominick at
their head. They wear a white woollen habit, fastened with a white
girdle ; over this a white scapular, which hangs to the feet from the
neck, both before and behind, like a long apron ; over all a black
cloak with a hood. The scapular of the lay brothers is black.

The Dominicans always wear shoes. Their traditions teach that
this habit was adopted in accordance with the directions of the
Blessed Virgin. The white symbolizes purity ; the black, mortifica-
tion and penance. Their four principal saints are St. Dominick,
St. Peter Martyr; St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor; and
St. Catherine of Siena. The Dominicans have embraced some of the
most splendid artists and patrons of art. The shrine of St. Dominick

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is in the church of his order at Bologna. It is called, in Italy, the
Area di San Domenico. Niccolo Pisano built the church and exe-
cuted the shrine, but the church has been rebuilt in modern style.
At Rome the Santa Maria-Sopra-Minerva is their most important
church ; and here sleeps Angelico da Fiesole, " II Beato," and Leo X.,
with Cardinal Howard, Cardinal Bembo, and Durandus. This church
is filled with beautiful pictures, and here is Michael Angelo's statue
of Christ. At Florence the Dominicans have the Santa Maria
Novella; in this church is the Chapel Dei Spagnuoli, painted by
Taddeo Gaddi and Simone Memmi ; — the Strozzi Chapel, by Andrea
Orcagna ; and here is the Madonna and Child, by Cimabue.

In Florence is the convent of St. Mark, in which lived and painted
Fra Angelico and Fra Bartolomeo. The first of these entered this
convent when twenty years old, and passed the remainder of his long
life in painting the spiritual conceptions of his devout and gentle
mind. He believed that God granted him his benediction on his
labors ; and so impressed was he with the religious importance of
them, that he is said to have painted much upon his bended knees,
as if performing an act of devotion. His principal works are in his
own convent, in the church of Santa Maria Novella, and in the
Chapel of Nicholas V., in the Vatican. Fra Bartolomeo is also
called Baccio della Porta and II Frate.

At Siena the Dominicans have the Madonna by Guido da Siena,
and the frescos of Razzi. For this order Leonardo da Vinci painted
his Last Supper, and Titian his San Pietro Martire.

Their churches were built without aisles, having a nave only, in
order that the preaching, which was their especial duty, might be
heard in every part ; this form of edifice was very advantageous also
for the setting forth of their pictures.

The Carmelites.

This order claims the prophet Elijah as its founder, and also that
Mt. Carmel has been inhabited by a direct succession of hermits
ever since the time of that prophet. The members wear a brown
tunic with a white mantle, and are also called White Friars. Their
most interesting church is the Carmini at Florence, in which is the
Brancacci Chapel, which was painted by Masaccio, Filippino Lippi,
and Masolino. As an order, the Carmelites are not important in
art.

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The Jeroxymites.

These monks claim St. Jerome as their founder, and adorn their
edifices largely with pictures of that saint, and scenes from his life.
The Escuriul and the monastery of St. Just, in Spain ; the monastery
of Belem, in Portugal ; and that of St. Sigismond, near Cremona, in
Italy, — all belong to this order, which is remarkable for the mag-
nificence of its edifices.

The Jesuits.

The members of this order are not easily distinguished in art.
They wear the black frock buttoned to the chin, which is so unfavor-
able for a picture that they are often represented in the priestly vest-
ments, as in the case of St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Fiancis Xavier;
or in cassock and surplice, as in the case of St. Aloysius and St.
Stanislaus Kostka. If tiie head is covered, it is by a square black
cap. The Jesuits did not appear to value art as highly as many of
the older orders. They lavished large sums of money on tlieir
churches ; but it was spent in brilliant decorations of gold and
silver, rare marbles, and even jewels, rather than in pictures and
statues ; and yet the}'^ were (after some royal personages) the chief
patrons of Rubens and Van Dyck, who decorated the splendid church
of their order at Antwerp.

XII. VOTIVE PICTURES, ANACHRONISMS, Etc.

There are larire numbers of what are known as votive pictures,
which are painced in fulfilment of a vow, in gratitude for some signal
blessing, or to avert some anticipated danger. Many commemorate
a recovery, or escape from sickness or accident. The donor, and
sometimes his entire family, are seen in the picture, and are fre-
quently represented as grouped about the Madonna and Child. In
early art the donor or votary was represented as very dimiiuitive,
to express humility ; but in later times they appear of a natural size.
The figiu'e of a bishop kneeling, while all others stand, signifies that
he is the person who presents the picture ; when he stands it is
difficult to determine who ho may be, for there are hundreds of
bishop-martyrs and patrons who are thus represented.

In many works of art there is an apparent anachronism in the
choice of the persons represented ; as, for instance, when the Virgin

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is surrounded by those who lived either centuries before or after her-
self It must be borne in mind that sucli pictures were not intended
to represent physical facts, but are devotional in their character and
meaning. And if the persons represented are not living, they know
no more of time ; for them it no longer exists, and that which at a
careless glance appears to be the result of ignorance or bad taste is,
in fact, a spiritual conception of the "communion of saints," who
belong no more to earth. When thus considered, there appears no
incongruity in these representations, of which the Correggio at Parma
is a good illustration. In it St. Jerome presents his translation of
the Scriptures to the infiint Christ, while an angel turns the leaves,
and Mary Magdalene kisses the feet of Jesus. Neither is the group-
ing in many pictures strictly in accordance with what might be
termed propriety. The Sibyls dancing around the cradle of Jesus,
and the representations of Greek poets and philosophers in ecclesi-
astical art, are explained by the fact that everything was regarded
in but a single aspect, — that is, in its relation to Christ and his
Church. All those who preceded him foreshadowed him, and prophe-
sied of his coming. Therefore these Greeks sometimes bear scrolls
inscribed with sentences from their writings which are interpreted
as relating to the Saviour. In the examination of large numbers of
religious pictures, chronology should be entirely forgotten, for time
was not thought of in their arrangement, and many other consid-
erations determined the artist in his association of persons. Certain
saints are brought together, because they are joint patrons of the
place for which they were painted, as in the Venetian pictures of
St. Mark, St. George, and St. Catherine. Again, they are con-
nected by the same attributes, or similar events, in their lives, as is
the case with St. Roch and St. Sebastian, — the first having tended
the sick who suffered from the plague, and the last being a pro-
tector against it. Or they were friends on earth, as St. Cyprian
and St. Cornelius; or they rest together in death, as St. Stephen and
St. Laurence. Some of these, or other like reasons, which were good
and sufficient to the minds of artists and their patrons, always ex-
plained the apparent inconsistencies of these pictures, and were per-
fectly understood in the age to which they belonged. Again, some
saints are so much more frequently represented than others as to
occasion surprise and remark. This may be explained in part by

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the fact that some saints were universal patrons honored throughout
Christendom, while the veneration for others was confined to special
localities or to certain orders. St. Joseph, St. George, St. Sebastian,
St. Christopher, St. Cosmo, St. Damian, St. Roch, St. Nicholas,
St. Catherine, St. Cecilia, St. Barbara, St. Margaret, and St. Ursula
are of the former class.

In particular schools of art this frequent representation of certain
personages is governed by the locality in which they were painted,
or that for which they were intended. A Florentine artist would
introduce St. Donato and St. Romulo; a Neapolitan, St. Januarius;
a Frenchman, St. Denis, etc.; or as in an existing picture, St. Peter,
St. Leonard, St. Martha, and St. Mary Magdalene are united to
indicate that the society for which it was painted redeemed prisoners,
ransomed slaves, labored for the poor, and converted the fallen and
sinful.

Thus it is apparent that it is for the advantage of the careful
observer to consider that however bizarre a picture may appear,
there is some reason for its arj-angement, which, if understood and
appreciated, adds meaning to it, helps to discern its intention and
sentiment, and shows that what seems at first to be the result of
chance, or an ignorance of the fitness of things, is in truth that of
deep and earnest thought, of delicate and poetic conceptions, and
a lofty desire to teach grand and holy truths as well as to give
pleasure and delight the eye.

Badge of tbo Order of Meroj.

LEGENDS AND STOEIES

WHICH HAVE BEEN ILLUSTRATED IN ART.

St. Abbondio was born at Thessalonica. He was the fourth
Bishop of Como, in the time of Leo I. He is represented in the
cathedral of Como, and is the apostle and patron saint of that por-
tion of Italy.

Abgarus, King. The apocryphal gospel spoken of by Euse-
bius, and called " Christ and Abgarus," begins with " A Copy of
a Letter written by King Abgarus to Jesus, and sent to Him by
Ananias, his Footman, to Jerusalem, inviting Him to Edessa." This
letter opens with greetings to the Saviour, and goes on to urge him
to go to Edessa, to cure the king of a serious disease. It adds :
" My city is indeed small, but neat, and large enough for us both."
Jesus returned an answer that he could not go, as he must fulfil his
mission at Jerusalem, but promised that after his ascension he would
send a disciple, who would cure the king and give life to him and
to all who were with him. This account ends here ; but up to the
tenth century there were a variety of additions made to it, until
then it had assumed the following form : " Abgarus, King of Edessa,
suffering from the twofold infliction of gout and leprosy, withdrew
from the sight of men. Ananias, one of his servants, returning from
a journey to Egypt, tells him of the wonderful cures by Christ, of
which he has heard in Palestine. In the hope of obtaining relief,
Abgarus writes to Christ, and charges Ananias, who was not only a
good traveller but a skilful painter, that if Christ should not be able
to come, he should at all events send him his portrait. Ananias

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finds Christ as he is in the act of performing miracles, and teaching
the multitude in the open air. As he is not able to approach him
for the crowd, he mounts a rock not far oft*. Thence he fixes his
eyes upon Christ, and begins to take his likeness. Jesus, who sees
him, and also knows in spirit the contents of the letter, sends
Thomas to bring him to him, writes his answer to Abgarus. and gives
it to him. But seeing that Ananias still lingers, Jesus calls for
water, and having washed his face, he wipes it on a cloth, on which,
by his divine power, there remains a perfect portrait of his features ;
this he gives to Ananias, charging him to take it to Abgarus, so that
his longing may be satisfied, and his disease cured. On the way
Ananias passes by the city of Hierapolis, but remains outside the
gates, and hides the holy cloth in a heap of freshly made bricks.
At midnight the inhabitants of Hierapolis perceive that this heap
of bricks is surrounded with fire. They discover Ananias, and he
owns the supernatural character of the object hidden among the
bricks. They find not only the miraculous cloth, but more still ;
for, by a mysterious virtue, a brick that lay near the cloth has
received a second impress of the divine image. And as no fire is
discoverable, except the light that proceeds from the picture, the
inhabitants keep the brick as a sacred treasure, and let Ananias go
on his way. He gives King Abgarus the letter and the cloth, who
is immediately healed." This last legend was edited by the Em-
peror Constantiue Porphyrogenitus, and in his time the original nap-
kin was at Constantinople ; two others at Rome and Genoa, while a
false copy had been sent to the King of Persia. The brick, too, had
remained in its first cit}-, but had furnished images to other cities. In
fact, the Roman one still exists in the church of San Silvestro. But
Constantino has given a third version, which is that Christ, on the
way to Calvary, wiped his fiice on a piece of linen on which the impress
of his countenance was left, and gave it to Thomas, commanding that
after his ascension Thaddcus should take it to Abgarus in order to ful-
fil the promise which Jesus had made. This was done ; but Thaddcus
first goes to the house of a Jew in Edessa, determined to do some
miracles which shall attract the attention of the king. And he heals
the sick, until Abgarus hears of him and sends for him, hoping that
he is the disciple whom Christ iiad promised him should come. As
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light proceeds from it, that Abgarus springs from his bed, forgetting
all his lameness, and goes to receive the picture. He touches with
it his head and limbs, and receives strength. The leprosy disappears
except from his forehead. He is converted ; and when he is baptized,
even the last marks of the leprosy disappear. This legend has been
often represented in painting.

St. Achilleus and St. Nereus. These are Roman saints, and
the church dedicated to them is near the Baths of Caracalla. They
were chamberlains of Flavia Domitilla. They persuaded her not to
marry Aurelian, the son of the consul, to w^hom she was betrothed,
because he was an idolater. For this they were beheaded. Flavia
Domitilla was the grand-niece of the Emperor Domitian. Her par-
ents had been martyred because they were Christians. She also
suffered death for the same cause, at Terracina. Nereus and Achil-
leus are represented in secular habits, standing on each side of
Domitilla. She is dressed as a princess. They all bear palms.
May 12.

St. Adelaide, or Alice, of Germany was the daughter of
Ealph II. of Burgundy. Her father died when she was six years old,
and at sixteen she married Lothaire, King of Italy. Her husband
did not live long ; and after his death Adelaide w^as imprisoned at
Pavia, by Berengarius III. She at length escaped, and fled towards
Germany. She was met by the Emperor Otho I., who was marching
with his army to release her. Otho made a treaty with Berengarius,
and married Alice. But the treaty was soon broken, when Otho sent
Berengarius a prisoner to Germany, and he himself was crowned
emperor at Rome. Adelaide made use of her rank and power to do
good, and educated her son Otho II. with carefulness. The emperor
died after a reign of thirty-six years ; and his son suffered himself to
be influenced by evil advisers, and especially by his second wife,
Theophania, so that he banished his good mother from the court.
But being overtaken by misfortune, he recalled her and attempted
to atone for his wicked cruelty. He died after a reign of nine years,
and his wife, so long as she lived, insulted St. Adelaide by the most
disrespectful treatment; but she soon died also, and Adelaide became
regent. From this time she devoted herself to good works, and built
many religious edifices. The people, who loved her, were guided by
her into virtue and piety. She died at Salcis, when on a journey.

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A part of her relics are preserved in a shrine in Hanover. Decem-
ber 16, A. D. 999.

St. Adelaide was the wife of St. Lupo, and the mother of St.
Grata, who together with St. Alexander the martyr, are saints be-
longing especially to Bergamo, the last two being the patron saints
of that city. St. Grata, after the death of her husband, became a
Christian, and converted her father, who was Duke of Bergamo, and
her mother, St. Adelaide, to the same faith. Through the influence
of St. Grata, St. Lupo founded the cathedral at Bergamo. After the
death of her parents Grata governed Bergamo, and founded three
churches and a hospital, where she herself ministered to the sick.
St. Alexander was a soldier of the Theban Legion, and was beheaded
outside Bergamo. Grata wrapped the head in a napkin, and gave
honorable burial to the remains. St Adelaide is represented with a
crown and a long veil, St. Lupo with a royal crown, St. Alexander
as a Roman warrior with a palm, and St. Grata as carrying the head
of Alexander.

St. Adrian (Gr. "Ay.. 'A8ptavo9 ; Lat. S. Adrianus ; Fr. St.
Adrien ; Ital. Sant' Adriano) was a military saint, and for ages was
considered next to St. George in Northern Europe. In the North
of France, Flanders, and Germany, he was the patron saint of sol-
diers, and protector against the plague. He is also the patron of
Flemish brewers. He was a noble lloman, son of Probus. At the
time of the tenth persecution of the Christians at Nicomedia, a city
of Bithynia (a. d. 290), he served in the guards of the Emperor
Galerius Maximian. He was less than thirty years old, and was
married to Natalia, who was a Christian secretly. She was exceed-
ingly virtuous and beautiful. The imperial edict was torn down by
St. George, which so infuriated the emperor that thirty-four Chris-
tians were sentenced to the torture at one time. It fell by lot to
Adrian to superintend the execution of the sentence. When he saw
the manner in which the Christians suffered for their faith, he was
suddenly converted, and seating himself in their midst, exclaimed,
" Consider me also as one of ye ; for I too will be a Christian." Ho
was immediately imprisoned. Natalia, hearing this, was full of joy,
and going to him encouraged him to suffer for Christ. Adrian was
soon condemned to die; and the night before his execution, ho bribed
his jailer to permit him to visit Natalia. She, hearing that her

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husband had left his prison, was in great sorrow, and tearing her gar-
ments threw herself down, saying, " Alas ! miserable that I am ! I
have not deserved to be the wife of a martyr ! Now will men point
at me and say, Behold the wife of the coward and apostate, who for
fear of death hath denied his God." But Adrian, who had now come,
hearing these words, said, " 0 thou noble and strong-hearted woman !
Oh, bless God that I am not unworthy of thee ! Open the door that
I may bid thee farewell before I die." Joyfully she opened the door
and embraced him, and returned to prison with him. The next day
Adrian was scourged and tortured, and sent back to prison. The
tyrants, hearing of the devotion of Natalia, ordered that no woman
should be admitted to the prison. She then cut off her beautiful
hair, and dressed as a man, and so gained admission to Adrian. She
found him torn and bleeding. She took him in her arms, and said,
** 0 light of mine eyes and husband of mine heart ! Blessed art
thou, who art called to suffer for Christ's sake ! " Thus she so
strengthened his heart that he was able to endure to the end. The
next day his limbs were struck off on an anvil, and he was beheaded.
Natalia supported him in his sufferings, and he expired in her arms
before the last blow. Kissing him, she took one of his hands, which
she wrapped in linen with spices and perfumes, and placed it at the
head of her bed. His body was taken by Christians to Byzantium,
since Constantinople. There is a tradition that in the ninth century
it was removed to the convent which bears his name, at Grammont,
in Flanders. After this the emperor threatened to marry Natalia to
a tribune of the army. She fled to Argyropolis, near Byzantium, and
passed her life near the tomb of Adrian. He often appeared to her
in visions, and asked her to follow him, which she soon did ; and
when she died, Adrian with rejoicing angels met her, and together
they entered the presence of God. An anvil is the attribute of
Adrian, and is represented at his feet or in his hand. His sword
was long kept as a relic, at Walbeck, in Saxony ; but the Emperor
Henry II. (St. Henry) girded it on himself when preparing to go
against the Turks and Hungarians, a. d. 290.

St. Afra was the daughter of St. Hilaria, and is the patroness
of Augsburg. She was for a long time a courtesan in that city, and
had three maidens as dissolute as herself, — Digna, Eunomia, and
Eutropia. At length Narcissus, a holy man fleeing from persecution.

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came to her house, not knowing her character. When she found he
was a priest, she was overcome with fear, and for the first time was
ashamed of her life of sin. He told her of Christ, and at length she
besought him to allow her to be baptized. He, knowing that Christ
did not reject even the greatest sinners, baptized her and assured her
of forgiveness. By her aid Narcissus escaped to his native Spain.
Through her influence her mother and the three maidens were also
converted. Afra was seized, and accused of having assisted Narcissus
to escape and of being herself a Christian. The judge, Gains, who
had known of her former life, was amazed at her modesty, and the
firmness with which she acknowledged her new faith, and asked her
how one so vile could expect to be received by Jesus. To which she
replied, " It is true I am unworthy to bear the name of Christian ;
nevertheless. He who did not reject Mary Magdalene wlien she
washed his feet with her tears, will not reject me." She was burned
alive ; and as she prayed in the midst of the fire, angels bore her
spirit to heaven. Shortly after, her mother and the three maidens
were executed for their faith, and sufi"ered with constancy. August 5,
A.D. 304.

St. Afra, patroness of Brescia, is supposed to have been of
noble family. She was converted by the works of San Faustino
and San Giovita (Faustinus and Jovita), and suffered martyrdom
with Calocerus. The church dedicated to her is one of the finest
ornaments of Brescia.

St. Agatha {Lat. Sancta Agatha; Fr. Ste. Agathe; Ital. Santa
Agata ; Ger. Die Heilige Agatha), virgin and martyr ; patroness of
Malta and Catania, also protectress against fire and all diseases of
the breast. The Emperor Decius strangled his predecessor, Philip;
and desiring to make it appear that he did this because Philip
was a Christian, and not for his own advancement, he instituted
great persecutions of the Christians throughout his empire. He
made Quintianus king of Sicily. Here, at Catania, dwelt Agatha,
a maiden of great beauty, whom Quintianus tcmj)ted with presents,
flattery, and promises, without success. He then gave her to Fron-
disia, who was a courtesan with nine daughters, all as wicked as
possible, and promised her great riches if she would subdue Agatha
to his wishes. Frondisia attempted to influence Agatha by every
means in her power for thirty-three days ; but she remained fixed

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in her purity, and her faith in Jesus. At the end of that time
Frondisia said to Quintianus, "Sooner shall that sword at thy side
become like liquid lead, and the rocks dissolve and flow like water,
than the heart of this damsel be subdued to thy will." Then Quin-
tianus in fury commanded her to be brought, and attempted to
move her by threats ; but she said, " If thou shouldst throw me
to the wild beasts, the power of Christ would render them weak
as lambs ; if thou shouldst kindle a fire to consume me, the angels
would quench it with their dews from heaven ; if thou shouldst
tear me with scourges, the Holy Spirit within me would render
thy tortures harmless." Then the tyrant ordered her to be beaten,
and her bosom to be torn with shears. After that she was thrown
into a dark dungeon. At midnight there came an aged man bearing
a vase of ointment, and a youth with a torch. It was St. Peter
and an angel, but Agatha did not know them ; and the light which
filled the dungeon so frightened the guards that they fled, leaving
the door open. Then one said to the maiden, "Arise and fly."
But she replied, " God forbid that I should fly from my crown of
martyrdom, and be the occasion that my keepers should suflfer,
for my flight, tortures, and death ; I will not fly." Then St.
Peter healed all her wounds with celestial ointment, and vanished
from her sight. The rage of Quintianus not being satisfied, he sent
for her again, and was astonished at the wonderful cure of her
wound^f. "Who hath healed thee]" asked he; she replied, "He,
whom I confess and adore with my heart and with my lips, hath
sent his apostle, and healed me, and delivered me." Then Quin-
tianus ordered her to be burned ; and as she was thrown in the
fire, a great earthquake shook the city, and the people ran to the
palace, crying, " This has fallen upon us because of the sufferings
of this Christian damsel;" and they threatened to burn Quintianus
if he did not desist. So he ordered her to be taken from the flames,
and she was borne again to prison, scorched, and in great agony.
Here she entreated God to release her and take her to heaven ;
which prayer was heard, for immediately she died. The Christians
embalmed her body, and placed it in a tomb of porphyry. Near
to Catania is a volcano which the people call Mongibello (Mt. ^tna),
and about a year after the death of Agatha this mountain opened
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the city, the people took the veil of Agatha from her tomb, and
placing it on a lance bore it in procession towards the fire, and
when they came to it the fire was stayed and the city saved. When
the heathen saw this miracle, they were all converted and baptized.
There is in Malta a subterranean chapel dedicated to St. Agatha.
It is cut out of the rock, and the walls are frescoed. Tradition
asserts that the ground once belonged to the family of the saint.
St. Agatha is usually represented with a palm in one hand and a
salver in the other, on which is the female breast. Sometimes the
shears are beside her. She wears a long veil. February 5, a. d. 251.

St. Aglae {Gr. 'Ay. "AyAat?) was a Greek by birth, and lived with
her lover, Boniface, in sin and luxury for many years. In the time
of the last persecution of the Christians, they were both converted
from their sins, and became followers of Christ. Aglae sent Boniface
with great treasures to assist the martyrs and to bury their remains.
In his zeal, he exposed himself and suffered martyrdom. His body
was brought to Aglae. She built, on the western side of the Aven-
tine, an oratory, wherein she placed the remains of Boniface, and she
spent the remainder of her life in prayers and penitence. May 14.
Boniface died, about 307 ; Aglae, fifteen years later.

St. Agnes (Za^. Sancta Agnus; Ital. Sant' Agnese ; Sp. Santa
Inez ; Fr. Ste. Agnes). St. Agnes was a Roman maiden of great
beauty, and a Christian from her infancy. She was not more than
thirteen years old when the son of the prefect Sempronius saw her,
and so loved her that he sought her for his wife. But she refused
his reqiiest, saying that she was already affianced to a husband whom
she loved, meaning Jesus. The young man knew not to whom she
referred ; and his jealousy and disappointed love made him sick,
almost unto death. Then the physicians said, "This youth is sick
of unrequited love, and our art can avail nothing." AVhen the pre-
fect questioned his son, he told his father of his love for Agnes, and
that unless she would be his wife ho must die. Then Sempronius
begged of Agnes and her parents that she should marry his son ; but
she replied, as before, that she preferred her betrothed to the son of
the prefect. "When he had inquired her meaning, and found that she
was a Christian, he was glad ; for there was an edict against the Chris-
tians, and he felt she was in his power. lie then ti)ld her that since
she would have no earthly husl^nd, she must become a Vestal Virgin.

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But she refused with scorn the worship of vain images, and declared
that she would serve none but Jesus. Sempronius then threatened
her with the most horrid death, and put her in chains, and dragged
her to the altars of the gods. But she remained firm. Then he
ordered her to be taken to a house of infamy, to suffer the most fear-
ful outrages. The soldiers stripped off her garments ; but when she
prayed, her hair was lengthened till it was as a cloak about her,
covering her whole person, and those who saw her were seized with
fear. So they shut her in a room ; and when she prayed to Christ
that she might not be dishonored, she saw before her a shining white
garment, which she put on with joy, and the room was filled with
great light. The son of the prefect, thinking she must be subdued,
now came to her. But he was struck blind, and fell in convulsions.
Agnes, moved by his sufferings and the tears of his friends, prayed
for his recovery, and he was healed. When Sempronius saw this, he
wished to save her; but the people said, "She is a sorceress; let her
die." So she was condemned to be burned; but the flames harmed
her not, while her executioners were consumed by them. Then they
cried out the more, " She is a sorceress : she must die." Then an
executioner was commanded to ascend the pile, and kill her with the
sword. This he did ; and gazing steadfastly towards heaven, she fell
dead upon the pile. She was buried on the Via Nomentana, and the
Christians were accustomed to visit her tomb to weep. But she ap-
peared to them, and forbade that they should sorrow for one who was
happy in heaven. St. Agnes is a favorite saint of the Roman, and,
in general, of young Catholic women. There is one church dedicated
to her, on the Piazza Navona, on the spot where stood the house of
infamy to which she was carried ; and another of great interest be-
yond the Porta Pia, said to have been built by Constantino, at the
request of his daughter, Constantina, to commemorate the burial-
place of St. Agnes. Next to the Evangelists and Apostles, there is
no saint whose images are older than those of St. Agnes. She is
most frequently represented with a lamb. January 21, a. d. 304.
She is one of the four great virgin martyrs of the Latin ChUrch.

St. Agnes of Monte Pulciano. Tiiis saint was remarkable
for her piety from her very infancy. At nine years of age she was
placed in a nunnery, and at fifteen was made prioress of a new con-
vent at Procino, of the Dominican Order. She slept on the ground

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with a stone pillow, and lived on bread and water for fifteen years,
until she was obliged to diminish her austerities on account of her
health. At length the people of Monte Pulciano, being desirous that
she should return to her native town, built a convent on a spot where
they had destroyed a lewd house; of which convent St. Agnes became
the superior. She had the gifts of miracles and prophecy, and was
greatly beloved. St. Catherine of Siena made a pilgrimage to the
tomb of St. Agnes with two of her nieces, who took the veil on that
occasion. She is greatly venerated in Tuscany. April 20, a. d. 1317.

St. Alban was the first saint and martyr in England, on which
account the Abbot of St. Alban's had precedence over all others.
This saint was a native of Verulam. He lived in the time of Aure-
lian, and went to Rome. While still an idolater, he was noted for his
hospitality, charity, and many virtues, as well as for his great learn-
ing. When the persecution of Diocletian invaded Britain, St. Alban
gave shelter to a priest, who was the means of his conversion, and
baptized him. When the priest was pursued to his house, St. Alban
put on his long robe and gave himself to the soldiers to save his
guest. He was condemned to death, as he would neither worship idols
nor surrender the priest. He was first tortured, and then led out
for execution. It was necessary to cross the river Coin to reach the
place where he was to suffer. The crowd was great, and the bridge
BO narrow that they could not pass ; but when the saint said a short
prayer, the waters were divided, and all went over dry-shod. W^hen
on the hill of execution, he prayed for water to quench his thirst and
a spring gushed out at his feet. He was beheaded. His burial-place
was forgotten, but disclosed in 793 by a miracle. An angel com-
manded King Offa in a vision that he should find the remains of this
saint, and secure to them the veneration of the people. He found
them at Verulam, and built a church for them, near which arose a
great Benedictine monastery and the town of St. Alban's in Hertford-
shire. His attributes are the sword and a fountain springing at his
feet. June 22, a. d. 305.

St. Albert {Lat. S. Albertus ; Ital. Sant' Alberto) was Bishop of
Vercelli and Patriarch of Jerusalem. He is reverenced as the founder
of the Order of the Carmelites. He was murdered at Acre, when
embarking to attend a coiuicil at Rome. At the cathedral at Cre-
mona is a vessel in which, tradition savs, St. Albert kneiulod bread

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for the poor. He is represented in his episcopal robes, and carries
the pahn.

Albertus Magnus, sometimes called Sant' Alberto Magno, was
a teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, and is represented in art in com-
pany with that saint,

St. Alexander {Ital. Sant' Alessandro; Fr. St. Alexandre).
March 18, a, d. 251. See St. Adelaide.

St. Alexis {Lat. S. Aletius ; Ital. Sant' Alessio ; Fr. St. Alexis ;
Ger. Der Heilige Alexius). In the time of Pope Innocent I. and the
Emperor Honorius, there lived on the Gcelian Hill a man of great
rank and wealth, named Euphemian. His wife was called Aglse.
For many years they had no child, and on this account prayed ear-
nestly to God, until at length they had a son, whom they called
Alexis. From his childhood he devoted himself to the service of God,
and wore beneath his rich clothing a shirt of hair, and when in his
own chamber bewailed his sins and those of the whole w^orld, and
made a vow to serve God alone. At length Euphemian selected a
beautiful maiden of noble rank to be the wife of Alexis. When he
saw the loveliness of his bride and remembered his vow, he trembled.
He did not dare to disobey his father, and the wedding was cele-
brated with great pomp. Then Alexis went to the chamber of his
bride, and gave her a gold ring, a girdle of precious stones, and a
purple veil, and bade her farewell, and was seen no more. His
mother and his wife passed their time in the deepest grief, while his
father sent through all the wcH'ld to find him. Alexis, disguised as a
pilgrim, reached the mouth of the Tiber in a small boat, and sailed
from Ostia for Laodicea. Thence he w^ent to Edessa, in Mesopota-
mia, where he dwelt, ministering to the poor and sick, until the peo-
ple called him a saint. Fearing popular favor, he sailed for Tarsus
to pay his devotions to St. Paul. But the vessel in a storm was
driven to Ostia. So, then, Alexis went to his father's house, and
begged that he might live upon his charity. Euphemian, not recog-
nizing him, thought upon his son, that he too might be poor and in
need, and gave orders that he should be provided for. But the ser-
vants ill-treated him, and gave him no lodging but a hole under the
marble steps of the house. But the hardest thing he had to endure
was to hear his wife and mother constantly lamenting for him and
complaining of his absence. By this was he sorely tempted, but he
yielded not. Thus passed many years, till at length he knew that he

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Diust die. Then he asked for pen and ink, and wrote an account of
all his life, and put it in his bosom, Kow, on a feast day, as Pope
Innocent was singing high mass, the Emperor Honorius present, and
Euphemian was standing by the latter, a voice cried out, " Seek the
servant of God, who is about to depart from this life, and who shall
pray for Rome." And the people fell on their faces, and another voice
said, ** Where shall we seek himV And the answer was, "In the
house of Euphemian the patrician." So they all went instantly, and
Euphemian led the way ; and as he came near home, they told him
that the beggar had died, and they had laid him on the steps before
the door. When he uncovered the face, it was as the ftice of an angel,
and a great glory of light shone from it. Then he said, " This is the
servant of God, of whom the voice spoke just now." And the pope
took the letter from the dead hand of Alexis, and read it aloud.
The father was overwhelmed with grief. The wife and the mother
rushed out and threw themselves on the dead body. Seven days they
watched beside it, and many sick and infirm were healed by touching
the holy remains of Alexis. He is the patron of pilgrims and beg-
gars, and on the spot where stood his father's house is now the
church of St. Alexis. The marble steps beneath which he lived and
died are preserved in the church ; and a statue of the saint, in the
dress of a pilgrim with a staff beside him, and a letter in his hand,
is extended beneath them. Cardinal Wiseman wrote a charming
drama on the story of St. Alexis, entitled " The Hidden Gem."
July 24, A. D. 400.

St. Alphege was an English nobleman. He was a most holy
man, and was made Archbishop of Canterbury in lOOli. Six years
later the Danes took the city and cathedral of Canterbury. They
l)ut the people to death and burned the city. St. Alphege was kept
seven months in prison, and then stoned to death because he refused
to pay a large ransom for his life. The place where he met his death
was at Greenwich, and the same as that on which the parish church
now stands. It is said that ten years after death his boily was found
entire and incorrupt. It was removed from St. Paul's to the Canter-
bury Cathedral, and enshrined near the high altar. He is represented
with lii.s chaKublo full of stones. April 19, a. D. 1012.

St. Ambrose {Lat. S. Ambrosius ; ItaL Sant' Ambrogio ; Fr.
St. Ambrose ; 6Vr. Dor Heiligo Ambrosius). St. Ambrose is one
of the Fathers of the Church. He was born at Treves, a. d. 340,

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and was a son of a prefect of Gaul of the same name. He studied
at Rome, and being at length appointed prefect of Emilia and Ligu-
ria (Piedmont and Genoa), he resided at Milan. He was very elo-
quent ; and the same story that is told of Plato and Archilochus is
told of him, — namely, that when an infant in his cradle a swarm of
bees alighted on his mouth without injuring him. This was thought
to indicate his future eloquence. Shortly after his going to Milan
the bishop died ; and a great dispute arose between the Catliolics and
Arians concerning the succession, when Ambrose by his eloquence
quieted them. In the midst of it a voice like that of a child cried
out, "Ambrose shall be bishop." To this he greatly objected, espe-
cially as he was only a catechumen. But the people would not listen
to this refusal ; and being baptized, in due time he was consecrated
Bishop of Milan. He first gave all his property to the poor, and then
devoted himself to such studies as would fit him for his office. St.
Ambrose was an eloquent advocate of the advantages of celibacy for
both sexes, and of the supremacy of the Church above all other pow-
ers. He had no fear of man, forbidding even the Emperor Theodosius
to enter the Church until he had atoned for his sin in permitting the
massacre of seven thousand men at Thessalonica, by public penance.
He founded the Basilica of Sant' Ambrogio Maggiore at Milan in 387,
and dedicated it to all the saints. He is the patron saint of Milan.
There are many wonderful and miraculous circumstances related in
his life ; and at his death it was said that Christ visited him, and that
he ascended to heaven in the arms of angels. He is represented as
a mitred bishop with the crosier ; sometimes with a beehive at his
feet ; but his usual attribute is a knotted scourge with three thongs.
April 4, A. D. 397.

St. Anastasia {Fr. Ste. Anastasie ; Gr. *Ay. ' kvaa-raairj) . Just
under the Palatine Hill is the church dedicated to this saint, who,
while she has great fame among Greek Christians, was a Roman lady.
She was condemned to the flames in the persecution of Diocletian.
She suffered greatly at the hands of her husband and family because
she openly professed Christianity. St. Chrysogonus (Grisogono) is
chiefly celebrated for his influence over Anastasia and for the courage
with which he inspired her. He was slain by the sword and thrown
into the sea. They are said to have suff'ered at lllyria ; but Anastasia
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her church now stands. It is said that St. Jerome once celebrated
mass in this church. There is also a beautiful church at Verona
dedicated to St. Anastasia. The church of Chrysogonus in the Tras-
tevere, built in 599, was rebuilt in 1G23 by Scipio Borghese, CardiuaJ
of S:m Griso^^ono. December 25, a. d. 304.

St. Andrea of Corsini was born in 1302. He was of the Cor-
sini family of Florence. He was extremel}^ wild until he was sixteen
years old, when his mother, in despair, told him of a dream which
she had before his birth, in which she dreamed of giving birth to
a wolf; but this wolf on entering a church was changed to a lamb.
This greatly affected Andrea, and he went to a Carmelite church to
pray, where such a change was begun in him that at seventeen he
became a friar. He was Bishop of Fiesole. The Florentines attrib-
uted to the protection of this saint their victory of the battle of
Anghiari. Februarj' 4, a. d. 1373.

St. Andrew (^Lat. S. Andreas; Ital. Sant' Andrea ; Fr. St. Andre ;
Gr. "Ay. "Ai/^pctti). St. Andrew was the first called to be an Apostle.
He "was the brother of Simon Peter. Very little is said of him
in Scripture. Legends tell that he travelled into Scythia, Cappa-
docia, and Bithynia, and converted multitudes by his preaching.
The Russians believe that he preached to the Muscovites in Sarmatia.
He returned to Jerusalem, and after visiting Greece came to Pati-as,
a city of Achaia. Here, among many others, he converted Maximilla,
wife of iEgeus, the proconsul. He also persuaded her to make a
public confession, which so enraged her husband that he condemned
St. Andrew to be scourged and crucified. There is a variet}^ of opin-
ions as to the form of the cross on which he suffered ; but the one
called by his name is generally believed to be like, that on which he
died. It is said that he was fjistened with cords rather than nails.
When he approached his cross, he venerated it as having been sanc-
tified by Jesus. He was gloriously triumphant in his death. In the
fourth century a part of the relics of St. Andrew were taken to Scot-
land, since which time he has been the patron saint of that country
and of its first order of knighthood. He is the patron of the Order
of the Golden Fleece of Burgundy, as well as of Russia, and of its
great order of the Cross of St. Andrew. He is represented leaning
on his cross, the Gospel in his hand ; his Imir and beard are silvery
white, and his beard divided. November 30, a. d. 70.

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St. Angelus, the Carmelite, c^me from the East, and preached
in Palermo and Messina. There was a certain Count Berenger, who
led an openly shameful life with his own sister. Being rebuked by
Angelo, he commanded him to be hung upon a tree and shot with
arrows. The legend, and in fact the very existence of this saint, have
been disputed ; but pictures said to represent him are seen at Bologna.
May 5, A. D. 1225.

St. Anianus, or Annianus. In the Acts of St. Mark we are
told that this saint was a shoemaker whom St. Mark healed when
he first entered the city of Alexandria. He became so zealous a
convert, and learned so rapidly, that St. Mark made him bishop
during his absence. He governed the church at Alexandria four
years with St. Mark, and eighteen years after his death. There was
a church in that city dedicated to him. April 25, a. d. 86.

St. Anna, the mother of the Blessed Virgin, whose name signi-
fies " gracious," is much honored in the Church, and numerous miracles
have been attributed to her intercession. About 550 Justinian I.
built a church at Constantinople, and dedicated it to St. Anna. Her
body was removed from Palestine to Constantinople in 710. July 26.
See St. Joachim.

St. Ansano of Siena. This saint was a Roman, Ansanus Tran-
quillinus. His nurse, a Christian woman, named Maxima, had him
secretly baptized. His faith was not disclosed until he was nineteen
years old, when he began to preach with great success. He suffered
much during the persecution of Diocletian, and was at last beheaded
on the banks of the river Arbia. St. Ansano w^as, until the end of
the thirteenth century, the great patron of Siena; and there is, in the
Duomo of that city, a fine statue representing him as baptizing the
Sienese converts.

St. Anthony {Ftal. Sant' Antonio Abbate, or I'Eremita ; Fr.
St. Antoine I'Abbe ; Ger. Der Heilige Anton, or Antonius). St.
Anthony, an Egyptian, was born at Alexandria. At eighteen
years of age he was left an orphan, with one sister. He had great
rank and wealth. Thoughtful from childhood, he feared the tempta-
tions of the world. Entering a church one day, he heard these
words : " Every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my
name's sake, shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall inherit ever-

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lasting life;" and at another time, ''If thoa wilt be perfect, go,
sell all thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven." lie was so impressed by these things that
he took them as a warning from God. He divided his wealth
with his sister, gave all his share to the poor, and joined a
company of hermits in the desert. Here he lived so pure a life
as to arouse the hatred of Satan, who sent demons to tempt and
torment him. They whispered to him of all he had left be-
hind, and pictured before his mind the attractions of the world.
But he prayed until great drops stood on his brow, and the
demons despaired. They then placed delicious food before him,
and, assuming the forms of lovely women, tempted him to sin.
Again he resisted all their arts with prayer; but he suffered so
much that he determined to go yet farther into the desert, and
he found a cave where he thought Satan could not discover him.
But here the demons came, and tortured him with all kinds of
horrible pains, and tore him with their claws, till a hermit who
carried him food found him lying as if dead. He bore him to his
cell ; but as soon as Anthony revived, he insisted upon returning
to his cave, and when there he cried out, " Ha ! thou arch tempter !
didst thou think I had fled 1 Lo, here I am again ; I, Anthony !
I have strength to combat still ! " Then was Satan furious, and
he set his demons to try all their powers to overcome him. They
surrounded him with lions, tigers, serpents, scorpions, and all the
horrible shapes they could conceive, and they were roaring and hiss-
ing all around him. But in the midst of all this came a great light
from heaven, and the beasts vanished ; while Anthony, looking up,
cried out, " 0 Lord Jesus Christ ! where wert thou in those mo-
ments of anguish?" And Christ said gently, "Anthony, I was here
beside thee, and rejoiced to see thee contend and overcome. Be of
go(jd heart ; for I will make thy name famous through all the world."
Then he resolved to go even farther into the desert. As ho trav-
elled he saw heaps of gold and silver, but ho knew they were the
temptations of Satan; and when he looked away, they disappeared
in the air. Ho was now thirty-five years old, when he shut himself
in a cavern for twenty years, and saw no one, neither was he seen
of any ; but when he came forth, all could see that ho had been
miraculously sustained, for he was not wasted or changed, except

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that his hair was white and his beard long. And now he preached
the love of God to all men; comforted the sick and afilicted, and
expelled demons, over whom he had gained great power. Multitudes
were converted and came to the desert, until there were five thou-
sand hermits in the caves and ancient tombs, and St. Anthony did
many miracles. At length, when he had lived in the desert seventy-
five years, he began to be proud of his life of self-denial, and a voice
said to him in a vision, " There is one holier than thou art, for Paul
the hermit has served God in solitude and penance for ninety years."
So he resolved to seek Paul ; and as he journeyed he met a centaur,
who pointed the way to him ; and again a satyr, who besought him
to pray for him and his people. The third day he came to the cave
of Paul. At first Paul would not receive him ; but at length, moved
by his prayers and tears, he admitted him. Then they held com-
munion together ; and as they sat, a raven brought them a loaf of
bread, when Paul blessed God and said, " For sixty years, every
day, hath this raven brought me half a loaf; but because thou art
come, my brother, lo ! the portion is doubled, and we are fed as
Elijah was fed in the wilderness." And they ate and returned
thanks. Then Paul said, " My brother ! God hath sent thee here
that thou mightest receive my last breath and bury me. Go,
return to thy dwelling; bring here the cloak which was given to
thee by that holy Bishop Athanasius, wrap me in it, and lay me in
the earth." Then Anthony wondered, for the gift of the cloak was
unknown to all. But he kissed Paul, and hastened to bring the
cloak; for he feared he should not reach him again before his death.
Eeturning, when he was about three hours from his cave he heard
heavenly music, and looking up saw the spirit of Paul, as a star,
borne by prophets, apostles, and angels to heaven. Then Anthony
lamented, and went with haste to the cave where Paul was dead,
in the attitude of prayer. Then he wept ov^er him and recited the
office for the dead, and he thought how he could bury him, for he
had not strength to dig a grave. Then came two lions across the
desert, roaring as if in sympathy, and with their paws they dug a
grave, in which Anthony laid Paul, wrapped in the cloak of Atha-
nasius. When he had returned to the convent, he told all these
things, which were believed by the whole Church, and Paul was
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four years old, felt that he must soon die ; and after going to a
lonely place with a few brethren, he charged them that they should
keep secret the place of his burial. Gently his spirit passed away,
and angels conveyed it to heaven. St. Anthony is represented
with various attributes. He wears a monk's habit, as the founder
of Monuchism. In Greek pictures the letter 0 is on the cope on
the left shoulder, and always in blue. It is the first letter of ©co'?,
God. The crutch is a symbol of his age and feebleness. The bell
signifies his power to exorcise evil spirits, as a bell which has been
blessed is used in exorcisms. The asperges, or rod for sprinkling
holy water, is a symbol of the same idea. The hog represents the
sensuality and appetites which he conquered. Flames of fire under
his feet, or a city or house burning, signify that he is a protector
against fire in this world and the next also. Paul is represented as
old, meagre, half clothed in palm-leaves, his hair long and white,
seated on a rock in meditation, and a palm-tree near him. St.
Anthony, January 17, a. d. 357.

St. Antonio, Archbishop of Florence, was a native of Florence.
He was born about 1384. His thoughtfulness and studiousness
caused his friends to regard him as fitted for a religious life. He
went to Fiesole, and asked admission to the Dominican Convent at
fifteen. The prior, after talking with him, told him that when he
had learned perfectly the Book of Decrees, he would receive him.
This he did in one year, and then was sent to Cortona to pass his
novitiate in study. He took his vows at Fiesole, and there formed a
tender attachment to the wonderful painter-monk, Fra Giovanni,
called II Beato and Angelico. It is believed that the great learning
of Antonio was of advantage to the heavenly mind of Angelico, and
that their communion was not without its effects upon the latter's
pictures. The Archbishop of Florence dying, the pope wished to
give the office to Angelico ; but he begged that Antonio should
have it instead, which the pope granted. This greatly pleased the
Florentines, as he was not only much beloved, but a native of their
city. He died at the age of seventy, thirteen years after he was
made archbishop, during wliich time ho was distinguished for his
"wisdom and holiness. He is always represented as an archbishop,
and wears the pallium over the habit of the Dominicans. May 10,
A. D. 1461.

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St. Antony of Padua {Lat. S. Antonius Thaumaturgus ;
Ital. Sant' Antonio di Padova, II Santo ; Sp. San Antonio de Padua,
Sol brillante de la Iglesia, Gloria de Portugal, etc.). This saint was
a Portuguese by birth. He became a Franciscan, and stands in
that order next to its founder. After the martyrdom of the first
missionaries in Morocco, Antony determined to be himself a mis-
sionary and martyr, and went to convert the Moors. But he was
seized with an illness that compelled him to return to Europe. He
was driven by the winds to Italy, and came to Assisi, where St. Francis
was holding the first chapter of his order. St. Francis found him a
valuable assistant, and he preached at the universities of Padua, Bo-
logna, Paris, and Toulouse, but at length he preached to the people.
He did much good in Italy as a preacher. His imagination was vivid,
and his language effective. His similes were very beautiful. He
died at thirty-six, after a ministry of ten years. Great honors have
been paid his memory, and the church of Sant' Antonio at Padua is
wonderfully rich in adornments of both ancient and modern art. He
performed many miracles, which are represented in pictures in various
churches and convents, especially in Italy and Spain. One of these is
thus related. When preaching at the funeral of a very rich man, he
denounced his Ipve of money, and exclaimed, "His heart is buried in
his treasure-chest ; go seek it there, and you will find it." The
friends of the man broke open the chest, and to their surprise found
the heart; they then examined his body, and found that his heart was
indeed wanting. His attributes are the lily and crucifix. He is young,
and wears the habit and cord of St. Francis. June 13, a. d. 1231.

St. Apollinaris of Ravenna {Ital. Sant' Apollinare ; Fr. St.
ApoUinaire). This saint came with the Apostle Peter from Antioch
to Rome; and Peter, having laid hands on him, sent him to preach in
the east of Italy. He became the first Bishop of Ravenna, and per-
formed such miracles, and so preached, as to convert multitudes. At
length he was seized and imprisoned. His jailer allowed him to es-
cape ; but his enemies pursued him, beat him, and wounded him so
that he died. The Basilica of Apollinaris-in-Classe is on the spot
where he was martyred. July 23, a. d. 79.

St. Apollonia of Alexandria {Fr. Ste. ApoUino). The parents
of Apollonia were heathens, and had no children, though they con-
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magistrate. At length there came three pilgrims to Alexandria,
begging in the name of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin. The wife of
the magistrate, hearing tliem, asked if the Virgin could grant her
prayer for a child. Being told of her great power, she gave the pil-
grims food and money, and, full of faith, invoked Mary's intercession,
who answered the prayer by the birth of Apollonia. She was very
beautiful ; and as her mother constantly told her the story of her birth,
she grew up a Christian, and sought St. Leontine that he might baptize
her. As soon as he did so, an angel appeared with a garment daz-
zlingly white, which he threw over her, saying, "This is Apollonia,
the servant of God ! Go now to Alexandria and announce the faith
of Christ." She obeyed, and converted many; but others accused her
to her father, who gave her to the heathen governor. He commanded
her to worship the idol of the city. But she made the sign of the
cross before the idol, and commanded its demon to depart. The de-
mon broke the statue and fled, crying, " The holy virgin Apollonia
drives me forth." Then they bound her to a column, and drew her
teeth out one by one with pincers, and then, kindling a fire, they
burned her. She is the protector against toothache, and all diseases
of the teeth. Her attributes are a pair of pincers with a tooth, and
the palm ; sometimes a golden tooth suspended on her neck-chaio.
February 9, a. d. 250.

St. Athanasius {Gr. "Ay. *A0ava(rio<5 ; Lat, S. Athanasius, Pater
OrthodoxiiC ; Ital. Sant' Atanasio ; Fr. St. Athanase). This saint,
best known by the creed which bears his name, was an xYlexandrian,
and a pupil of St. Anthony. He first studied science and litera-
ture ; and, being converted, he was ordained deacon. His oppo-
sition to Arius at the Council of Nice gained for him the title of the
" Father of Orthodoxy." He became Bishop of Alexandria, and dur-
ing the great heresy of his age materially aided by his perseverance
in the victory of the Catholic Church. He was bishop forty-six
years, but he was in exile during twenty years of that time. ^lay
2, A.D. 373.

St. Augustine, or St. Austin {Lat. S. Augustinus ; Ital. Sant'
Agostino ; J'r. St. Augustin). The father of St. Augustine was a
heathen ; his mother, Monica, was a Christian. He was born in
Tagaste, Xumidia. In his youth he was so devoted to pleasure that
hia mother feared the destruction of his character, and in her sorrow

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sought advice of the Bishop of Carthage. He comforted her with
the assurance that her prayers would be answered at last. At length
Augustine went to Rome, and became famous as a lawyer. But he
was restless and unhappy. He went to Milan, and was there con-
verted by the preaching of St. Ambrose, who baptized him in the
presence of his mother. The " Te Deum," it is thought, was com-
posed for this occasion. St. Augustine and St. Ambrose recited it
as they approached the altar. He was Bishop of Hippo ; and after
thirty-five years Hippo was besieged by the Vandals, and St. Augustine
perished at the age of seventy-five. It is said that his remains were
removed to Pavia. He was the third doctor of the Church, and his
writings are celebrated. One of the scenes in his life most fre-
quently illustrated in art is that of a vision, related by himself, and
which he saw while writing his Discourse on the Trinity. He was
walking on the sea-shore, lost in meditation on his great theme, when
he saw a little child bringing water and endeavoring to fill a hole
which he had dug in the sand. Augustine asked him the motive of
his labors. The child said he intended to empty all the water of the
sea into this cavity. " Impossible," exclaimed St. Augustine. "Not
more impossible," answered the child, " than for thee, 0 Augustine,
to explain the mystery on which thou art now meditating." He is
the patron of theologians and learned men. August 28, a. d. 430.

St. Augustine of Canterbury is believed to have introduced the
Benedictine Order into England. He was sent from Rome as mission-
ary to Britain, by St. Gregory. Fearing the dangers represented to
exist in England at that time, he and his companions were seized with
dread, and Augustine went to beg the pope to recall his command.
This Gregory refused to do. He made Augustine bishop over those
who should be converted. They landed in Kent, where there was
great hatred of Christianity ; but Queen Bertha was a Christian, and
for her sake King Ethelbert permitted them to enter Canterbury,
which they did, singing praises, and carrying the image of Christ.
Ethelbert and his people became Christians, and were baptized in a
little chapel which Bertha had built near Canterbury, and, being a
French princess, had dedicated to Martin of Tours. St. Augustine
desired greatly to see the ancient Britons, Christians whom the Eng-
lish had driven into the mountain regions of Wales, reclaimed from
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assistance in his missionary work among the English. But the Brit-
ons' hatred of their oppressors sadly obstructed St. Augustine's pious
and pacific wishes. In virtue of his authority as Papal Legate, he
visited all the British bishops ; and these willingly responded to his
invitation to a conference at Ausric, on the edge of Worcestershire,
near Herefordshire, a place later called Augustine's Oak. Augus-
tine required of them aid in converting the pagan English ; con-
formity to the custom of the Universal Church as to the time of
celebrating Easter, and as to the manner of administering baptism.
These things they refused, because of their hatred of their national
enemies. Whereupon St. Augustine prophesied that "if they would
not preach to the English the way of life, they would fall by their
hands under the judgment of death." This prediction was ful-
filled after the death of St. Augustine, when Ethilfrid, king of the
pagan Northern English, mightily overthrew the Britons at Chester,
and slew twenty-two hundred of the British monks of Bangor, who
prayed in sight of the battle-field for the victory of their countrymen.
Those who account St. Augustine instigator of this massacre, which
took place years after his death, know not his tender charit}^ whose
only weapons against sinners w^ere prayers for their conversion. He
should be represented in the Benedictine habit, with the staff and the
Gospel, or as bishop with pallium, cope, and mitre, a. d. 604.

St. Balbina was the daughter of the prefect Quirinus, and dis-
covered the lost chains of St. Peter. The church dedicated to her
at Rome is very ancient. She is represented veiled, with chains in
her hand or near her.

St. Barbara (Ttal. Santa Barbara ; Fr. Ste. Barbe). This
saint was of the East, and daughter of Dioscorus, who dwelt in Heli-
opolis. He was rich and noble, and loved his only daughter so fondly
that he shut her up in a high tower lest she should attract suitors
by her beauty. Here she passed her time in study, and while watch-
ing the wonders and beauties of the heavens, felt that the idols could
not be gods, or the creators of the world. But she had heard of no
other God. At length the fame of Origen reached her from Alexan-
dria, and she sent him a letter by a trusty servant, asking that he
should teach her. He sent a disciple disguised as a physician, who
instructed her, and, after her conversion, baptized her. Her father
had set workmen to make a bathroom in her tower ; and when they

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had made two windows, she desired them to add another. They
were afraid to do this, but she insisted ; and w^hen her father asked
the cause, she said, " Know, my father, that through three windows
doth the soul receive light, — the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost ; and the three are one." Then her father would have killed
her with his sword ; but she fled to the top of the tower, and angels
concealed her and bore her away to a place of safety. A shepherd
betrayed where she was hidden, and her father dragged her by the
hair and put her in a dungeon. He then delivered her to the pro-
consul Marcian, who scourged and tortured her, but she did not
yield ; and at last her father carried her to a mountain near the city,
and himself beheaded her. Immediately a great tempest arose, and
the lightning entirely consumed the father. St. Barbara is the
patroness of Ferrara, Mantua, and Guastala ; also of fortifications
and fire-arms, as well as of armorers and gunsmiths. She is also
invoked as a protector against lightning and the explosions of
gunpowder. A tower with three windows is her peculiar attribute.
She also has the book, palm, and sword. She is further invoked by
all who desire the sacraments of the Church in their dying hours.
December 4, a. d. 303.

St. Barnabas {Ital. San Barnaba ; Fr. St. Barnabe). The
name of Apostle is also given this saint ; and if not fully entitled
to it, he is at least next in holiness to the Apostles with whom he
labored. He was a native of Cyprus, — a Levite, and a cousin of
St. Mark. He labored with Paul at Antioch and Lystra ; and the
legends tell us that he was of so noble a presence that he was called
Jupiter, while Paul was styled Mercurius. At length, on account of
aMifference concerning Mark, they separated ; and Barnabas preached
in Italy as well as in Asia Minor and Greece, and it is said he was
the first Bishop of Milan. Tradition says he preached from the
Gospel of St. Matthew, written by the Evangelist himself, which he
carried always with him, and that it had power to heal the sick
when laid upon their bosoms. He was at last seized by the Jews
and cruelly martyred, while preaching in Jud?ea. Mark and other
Christians buried him, and in the time of the Emperor Zeno his
resting-place was revealed in a vision to Antemius. He was found
with the Gospel in his bosom. This was taken to Constantinople,
and a church was built under the invocation of the saint. June 11.

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St. Bartholomew {Lat. S. Bartholoineus ; Ital. San Bartolomeo;
Ft. 8t. liartliclemi). The origin of this saint is doubtful, it being
disputed whether he were the son of a prince, Ptolomeus, or of a
hushiindman. After the ascension of our Lord, he travelled through
India, carrying the Gospel of St. Matthew. He preaclied in Armenia
and CiHcia. He suffered a horrible death at Albanopolis, being first
flayed, and then crucitied. His attribute is a large knife. Some-
times lie has his own skin hanging over his arm. August 24.

St. Basil the Great (6V. "Ay. /Jao-iAeios ; Lot. S. Basilius Magnus ;
ItaL Sun Basilio Magno ; Fr. St. Basile). This saint is the second
in honor in the Greek Church, as well as the founder of the Basilians,
almost the only monastic order known in that church ; for the Order
of St. Anthou}' has but a few houses at Sinai and Lebanon, and by
the shores of the lied Sea. He was born at Csesarea, in Cappadocia,
in 328, and was of a family of great sanctity, — his grandmother,
father, mother, two brothers, and a sister all being saints. He wrote
many theological works. He attributes his early education to his
grandmother, St. Macrina. He studied at Constantinople and at
Athens, where he was associated with both St. Gregory of Nazianzen
and with Julian, afterwards the Apostate. His great talents at one
time so aroused his pride that but for the influence of St. Macrina,
his sister, he would have perilled his salvation. He was then about
twenty-eight, and after this gave himself entirely to religion, — pass-
ing some years in the desert as a hermit, where he lost his health,
from the austerity of his living. He was made a priest in 362, and
eight years after Bishop of Cicsarea. The 14th of June, the day of
his ordination, is a great feast in the Greek Church. He lived with
the same abstinence on the throne as in the desert. He vigorously
opposed the Arian heresy ; and when the Emperor Valcns required
him to communicate religiously with the Arians, he refused. The
emperor threatened him, even with death, without effect. At length
he thought to awe Basil by coming to church in great state, with all
his court and soldiers. It was on the day of the E[)iphrtny. Instead
of overawing the saint, he was himself overawed by the piety of the
congregation and the angelic devotion of the great bishop. The em-
peror afterwards conferred with Basil ; and though he remained un-
converted, he made some concessions to the Catholics. It is related
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Ghost, in the form of a white dove, rested on his shoulder, to inspire
his words. June 14, a. d. 380.

St. Bavon (Flem. St. Bavo, or St. Baf ; Ital. San Bavone). He
was born a noble-man ; some authorities claim, Duke of Brabant. He
was converted from idolatry by St. Amand of Belgium, first Bishop
of Maestricht. Bavon was then nearly fifty years old, a widower, and
had led a dissipated life. He gave all his riches in charitj'-, and was
placed by St. Amand in a monastery in Ghent ; but he left that, and
lived a hermit in the forest of Malmedun. His shelter was a hollow
tree, and he subsisted on herbs. It is related of him, that after
becoming a Christian he met one who had been his slave and cruelly
treated. Bavon besought him to bind and beat him, and cast him
in prison, as he had formerly done to him. This was of course re-
fused ; but the saint so insisted that finally it was done, and while
in prison he passed his time in doing penance for his former sins.
He is the patron of Ghent and Haerlem. His attribute is a falcon;
he is sometimes represented as a hermit, and sometimes in his ducal
robes. October 1, a. d. 657.

St. Bede the Venerable was born at Jarrow, in Northumber-
land, in 673. He was eminent for his learning and piety, and some
even thought him superior in eloquence to St. Gregory. He died
dictating the last words of a translation of the Gospel of St. John.
He was called *' the Venerable," and was known by this name at a
Council at Aix-la-Chapelle. There is a legendary account of the way
in which he received this title. It says that, his scholars wishing to
put an inscription on his tombstone, one of them wrote : —

" Hac sunt in fossa
Bedse ossa,"

leaving the blank as above, because no suitable word occurred to him.
He fell asleep thinking of it ; and when he awoke, " venerabilis " had
been inserted by an angel's band. There are other ways of account-
ing for the title, but this is the favorite one. Bede's works are extant,
and his " Ecclesiastial History " is the only authentic record we have
of the early English Church. May 27, a. d. 735.

Bel and the Dragon. "When Cyrus was King of Babylon, and
Daniel was his friend, and gi'eatly honored by him, the Babylonians
had an idol called Bel, to whom were given every day " twelve great
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the number of the priests who attended him were threescore and ten,
and they had wives and children. Now Cyrus worshipped Bel, but
Daniel worshipped his own God ; and when Cyrus demanded the
reason of this, Daniel replied that he could not " worship idols made
with hands, but the living God," who had created all men and the
world in which they lived. Then Cyrus asked Daniel if Bel were not
living, and reminded him of how much he ate and drank every day.
Then said Daniel, " 0 king, be not deceived ; for this is but clay
within and brass without, and did never eat nor drink anything." So
the king was wroth, and said to the priests, ** If ye tell me not who
this is that devoureth these expenses, ye shall die. But if ye can
certify me that Bel devoureth them, then Daniel shall die : for he
hath spoken blasphemy against Bel." And Daniel replied, " Let it
be according to thy word." Then the priests said to the king, "Lo
we go out, but thou, 0 king, set on the meat, and make ready the
wine, and shut the door fast, and seal it with thine own signet ; and
to-morrow when thou comest in, if thou findest not that Bel hath
eaten up all, we will suffer death ; or else Daniel, that speaketh
falsely against us." Now they did this because they had an entrance
which was hidden under the table, and by that they could go out
and in as they liked. Then the king set the food before Bel, as the
priests had said ; and Daniel commanded the servants to bring ashes,
and he strewed them upon the floor ; and when all was ready they
closed the temple, and the king sealed it with his own seal. Then in
the night the priests came with their wives and children, as they
were accustomed to do, and consumed all that had been provided.
Now in the morning the king came with Daniel, and they found the
seals whole, and they broke them and went in. And when the king
saw that the food was gone, he cried out, *' Great art thou, 0 Bel, and
with thee is no deceit at all ! " Then Daniel laughed, and said to the
king, "Behold now the pavement, and mark well whose footsteps are
these," So when the king saw the footsteps of men, women, and
children, he was angry, and took the priests with their wives and
children, and these showed him the door where they had gone in and
out. Then the king slew them, and gave the idol Bel to Daniel, and
he destroyed both the god and his temple. Now in the same place
was a great dragon, which was also worshij)j)ed by tlio Babylonians;
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Lo, he livethj he eateth and drinketh : thou canst not say that he is
no living God ; therefore, worship him." But Daniel declared that he
would not worship him, and that he could slay him without sword or
stave. And the king gave him leave. Then Daniel took pitch and
fat and hair, and made lumps of it, and put them in the dragon's
mouth, until he burst asunder. Then the people were filled with
indignation, and they came to the king, and demanded that he should
deliver Daniel to them, or they would destroy him and his house.
Then the king, being sore pressed, gave up Daniel, and they threw
him into the lions' den, where he remained six days. Now there
were seven lions in the den, and each day they had given them two
carcasses and two sheep, but now they gave them nothing, so that
they might devour Daniel. There was in Judsea a prophet whose
name was Habakkuk ; and he had made him a mess of pottage, and
had put bread in a bowl, and was about to give it to the reapers in
the field ; but the angel of the Lord came to him, and commanded
that he should carry it to Babylon, and give it to Daniel, who was in
the lions' den. Tlien Habakkuk said, " Lord, I never saw Babylon ;
neither do I know where the den is." Then the angel of the Lord
took Habakkuk by the hair of his head, and set him in Babylon over
the lions' den ; and Habakkuk cried, saying, " 0 Daniel, Daniel,
take the dinner which God hath sent thee." Then Daniel thanked
God that he had not left him to perish, and arose, and ate the food
which the prophet had brought, and the angel set Habakkuk again in
his own place. Now, upon the seventh day, the king came to the den
to bewail Daniel, and he found him alive. Then cried the king, " Great
art thou, 0 Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee."
Then he took Daniel out of the den, and cast in those who had
accused him, and they were devoured in a moment, before his face.

St. Benedict {Hal. San Benedetto; Fr. St. Benoit ; Sp. San
Benito). This saint was the founder, the patriarch, and the first
abbot of the great order of the Benedictines. He was of noble birth,
and a native of Norcia, in the duchy of Spoleto. He studied at
Rome, but soon wearied of the profligacy of those about him ; and
imbibing the ideas of St. Jerome and St. Augustine in favor of soli-
tude^ at fifteen he became a hermit. His nurse, who loved him
extremely, followed him into his retirement, and ministered as much
as possible to his comfort. But he, regarding this as a drawback to

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perfect holiness, fled from her to Subiaco, a wilderness forty miles
from Rome. Here he lived for three years, entirely unknown, except
to Romano, another hermit, who shared with him his bread and
water. Here he was greatly tempted by the recollections of the
world he had left, and especially, at one time, by the remembrance of
a beautiful woman he had seen at Rome, when, to overcome his great
desire to return to her, he flung himself into a thicket of briers and
thorns, and rolled himself therein until he was torn and bleeding.
At tlie monastery of Subiaco they show roses, said to have been pro-
pagated from these briers. The fame of his sanctity at last brought
great crowds to him, who begged his prayers, and that he would heal
their diseases ; and a company of hermits near by requested that he
would be their head. But when they saw the severity of his life,
they attempted to poison him. When he made the sign of the cross
before the poisoned cup, it fell to the ground in fragments. He then
returned to his cave and again dwelt alone. But so many hermits
came to Subiaco and lived in huts and caves, that at length, for the
sake of order, Benedict commanded them to build twelve monasteries,
and he placed twelve monks in each. Two senators of Rome brought
to him their sons, Maurus and Placidus, to be educated as Christians.
They were but twelve and five years of age, and they became the
special charge of Benedict. But Satan, much troubled at all this,
put it into the heart of a priest, Florentius, to traduce the character
of St. Benedict, and to poison him with a loaf of bread. These plans
ftxiling, he at last brought seven young women into one of the monas-
teries to try the chastity of the monks. Then Benedict left Subiaco,
and immediately Florentius was crushed to death beneath a falling
gallery in his own house, Benedict even wept for his fate, and im-
posed a penance on Maurus when he rejoiced at it. There still re-
mained at this time, on Monte Cassino, a temple of Apollo. Thither
Benedict went, and by his miracles and ])reaching converted the
idolaters, so that they broke the statue and altar, and burnt the
grove. The saint then built up two chapels, and dedicated them to
St. John the Baptist and St. Martin of Tours. On the summit of this
mountain he founded the monastery which has always been regarded
as tlje parent of all otiiers of the Benedictine Order. Hence he
])roinulgated the rules of his order. His sister Scholastica followed
him to Monte Cassino, and he visited her once a year during the last

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years of his life. In 540 Totila, King of the Goths, visited Benedict,
and entreated his blessing. The saint reproved him for his past life,
and it was tliought that after this the Goth was less ferocious. Be-
fore his death monasteries of his order were instituted in all parts of
Europe. He was at last seized with fever, and on the sixth day he
ordered his grave to be dug, and after standing upon the edge of it,
supported by his disciples, and in silent contemplation, he was borne
to the altar of the church, and receiving the last sacraments there
died. March 21, a. d. 543.

St. Benedict of Anian (Fr. St. Benoit d'Aniane). This saint
was page and cup-bearer at the court of Pepin-le-Bref, and a distin-
guished commander in the army of Charlemagne. He was born at
Maguelonne, in Languedoc, and his original name is unknown. He
had an extremely narrow escape from drowning, after which he en-
tered on a religious life. He w^ent first to the abbey of St. Seine ; but
disapproving of the habits of the monks, he dwelt a hermit on the
banks of the Anian. At length, a number of hermits having joined
him, he founded a Benedictine monastery, with great severity of rule.
He was called to Aix-la-Chapelle by Louis-le-Debonnaire. Here he
founded another monastery. He presided at a council for the refor-
mation of the monastic orders. William, Duke of Aquitaine, was a
great warrior, and had vanquished the Saracens in the south of
France. He was converted by St. Benedict, and built a monastery,
in which he lived and died a monk. St. Benedict conferred upon
William the monk's habit. February 12, a. d. 821.

Benedict, Bennet Biscop, or St. Bennet of Wearmouth,
did much for art as well as for piety in England. He was of a noble
Northumbrian family. He founded the monasteries of St. Peter's at
Wearmouth and St. Paul's at Jarrow. He had a cultivated taste,
and went five times to France and Italy. He brought to England
stone-warkers and glaziers to introduce a new style of building. He
brought, too, many books and pictures, and also a certain John,
Abbot of San Martino, who was a teacher of music, and who intro-
duced chanting into English cathedrals. St. Bennet wrote many
books of instruction for monks, and died at an advanced age, cele-
brated for piety and munificence. January 12, a. d. 703.

St. Benno is noted especially for his connection with the Em-
peror Henry lY. He was a German Benedictine, and Bishop of

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Meissen; and when Henry, after being excommunicated, attempted
to enter the cathedral, Benno locked the doors and threw the key
into the river Elbe. He then went to Rome. On his return to Meis-
sen, he ordered a fisherman to cast his net into the river, and a
fish was taken, in which was found the key. His proper attribute is
a fish with a key in its mouth.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (Lat. S. Bernardus, Doctor melli-
fluus ; Ital. San Bernardo di Chiaravalle, Abbate ; Ger. Der Heilige
Bernhard ; Fr. St. Bernard) was a man of great power and impor-
tance. He was born in 1190, at Fontaine, near Dijon. He was the
son of a noble ; and his mother, Alice, was a remarkable woman.
She had a large number of children, all of whom she nursed at her
own breast, as she believed that infants imbibe with the milk the
temperament of the nurse. According to all authorities she gave
her son his early education. From the age of fifteen he practised
great self-denial, and from it his health suffered. He had great per-
sonal beauty. After studying at the University of Paris, he entered,
at twenty, the Benedictine monastery of Citeaux. He resisted all
temptations ; and it is related of him that, finding himself gazing on
a beautiful woman with a feeling of pleasure, he rushed into a half-
frozen pool and remained there until nearly frozen himself. The
abbey of Citeaux became so crowded that Bernard was sent at
twenty-five to found another monastery. He went with twelve com-
panions to what was then called the " Valley of Wormwood," and
there founded the abbey of Clairvaux. In a few years Bernard
became famous, and his abbey very much crowded. He was con-
sidered an authority in matters of law as well as of religion. He
was judge between Anacletus and Innocent II., deciding in favor of
tlic latter, to the satisfiiction of the whole Church. He also reconciled
the disputes between the clergy of Milan and Rome. He preached
a second Crusade, succeeded in rousing the people to great enthu-
siasm, and was invited to assume the command. He was also the
adversary of Abelard and Arnold de Brescia. St. Bernard is one of
tlie Fathers of the Church. In his writings he sets forth with great
power the perfections of the Blessed Virgin, especially in the " Missus
Est ; " and it was believed that she a])pearod to him twice : once, when
ill and unable to write, she restored him by her presence ; and again
she moistened his lips with the milk of her bosom, so that his

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eloquence was irresistible. His health suffered greatly from his labors
and fasts, and he died at sixty-three. His attributes are the demon
fettered behind him ; three mitres on his book or at his feet, emblems
of three bishoprics which he refused ; the beehive, a symbol of elo-
quence. The mitre and crosier, as Abbot of Clairvaux, are given him
but rarely. August 20, a. d. 1153.

St. Bernard of Menthon was by birth a noble Savoyard. In
his youth he was serious and studious, showing such traits of charac-
ter as indicated a religious vocation. His father wished him to marry ;
but he preferred to study, and put himself under the teaching of
Peter, Archdeacon of Aoust. In 966 Bernard was made archdeacon,
which was at that time a responsible and laborious office, as its duties
comprised the whole government of the diocese. By great devotion
and constant preaching for forty-two years, he did much good in the
dioceses of Aoust, Sion, Geneva, Tarantaise, Milan, and Novara. He
destroyed an idol on a mountain in the Walais, and exposed the
deception of the heathen priests. He founded two roads and two
monastic hospitals, the Great and Little St. Bernard, the former of
which was near the site of the heathen idol before spoken of. At these
hospitals the monks, assisted by their dogs, search out and care for
travellers who are lost in the passes of the mountains, where the
storms are severe and the cold intense. St. Bernard died at Xovara,
at eighty-five years of age. His body is in the monastery at Novara,
and his head is shown in a rich case at the monastery of Monte-Joye,
in the diocese of Aoust. May 28, a. d. 1008.

St. Bernardino da Feltri shares the honor of having founded
the " Monts-de-Piete." He was a most eloquent man, and preached
at the church of Santa Croce in Florence, against Jews and usurers,
and on the necessity that the poor should be protected from them.
It is certain that the two Bernardinos labored in this matter, but not
easy to decide to which belongs the greater honor.

St. Bernard Ptolomei {Ital. San Bernardo dei Tolomei). He
was of an illustrious family of Siena ; born in 1272. He distinguished
himself as a lawyer ; but at length, seized with the religious passion
of the age, he went into a mountain, called the Mount of Olives,
about ten miles from Siena. Here he formed the order called " Oli-
vetani." They followed the Eule of St. Benedict, and wore a white
habit. August 21, a.d. 1348.

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St. Bernardino of Siena. This saint was of the family of
Albizeschi. He was bom at Massa, a Sienese town, in 1380, His
mother dying, he was educated by an aunt, whose influence devel-
oped not only his talents, but great purity of character also. At
seventeen he joined a brotherhood whose members wore devoted to
the service of the hospitals. A pestilence soon broke out, which
destroyed great numbers, and among them physicians and priests.
For four months Bernardino with twelve others cared for the inmates
of the plague hospital. His health suffered greatly from his labor.
He became a Franciscan at twenty-three. He was a celebrated
preacher, and went all over Italy. He endeavored to reconcile the
Guelphs and Ghibellines. He was offered three bishoprics, which
he refused. The Duke of Milan, offended at his preaching, threat-
ened him in vain ; he then sent him money, with which he went to
the prisons and liberated poor debtors. He founded the order called
in Italy " Osservanti," and in France " Freres de I'Observance," be-
cause they observe strictly the Rule of St. Francis, going barefoot and
keeping strictly the vow of poverty. AVheu preaching, he held in
his hand a tablet on which was the name of Jesus in a circle of golden
rays. A man who had lived by making cards and dice complained to
the saint that on account of the reforms in religion, his occupation
was gone. Bernardino advised him to carve tablets like his, to sell
to the people. He did so ; and a peculiar blessing being attached
to them, he sold large numbers, and made a fortune in this way.
St. Bernardino is said to have founded those institutions called still
in France " Monts-de-Pietd," where money is loaned on pledges. In
the commencement they were entirely charitable and for the benefit
of the poor. He died at Aquila, in the Abruzzi, where his remains
are preserved in a silver shrine in the church of San Francisco.
May 20, a. d. 1444.

St. Bibiana was a Roman lady, who, together with her father,
mother, and sister, suffered martyrdom in the reign of Julian the
Apostate. She was scourged and then pierced with a dagger. The
church dedicated to her is between the Santa Croce and the Porte
Maggiore. The column to which she was bound is shown within the
churc;h. December 2, a. i>. 3G2.

St. Blaise of Sebaste {Gr. "Ay. BXato-os ; Ital. San Biagio ;
.Fr. St. Blaise; Ger. Der Heilige Blasius : signification, "crooked").

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This holy man was bishop over the Christians at Sebaste, in Cappa-
docia, and in the time when Agricolaus was governor, was obhged to
flee to the mountains to escape persecution. There were great num-
bers of wild beasts there, but instead of harming the saint, they came
to him in numbers every morning to receive his blessing ; and when
Agricolaus sent to obtain beasts for the amphitheatres, the hunters
found St. Blaise surrounded with them. He nursed the sick ones,
reproved the ferocious, and gave his benediction to all. The hunters,
amazed at this, seized him and took him to the governor. As they
went, they met a woman whose child was choking from a bone stuck
in its throat. The mother cried out, " 0 servant of Christ, have mercy
on me ! " He laid his hand on the throat of the child and prayed, and
it was healed. Again, they met a woman whose pig had been carried
off by a wolf; and as it was all she had of worldly goods, she was in
much distress. St. Blaise commanded the wolf to bring back the
pig unharmed, which was done. The governor sentenced him to be
scourged and imprisoned without food ; but the poor woman had
killed her pig, and brought a part, with bread and fruit, to the holy
man. A second time the governor tortured him by tearing his flesh
with iron combs, such as are used to card wool ; when, as he still
remained firm in his faith, he was beheaded. He is the patron of
Ragusa, also the patron of wool-combers, of those who suffer from
throat diseases, and of wild animals. He is a popular saint in France
and England, and especially in Yorkshire, where once in seven years
a festival is held in his honor. The iron wool-comb is his proper
attribute. February 3, a. d. ^16.

St. Bonaventura was the great prelate of the Seraphic Order,
and was styled " il Dottore Serafico." His fame is not confined to
his order, as he is considered one of the brightest lights of the
whole Church. His name was Giovanni Fidanga, and he was born
at Bagnarea, in Tuscany, in 1221. In his infancy he was so ill
that his life was despaired of, and his mother took him to St.
Francis to be healed. When the saint saw him he exclaimed, '' 0,
buona ventura!" whereupon his mother dedicated him to God by the
name of Bonaventura. His progress in study was amazing ; and at
twenty-two he became a Franciscan, and went to Paris to study
theology. He soon became celebrated ; but his humility was so great
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tell us that the Host was presented to him hy angels. Louis IX.
(St. Louis) greatly honored him while at Paris, and he was chosen
General of his order at tliirtj-five. He was appointed Archbishop of
York, but declined the honor. At length he was made Cardinal and
Bishop of Albano. When the pope's nuncios carried him the cardi-
nal's hat, they found him in the garden of a convent, near Florence,
washing the plate from which he had just eaten ; and he requested
them to hang the hat on a tree until he could take it. In 1274,
when a council was held at Lyons to reconcile the Greek and Latin
cliurches, he, being one of the most distinguished of preachers, first
addressed the assembly. The fjxtigues of his labors here brought on
a fever, of which he died, being fifty-three years old. He was buried
in the church of the Franciscans at Lyons ; but the Calvinists, in
1562, broke open his shrine and threw his ashes into the Saone.
July U, A. D. 1274.

St. Boniface, martyr (Za^. and Ger. S. Bonifacius ; Ital. San
Bonifaccio). The history of St. Boniface is one of the most authen-
tic, as well as beautiful, of the legends of his age. Justice can by
no means be done to his character in the space allotted him here.
His name was Winfred, and he was born of a noble family at Credi-
ton, in Devonshire. He taught literature and the Holy Scriptures
at the Benedictine abbey of Nutsall, or Nuscella, near Winchester,
until he was thirty-six years old. For some years he had not been
happy in his quiet vocation, but was constantly haunted by a desire
to preach the Gospel in Germany. He went first to Friesland, but it
was in the days of Charles Martel, and a time when he could hope
for no results from his labors ; so he returned to Nutsall, but. soon
left England for the last time, and went to Rome to entreat the
aid of the pope in his German labors. It is said to have been at
this time that he changed his name. Receiving a commission from
the pope, he now travelled through Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony,
and Friesland, preaching with great success. In 732 he was made
Archbishop and Primate of all Germany; and soon after, King Pepin-
le-Bref, whom Boniface had anointed, named him the first Bishop
of Mayence. But when seventy-four years old, he gave up all his
honors, and frirding on the plain habit of a Benedictine monk, do-
voted himself aj^ain to missionary labors. At length, while in his
tent, on the banks of a small river in Friesland, where he awaited a

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company of proselytes, to -whom he was about to administer the sac-
rament of confirmation, he was attacked by a band of pagans who
had sworn to murder him. He always carried in his bosom a copy
of the " De Bono Mortis " of St. Ambrose. This was stained with
his blood, and was preserved as a sacred relic at Fulda. In 1835
King Louis of Bavaria, in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his marriage, founded a magnificent basilica, and consecrated it to St.
Boniface. In it are fine frescos, representing the various scenes in
the life of this wonderful man. June 5, a. d. 755.

St. Boniface. See St. Aglae.

St. Brice {Lat. S. Britius) was Bishop of Tours and successor
to St. Martin. He is represented with coals in his hands, which he
carries unhurt, to prove himself innocent of false accusations made
against him ; and again he carries a child in his arms. November 13,
A. D. 444.

St. Bridget of Ireland. Although nearly every vestige of this
saint is gone, she still lives as their patroness in the hearts of the
Irish people. Her mother was very lovely, and the captive, taken in
war, of a powerful chieftain. His wife, being jealous of her, turned
her away before the birth of Bridget. But two disciples of St. Pat-
rick took pity on them, and baptized the mother and child. Bridget
grew up with such beauty of mind and person that she became
famous, and her father desired to have her, and to marry her to a
chief. But Bridget devoted herself to God*s service, especially to the
instruction of women. She received the veil at the hands of St.
Patrick. She went to Kildare, " the cell or place of the oak," and
not only taught, but performed miracles. Her fame drew about her
many women who lived in huts, and from this arose the first religious
community of women in Ireland. The convent and city of Kildare
were afterwards both flourishing and famous. Here was preserved
unextinguished, for many centuries, the sacred lamp which burned
before her altar, —

"The bright lamp that shone in Kildare's holy fane,
And burned through long ages of darkness and storm.
February 1.

St. Bridget of Sweden was the founder of the Order of the
Brigittines, or Brigitta, and is one of the patron saints of Sweden.
She was of royal blood, and married to the Prince of Norica, named

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Ulpho. She was very devout, and influenced her husband and their
eight children to live religiously. After the death of Ulpho she built
monasteries at Wastein for monks and nuns, respectively, and hand-
somely endowed both. Their rule was principally that of St. Augustine,
though modified by directions Bridget received in visions, of which
she had many. Her order was approved by the pope, under the
title of the " Rule of the Order of our Saviour." She made many
pilgrimages to Rome and Compostella.

St. Bruno was the founder and first abbot of the Carthusian
Order. He was of a noble family of Cologne, and on account of his
great talents was sent to Paris to study theology under Raymond.
He afterwards taught in the school at Rhoims ; but, after long reflec-
tion, determined on a monastic life. With six companions he went to
Grenoble, when Hugo, the bishop, having been warned in a dream of
their coming, gave them some barren land at Chartreux. Here Bruno
founded his first monastery, and his order was confirmed by the pope.
The robes and hoods of the Carthusians are white, and their whole
heads shaven. Urban II. had been a pupil of Bruno at Rheims, and
when he became pope, sent for him to aid him in his great cares, and
desired to make him Archbishop of Reggio. But this Bruno refused,
and not liking the life at court, retired to Calabria, where he founded
another monastery. He died in 1200. The order which he established
is of great interest. It is among the most severe in its rule of all
the monastic orders, and adds almost perpetual silence to the usual
vows. Only once a week can these monks talk together. They never
taste flesh, and make but one meal a day of pulse, bread, and water,
and this is eaten separatel3\ They labor, too, with great diligence,
and their discipline has been described as most fearful in its severity.
In spite of all this, they have an extreme love of the beautiful, and
have done much for art. Their churches and gardens were wondrous
in their perfection ; and their pictures at the Chartreuse of Paris
(now in the Louvre), in the Chartreuse of Santa Maria de las Cuevas
near Seville, at Paular, and other places, possess a world of interest.
July 18.

Csedmon the Poet lived in the monastery of the Abbess Hilda,
as a servant, until past middle life. He knew nothing of literature
or poetry ; and when it came his turn to sing at table, ho went away.
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he fell asleep, and an angel came in a dream and told him to sing.
He answered that he could not sing, and for that reason had left
the table. But the angel said, "You shall sing, notwithstanding;"
and when he asked what he should sing, the reply was, " Sing the
beginning of created beings." Then Csedmon began to sing praises
to God : and when he awoke he remembered all he had suno;, and
was able to add more also. When he told this to Hilda, she believed
him to be inspired, and received him into a monastery whose monks
were under her jurisdiction. He was instructed in Scripture ; and as
he read, he converted it into verse. His paraphrase of Scripture is
still preserved in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. He died peacefully,
while making the sign of the cross.

St. Casimir, patron saint of Poland, was the son of Casimir IV. of
Poland and Elizabeth of Austria. From his childhood he participated
in none of the pleasures of his father's court ; and as he grew up he
composed many hymns. He refused the crown of Hungary, and lived
more and more secluded, devoting himself to religious pursuits, until
his death in 1483. March 4.

St. Cassian {ItaL San Casciano) was a schoolmaster of Imola;
and being denounced as a Christian, the judge who condemned him
to death allowed his scholars to be his executioners. They hated
him on account of his severe discipline, and they tortured him most
cruelly, by piercing him with the iron styles used in writing. He is
the patron saint of Imola. August 13.

St. Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr {Lat. Sancta
Catharina ; Ital. Santa Catarina dei Studienti, or Santa Catarina
delle Ruote ; Fr. Madame Ste. Catherine ; Sp. Santa Catalina ; Ger.
Die Heilige Katharina von Alexandrien). This saint was the daughter
of Costis (half-brother to Constantino the Great) and Sabinella,
Queen of Egypt. Before the birth of Catherine her mother was
prepared by a dream to find her a remarkable child ; and at the
moment of her birth a halo of light played about her head. Her
acquirements and her wisdom were most wonderful, and the phi-
losophy of Plato was her favorite study while a child. She had
seven learned masters, and chambers fitted with everything to aid
her in her studies. Her father died when she was fourteen, leaving
her heiress to the kingdom. She gave herself up to study and
retirement, which displeased her subjects and they begged her to

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marry. They said she was possessed of four notable gifts, — that
she was of the most noble blood in the world, and that she surpassed
all others in wealth, knowledge, and beauty ; and they desired that
she should give them an heir. She replied that as she had four
gifts, so he whom she would marry must likewise be of such noble
blood that all would worship him ; and so great as not to be indebted
to her for being made a king, richer than any other; so beautiful
that angels should desire to see him ; and so benign as to forgive
all offences. Such an one only could she marry. Then Sabinella
and the people were sorrowful, for they knew of no such man. But
Catherine would marry no other. Now a hermit who dwelt in a
desert not far from Alexandria was sent by the Blessed Virgin, who
appeared to him, to tell Catherine that her Son was the husband she
desired to have, for he possessed all the requirements, and more ;
and the hermit gave Catherine a picture of Mary and Jesus. "When
she gazed on his face she loved him, and could think of nothing else,
and her studies became dull to her. That night she had a dream in
which she went with the old hermit to a sanctuary on a high moun-
tain ; and when she approached it angels came to meet her, and she
fell on her face. But an angel said, "Stand up, our dear sister
Catherine; for thee hath the King of glory delighted to honor."
Then she stood up and followed them, and they led her to a chamber
where the queen was, surrounded by angels, saints, and martyrs, and
her beauty none could describe. The angels presented Catherine to
her, and besought her to receive her as her daughter. The queen
bade her welcome, and led her to our Lord. But the Lord turned
away, saying, "She is not fair and beautiful enough for me." At
these words Catherine awoke, and wept till morning. She called the
hermit, and demanded what would make her worthy of her celestial
Bridegroom. He, perceiving the darkness of her mind, instructed
her in the true faith ; and she, and also Sabinella, were baptized.
That night, as Catherine slept, the Virgin and her Son, attended by
many angels, appeared to her; and Mary again presented her to Jesus,
saying, " Lo, she hath been baptized, and I myself have been her
godmother." Then Christ smiled on her, and plighted his troth to
her, and put a ring on her finger. And when she awoke the ring was
still there ; and from that time she despised all earthly things, and
thought only of the time when she should go to her heavenly Bride-

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groom. At length the good Sabinella died. At this time Maximin
came to Alexandria, and declared a great persecution against those
who did not worship idols. Then Catherine came forth to the temple,
and held an argument with the tyrant and confounded him. He
then ordered fifty learned men to come from all parts of the empire
to dispute with her; but she, praying to God, overcame them all,
so that they too declared themselves Christians. Then Maximin,
enraged, commanded them to be burned; and Catherine comforted
them when they could not be baptized, saying that their blood should
be their baptism, and the flames glorious crowns for them. Then the
emperor, admiring her beauty, tried to overcome her virtue ; and
when he could not do this, and was about to go to war, he com-
manded Porphyry, his servant, to cast her into a dungeon and starve
her. But angels came to feed her; and when, after twelve days,
they opened the dungeon, a bright light and a fragrance filled all the
place. Then the empress and Porphyry, with two hundred others,
fell at the feet of Catherine, and declared themselves Christians.
When Maximin returned, he put the empress and all to death,
and admiring Catherine's beauty still more than at first, offered her
to be mistress of the world if she would listen to him. When she
still rejected his offers, he ordered the most dreadful tortures for
her, — wheels revolving in different directions, that should tear her
in many pieces. When they had bound her to these, an angel came
and consumed the wheels in fire, and the fragments flew around,
and killed the executioners and three thousand people. Eut again
Maximin ordered her to be scourged and beheaded. Then angels
came and bore her body to the top of Mt. Sinai, and there it rested
in a marble sarcophagus. In the eighth century a monastery was
built over her burial-place, and her remains are still greatly vener-
ated. It is said by some that Maximin was consumed by an inward
fire ; by others, that wild beasts devoured him. Catherine is patron-
ess of education, science, and philosophy, of all students, and of
colleges. As patroness of eloquence, she was invoked for all dis-
eases of the tongue. She is also patroness jaf Venice, and a favorite
saint of ladies of royal birth. She is represented as richly dressed ;
and her peculiar attribute is the wheel, either whole or broken. She
has also the martyr's palm, the crown of I'oyalty, the book which
expresses her learning ; and frequently she tramples on the head of

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Maximin, thus symbolizing the triumph of her Christian faith over
paganism and cruelty. The marriage of St. Catherine to the Saviour
is a favorite and extremely beautiful subject of art. November 25,
A. D. 3U7.

St. Catherine of Bologna, or Santa Caterina de' Vigri, has
been greatly venerated in her own city for about four centuries. She
was of noble familv, and for a time a maid of honor at the court
of Ferrara. She entered a convent of Poor Clares, and became dis-
tinguished as a painter. There are said to be several pictures of
hers in Bologna. Her remains, dressed in brocade and jewels, are
to be seen in her convent at Bologna. March 9, A. D. 14G3.

St. Catherine of Siena {Lat. Sancta Catharina Senese, Virgo
adniiral)ilis, et gloriosa Sponsa Christi ; Ital. Santa Caterina di
Siena, la Santissima Vergine). She was the daughter of a dyer
who dwelt near the Fonte-Branda, at Siena; his dwelling is now
the Oratory of St. Catherine. She dedicated herself to a religious
life as early as in her eighth year, and prayed Christ to be her
Bridegi'oom, as he was that of Catherine of Alexandria. Her
father and mother were angry at her refusal to marry, and greatly
persecuted her, putting the most menial labors upon her and treat-
ing her with great harshness. But at length her father saw her at
prayer with a white dove resting upon her head, of whose presence
she seemed unconscious. From this time she was allowed to choose
her own course in life. She never entered a convent as a professed
nun, but she made a vow of silence for three years, and led a life of
the greatest self-denial. She went every day to the convent of St.
Dominick to pray, and there she had many wonderful visions. She
was greatly tempted of Satan ; she inflicted upon herself the most
severe penances, and Christ came to her in visible presence to con-
sole her. She nursed the sick, even those who had the most loath-
some diseases. Her fame spread through all Tuscany and to Milan
and Naples. At length the Florentines, having rebelled against the
Holy See, were excommunicated by the pope, and they sent Cath-
erine to him as their mediator. The ])Ope, then at Avignon, was so
much ] (leased with Catherine that he left her to decide the terms of
peace between himself and tlie Florentines.^ Catherine felt it to bo a

^ St. Catlierine lecoiiuiled the Florentines to the Uoly See, in 137S, during
the Pontificate of Urban VI.

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gi'eat cause of misrule in the Church, that the popes were absent
from Eome, and she used all her powers to persuade Gregory XI. to
return to the Lateran, which he did. In the great schism which fol-
lowed the death of Gregory, Catherine took the part of Urban VI.,
who appointed her ambassadress, with St. Catherine of Sweden, to
the court of Joanna II. of Sicily, who had sided with the anti-pope,
Clement. But her failing health prevented her from fulfilling the
mission. Catherine died at thirty-three, after great physical suffer-
ing, — still full of zeal and faith. She was one of the most noted of
female saints, and is known at Siena as " la Santa." The facts of her
history render her life interesting in many ways. She is represented
in pictures in the habit of the Dominican Order, with the stigmata,
which she is said to have received. April 30, a. d. 1380.

St. Cecilia {Fr. Ste. Cecile). She is supposed to have lived
in the third century, and the honor paid to her can be traced to
that time. She was the daughter of a noble Roman, who, with his
wife, had secretly become Christians. Cecilia was in childhood re-
markably serious and pious. She early made a vow of chastity, and
devoted herself to a religious life. She always carried a copy of the
Gospels in her robe. She especially excelled in music, and composed
and sung hymns so sweet that angels came to listen to her. But
the instruments employed in secular music were insufficient to ex-
press the music of her soul, and she invented the organ, and conse-
crated it to God's service. Her parents desired her, when sixteen
years old, to marry Valerian, a rich young noble. She did so ; but
beneath her bridal robes she wore a garment of penance, and remem-
bering her vow prayed God to help her to preserve her chastity.
He so answered her prayer that when she told Valerian of her faith,
he became converted, and was baptized, and respected her vow.
Cecilia had told Valerian that she had a guardian angel ; and when
he returned from his baptism, he heard sweet music, and saw the
angel standing near her with two crowns, made of the immortal
roses which bloom in Paradise. Cecilia and Valerian knelt, and
the angel crowned them with the flowers, and told Valerian that
because he had listened to Cecilia and respected her vow, whatever
he most desired should be granted him. Then Valerian said, " I
have a brother, named Tiburtius, whom "I love as my own soul;
grant that his eyes also may be opened to the truth." This request

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was pleasing to God ; and when Tiburtius entered soon after and per-
ceived the fragrance of the roses, he was surprised, for it was not the
time of flowers. Then Cecilia told him of their faith, and he too was
converted and baptized. They then gave themselves up to a religious
life, and did much good to the poor and persecuted Christians. But
the prefect, Almachius, commanded them to worship Jupiter; and
when tiiey would not, he cast the brothers into prison, and gave
them a keeper, called Maximus, and he also became a Christian.
This 80 enraged the prefect that he commanded the three to be
beheaded. Cecilia cared for, and buried their remains in the ceme-
tery of Calixtus. Desiring to have her great wealth, the prefect then
commanded Cecilia to worship Jupiter, and threatened her with fear-
ful tortures. She only smiled her scorn. He then commanded her
to be thrown into her bath, filled with boiling water. This did not
hurt her at all ; so he then sent an executioner to slay her with the
sword. His hand trembled, so that he inflicted three wounds on her
neck and breast, and yet did not kill her. She lingered three days.
She gave her money to the poor, and desired that her house should
be made a church. She died sweetly singing, and was buried beside
her husband. In the ninth century, when Paschal repaired her
church, he had a vision of St. Cecilia, in which she told him her
burial-place. Her body was found, and also the bodies of Valerian,
Tiburtius, and Maximus. They were placed in her church, now
called St. Cecilia-in-Trastevere. Her bathroom is a cha{)cl, and
the stones and pipes for heating the bath still remain. In the six-
teenth century the church was again repaired, and her coffin opened,
when the celebrated statue of " St. Cecilia lying dead " was made,
which represents her as she appeared in the coffin. Slie is the patron-
ess of music and musicians. Her proper attribute is the organ and
a roll of music. She also has the crown of roses, and an attendant
angel. She is richly dressed, and often has jewels. November 22,
A. D. 280.

St. Celsus {Ital. San Cclso). This was a young disciple of St.
Nazarius, who was a converted Jew. Together they travelled through
Gaul as missionary preachers. At Genoa the people threw them into
the sea; but they were miraculously saved, and came at last to Milan,
wlierc Protasius and Gorvasius had become Christians, whom they
strengthened. Both Celsus and Nazarius were beheaded at Milan,

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where there is a beautiful church, San Nazaro Maggiore. There is
also at Ravenna the remarkable Byzantine church of SS. Nazaro-e-
Celso. They are always represented together, and bear the swords
and palms of martyrs. Nazarius is old and Celsus quite young.
July 28.

St. Cesareo, or Csesarius. The veneration of this saint seems
to be confined to Home. He perished at Terracina because he opposed
the worship of Apollo. He was famous both in the East and West in
the sixth century. The church of San Cesareo in Eome is also called
" in Palatio," from its situation near the ancient palace and baths of
Caracalla on the Via Appia, not far from the Porta St. Sebastiano.
He was put into a sack, and cast into the sea, together with a priest
named Lucian. November 1, a. d. 300.

St. Chad of Lichfield became, in 659, abbot of the Priory of
Lastingham, w^hich had been founded by his eldest brother, Cedd.
He was famous for his religious life, and being made bishop of the
Mercians and Northumbrians, he preached as a missionary through
all the country. He had his episcopal see in Lichfield, " the field
of the dead;" and there he built a habitation where he lived with a
few brethren, and a church where he baptized his converts. After
living in this way more than two years, he had a vision in which
he was warned of his death. He saw his brother with a troop of
angels. They sang and called him to follow them to God, and
still sweetly singing ascended to heaven. He advised the brethren
how they should live, and soon died. His church may be considered
the origin of the cathedral of Lichfield, where the shrine of St.
Chad was deposited in 1148, and is greatly venerated. March 2,
A.D. 673.

Chantal, la Mere. Ste. Jeanne-FranQoise de Chantal was the
grandmother of Madame de S^vigne. She was devoted to the Faith
even in childhood, and would not receive a gift from a Calvinist. In
obedience to her parents, she married Baron Chantal, but made a vow
to dedicate herself to a religious life if she should ever be a widow.
Her husband died w^hen she was twenty-nine, and for ten years she
devoted herself to her children and to the preparation for the fulfil-
ment of her vow. She assisted St. Francis de Sales to establish the
Order of the Visitation, and assumed the direction of it, as "la ^lere
Chantal." Her children loved her passionately, and sought to keep

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her with them ; but she remained firm in her determination. At the
time of her death, in 10-41, there were seventy-five houses of her
order in France and Savoy. She was canonized in 17G9. August
21, A. D. 1G41.

St. Charlemagne ^ — whose history as Charlemagne the Great»
Emperor of France, Italy, and Germany, is so familiar to all — stands at
the head of royal saints in the countries over which he ruled, although
if a strict chronology w^ere observed, St. Clotilda and St. Sigismond
would precede him. He is frequently represented with a book, in
remembrance of his having caused the Scriptures to be correctly
translated and widely promulgated, January 28, a. d. 814.

St. Charles Borromeo {Ital. San Carlo). This saint was of one
of the noblest families of Lombardy. Being the second son, he was
early dedicated to the Church. At twelve years of age he received
the revenues of a rich Benedictine monastery, but would only reserve
a mere pittance for himself, devoting the remainder to charity. At
twenty-three he was made cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, by his
uncle Pius IV. His elder brother died when Charles was twenty-six.
He went at once to take possession of his diocese and estate. His
incomes he dedicated to public uses, only spending for himself enough
to buy his l9read and water, and straw on which to sleep. He sent
missionaries to preach in every part of his diocese, and went also
himself to see that his people were cared for. In public he lived as
became his rank, and gave feasts of which he never partook. His
charities were most munificent. At the time of the plague at Milan,
he went into the city, when all others fled, and tended tlie sick and
performed all the duties pertaining to his oflRce. His example inspired
twenty-eight priests to join him, all of whom with St. Charles esca])ed
unhurt. He lived in a time when the clergy had fallen into great
laxity of discipline, and he may be regarded as a powerful instrument
in restoring them to zeal for the duties of their vocation. He was
hated by those priests who had been in the habit of using the reve-
nues of the Church for their own indulgence ; and one, Fra Farina,
attempted to kill him by firing upon him while he was celebrating
the evening service. He finished the prayer, although he believed
himself mortally wounded, and the people considered him to bo mirac-

1 Hh is not mentioned in tlio Catholic Calendar of Saints, save as Blessed. His
feast, January 28, has been kept by the Germans and French only since I486.

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ulously healed. He died K'ovember 4, 1584, and with his last breath
exclaimed, "Ecce venio." His remains repose in a rich shrine at
Milan. He is represented in cardinal's robes and barefooted, a rope
about his neck and one hand raised in benediction, with a book in the
other. ISTovember 4, a. d. 1584.

St. Cheron was a disciple of St. Denis, and was Bishop of
Chartres. He was attacked by robbers, and his head was struck off,
when on his way from Chartres to Paris to visit St. Denis. Taking
his head in his hand, he continued his journey. One of the windows
in the cathedral of Chartres represents the history of St. Cheron.

St. Christina {ItaL Santa Cristina ; Fr. Ste. Christine). She is
supposed to have been born at Tiro, a town on the borders of Lake
Bolsena, which has since been swallowed up in the lake. The legend
of this saint has been rejected by the Church, but she is celebrated in
central and northern Italy. She was the child of a Eoman patrician
who governed the city. She called herself Christina because she had
been converted to the doctrines of Christ. As she stood, one day,
watching those who begged alms, and had nothing to give, she thought
of the golden idols of her father, and she broke them in pieces and
gave them to the poor. Her father was furious, and ordered his
servants to beat her and throw her into a dunsreon. Here angels
came and healed her wounds. Her father then commanded her to be
thrown into the lake with a mill-stone tied to her neck. But angels
bore her up, and God clothed her with a white robe and led her
safely to land. She was then thrown into a fiery furnace, wherein she
remained unharmed five days and sung God's praises. Her father then
ordered her head to be shaved, and that she should be taken to the
temple of Apollo to sacrifice ; but when she came there the idol fell
down before her, which so frightened her father that he died. But
Julian, hearing that she sang in her prison, sent orders that her
tongue should be cut out, when she still continued to sing, to the
amazement of all. She was next shut up with poisonous reptiles, but
she was not harmed. At last, in despair, he commanded her to be
bound to a post and shot with arrows till she died. Thus was she
martyred, and angels bore her soul to heaven. On an island in the
lake of Bolsena, which few travellers visit, is a church dedicated to
St. Christina, the paintings in which are attributed to the C^racci.
The cathedral of Bolsena is consecrated to her, — patroness of Bolsena

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and the Venetian States. Her proper attribute is the mill-stone ;
but she sometimes has arrows alone, when she might be mistaken for
St. Ursula. She has also the martyr's palm and crown. July 24,

A. D. I'll").

St. Christopher {Lat. St. Christophorus ; Ital. San Cristofero,
or Cristofauo ; Fr. St. Christophe, or Cristofle ; Ger. Der lieilige
Christophj. St. Christopher might well be called the giant saint.
He was of the land of Canaan, and before performing the deeds
which won him saintly renown, was called Offero, which signifies
" the bearer." He was proud of his vast size and strength ; but in
spite of this, his poverty compelled him to become a servant. So he
resolved that the most powerful monarch of the earth alone should
be his master, and he went to seek him. At length, after many days
of wandering, he came to the court of a king said to excel all others
in power and wealth, and to him he offered his services. The king
accepted him gladly, for no other monarch of all the earth could
boast of such a sei'vant. Now Offero knew nothing of the power of
Christ or Satan, and supposed his master to be afraid of no one, since
he was the greatest monarch of the earth ; but one day, as he stood
beside him, a minstrel who was singing mentioned frequently the
name of Satan, and every time he did so the king trembled and
crossed himself. Offero asked the meaning of this ; and when the
king did not answer, he said, "If thou dost not answer me this, I
leave thee." Then the king said, " I make this sign that Satan may
have no power over me ; for he is veiy mighty, and as wicked as
strong, and I fear lest he shall overcome me." Then Offero felt
himself deceived, and said, "Since there is one whom thou fearest,
him will I seek and serve ; for my master must fear no one." So he
wandered again, seeking Satan ; and crossing a great desert, he saw
a terrible being with the ai)pearance of great power, marching at the
head of an armed legion. He did not seem to notice the great size
of Offero, and with an air of authority said, " Whither goest thou,
and for what dost thou seek?" Then said Offero, "I wish to find
Satan; for I have heard he is the most powerful of all the earth, and I
would have him for my master." Satan, well pleased, replied, ** I am
he, and your service shall bo an easy and pleasant one." Offero then
bowed before hira, and joined his followers. After a time, as they
journeyed on, they came to a cross, erected by the wayside, "where

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four roads met. AVhen the Devil saw this he turned with great
haste and fear, and went a long distance out of his way to avoid the
cross. Then said Olfero, "Why is thisl What is this cross, and
wherefore dost thou avoid iti" But Satan spoke not. Then said
Otfero, "Except thou tellest me I must leave thee." Being compelled,
the wicked one replied, " I fear the cross, because upon it Jesus died ;
and when I behold it I fly, lest he should overcome me." Then said
Offero, " Tell me who is this Jesus ; for since thou fearest him, he is
more powerful than thou, and him will I seek and serve." So he left
Satan, and wandered many days in search of Christ. At length he
came to a hermit, whom he entreated to tell him where Christ could
be found. Then the hermit, seeing that he knew nothing of Jesus,
began to teach him, and said, " Thou art right in believing that Christ
is the greatest king ; for his power extends over both heaven and
earth, and will endure throughout eternity. But thou canst not serve
him lightly ; and if he accepts thee, he will impose great duties upon
thee, and will require that thou fast often." Then said Offero, "I
will not fast, for it is my strength that makes me a good servant :
why should I waste it by fasting % " " And besides, thou must pray,"
said the hermit. " I know not how to pray, neither will I learn.
Such a service is for weak ones, but not for me," said the proud giant.
Then said tlie hermit, " If thou wilt use thy strength, knowest thou a
deep, wide river, that is often swollen with rains, and sweeps away in
its swift current many of those who would cross itV Offero said, "I
know such a stream." " Then go there," said the hermit, " and aid
those who struggle with its waves ; and the weak and the little ones
bear thou from shore to shore, on thy broad shoulders. This is a good
work ; and if Christ will have thee for this service, he will assure thee
of his acceptance." Then was Offero glad, for this was a task which
suited him well. So he went to the river and built upon its bank a
hut of the boughs of trees. And he aided all who came ; and many he
bore upon his shoulders, and was never weary by day or night in
assisting those who crossed the river. And after he began his work,
not one perished, where before so many had been swept away. For
a staff he used a palm-tree which he pulled up in the forest, and it was
not too large for his great height and strength. As Jesus beheld this
he was well pleased with Olfero and his labor ; for though he would
neither fast nor pray, yet had he found a way to serve him. At length,

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after Offero had spent a long time and did not weary of his toil, as he
rested one night in his hut, he heard a voice like that of a weak child,
and it said, ** Offero, wilt thou carry me over?" And he went out
quickly, but he could find no one. But when he had again lain down,
the same voice called as before, and at the third call he arose and
sought with a lantern. At last he found a little child who besought
him, " OUero, Otfero, carry me over to-night." He lifted him up, and
carrying his staff, began to cross the stream. Immediately the winds
blew, the waves were tossed, and the roar of the waters was as many
thunders, and the little child grew heavy and more heavy, until
Otfero feared he should himself sink, and both be lost. But with the
aid of his palm staff, at length he crossed and put his burden safely
down upon the other side. Then he cried out, " Whom have I borne ]
Had it been the whole world, it could not have been more heavy ! "
Then the child replied, " Me thou hast desired to serve, and I have
accepted thee. Thou hast borne not only the whole world, but Him
who made it, on thy shoulders. As a sign of my power and of my
approbation of thee, fix tliou thy staff in the earth, and it shall grow
and bear fruit." Offero did so ; and the staff" was soon covered with
leaves, and the dates hung in huge clusters upon it. But the wonder-
ful child was gone. Then Offero knew that it was Christ whom he
had borne, and he fell down and worshipped him. After that, Offero
went to Samos, where there was a great persecution of Christians, and
in spite of his great strength a heathen struck him, when he said,
"Were I not a Christian, I would take vengeance on thee." He
permitted himself to be bound and taken to Dagnus, the King of
Lycia, in which country was Samos. At the sight of the giant the
king fainted. When he was himself again, he said, " Who art thou 1 "
and the giant answered, " My first name was Offero, the Bearer, but
now I serve Christ, and have borne him on my shoulders ; for this I
am now called Christ Offero, the bearer of Christ." Dagnus sent him
to prison, and tried to seduce him to idolatry by sending beautiful
women to him, who urged him to sin. But Cliristopher was faithful,
and by his influence the women became Christians, and suffered death,
because they, too, worshipped Jesus. Then Dagnus tortured him
greatly, and commanded him to bo beheaded. When they led him
to execution, he kneeled down and prayed that all who beheld him
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tempest. It was believed that his prayer was effectual, and that all
who piously invoke St. Christopher are safe for that day from all dan-
gers of earthquake, flood, or fire. The sight of him is thought also
to impart strength to the weak and weary, which idea is expressed
in many inscriptions more or less similar to the following one, which
accompany his pictures : —

" Cbristopliori Sancti speciem quicumque tuetur,
Illo namque die nullo languore tenetur."

("Whoever shall behold the image of St. Christopher shall not
faint or fail on that day.") July 25, a. d. 364.

St. Chrysanthus {Ital. San Grisante). This saint came to
Rome from Alexandria, and St. Daria came from Athens. They
were betrothed, but Chrysanthus persuaded Daria that a state of
virginity was more favorable to a religious life than that of mar-
riage. They were remarkable for their devotion to the Faith,
They were at length accused and martyred, — in the reign of JSTa
merian, according to some; but Baillet believes, in the persecution
of Valerian. It is said that soon after their burial a large number
of Christians who were praying at their tomb were walled up in the
cave, and thus buried alive. The part of the catacombs where they
were interred was long called the cemetery of SS. Chrysanthus and
Daria. The Greek Church honors them on March 19 and October 17;
the Latins, October 25. a. d. 237.

St. Chrysogonus {Ital. San Grisogono). See St. Anastasia.

St. Clair {Lat. S. Clarus) is one of the beheaded saints. He
was an Englishman of noble extraction, and lived and labored in
the county of Vexin, in France. He preached with great faithful-
ness, and was murdered at a village which bears his name by rufiians
hired by a lewd woman who could not overcome his chastity. This
village is between Rouen and Pontoise. His shrine is greatly ven-
erated and vjsited by pilgrims. He is represented on a window at
St. Maclou in Rouen. November 4.

St. Clara {Lat. Sancta Clara ; Ital. Santa Chiara ; Fr. Ste.
Claire). Clara d'Assisi was the daughter of a nobleman, Favorino
Sciffo ; her mother was named Ortolana. Her beauty and the great
wealth of her family caused her to receive many offers of marriage.
She had early dedicated herself to a religious life, and went to

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St. Francis to ask his advice. He encouraged her to renounce the
world, and appointed Palm Sunday as the day for her to make her
profession. She went to church with all her family richly attired,
as was the custom on that day. When the others approached the
altar she remained afar off; and St. Francis, admiring her humility,
came down from the altar to give her the palm-branch. At evening
she concealed herself in a veil, and escaped to the Porzioncula, where
St. Francis dwelt. She was conducted to the altar, where St. Francis
cut off her hair with his own hands, and she, putting off her rich
garments, was covered with the personal penitential robes of Francis,
which he threw over her. Thus she became his disci[)le, and the
*' Madre Serafica," or the foundress of the Order of Franciscan Nuns,
or, as they are better known, the " Poor Clares." The rules of her
order were severe in the extreme. Clara went, by the wish of St.
Francis, to the convent of St. Paolo. Her family and friends tried
every means to induce her to return to them without effect ; and in
a short time she was followed by her sister Agnes, only fourteen
years old ; by many ladies of rank, among whom were three of the
house of Ubaldini ; and, at length, by her mother. Clara so strictly
adhered to the rules of her order as to injure her health, and for a
long time she was bedridden. On one occasion when the Saracens,
to whom Frederick had given the fortress of Xocera, came to rav-
age her convent of San Damiano, she arose from her bed, where she
had so long been confined, and placing the Pyx which contained the
Host upon the threshold, she kneeled down and began to sing, when
the infidels threw down their arms and fled. Innocent IV. visited
her and confirmed her order ; and before her death it had spread
throughout Christendom, and many noble ladies had joined it. She
died at sixty in a rapturous trance, believing herself called to
heaven by angelic voices. Her sister Agnes succeeded her as ab-
bess. When the nuns removed from San Damiano to San Giorgio,
they bore her remains with them. The latter is now the cliurch of
Santa Chiara d' Assisi, and is the most famous one of her order.
St. Clara is a favorite saint all over Europe, but especially so in
Spain. Her proper attribute is the Pyx containing the Host. She
wears a gray tunic, and the cord of St. Francis, with a black veil.
She also bears the lily, the cross, and the palm. August 12,
A. D. 1253.

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St. Clara of Monte-Falco. This saint was of the Augus-
tinian order. In her own country ^he is called St. Clara; she was
canonized December 8, 1881, by Pope Leo XIII. Her birth took
place in 1268, and she lived quietly in her own city, which from
its height overlooks the Umbrian valleys. The fame of her mir-
acles and the sweetness of her life were well known through all the
countr3\

St. Clement {Ital. San Clemente) is supposed to be spoken
of by the Apostle Paul (Phil. iv. 3). He was the third pope
and bishop of Rome. During the many years of his episcopate
he made numerous converts, among whom was Domitilla, the niece
of the Emperor Domitian ; and by her influence he was protected
during the reign of her uncle. In the persecution under Trajan,
the prefect who governed Kome in the absence of the emperor
commanded Clement to worship the idols ; and when he would
not, he banished him to an island where there were large stone
quarries worked by convicts. Many Christians had been sent
there before him, and others went with him to share his exile.
Clement found those on the island suffering for want of water;
he knelt and prayed, and looking up saw a lamb on the summit
of a hill, which was invisible to all others. He knew it to be the
Lamb of God. He went to the spot where he had seen it, and
upon digging found a large, clear spring of water. After this mir-
acle, he was condemned to be cast into the sea, bound to an anchor.
But when the Christians prayed, the waters were driven back for
three miles, and the}^ saw a ruined temple which the sea had cov-
ered, and in it was found the body of the saint with the anchor
round his neck. For many years, at the anniversary of his death,
the sea retreated for seven days, and pilgrimages were made to this
submarine tomb. At one time a woman was praying there, and her
child had flillen asleep, when the waters arose and she fled, for-
getting the child in her fear. The next year the boy was found
quietly sleeping as she had left him. The church of San Clemente
in Rome is of remarkable interest, and the scenes of his life are
represented in paintings of the twelfth century. According to tra-
dition, the relics of the saint are now here, and also those of St.
Ignatius of Antioch. His proper attribute is the anchor. Novem-
ber 23, A. D. 100.

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St. Clotilda {Fr. Ste. Clotilde). St. Clotilda was a Burgun-
dian princess, and the wife of Clovis. She is famed as having
Christianized France. Her husband, after long resisting her at-
tempts for his conversion, called upon the God of Clotilda in the
midst of an unfortunate battle. Immediately the fortunes of his
arms were changed ; and by this he was converted, and was bap-
tized by St. Remi. At his baptism it is said that the oil was
brought from heaven by a dove ; and tradition says that an angel
came down bearing three lilies, which he gave to St. Rerai, and he
in turn gave them to Clotilda, and at this time the arms of France
were changed from the three toads (crapauds) of earlier days, to
the fleurs-de-lys, the emblems of purity and regeneration. June 3,

A. D. 54:5.

St. Cloud was a grandson of St. Clotilda, who when his broth-
ers were murdered escaped to a convent, and became a monk of the
Benedictine Order. September 7, a. d. 5 GO.

Constantine, Emperor. Constantine, while still an idolater
and a persecutor of the Christians, was afflicted with a leprosy.
The priests of the idols prescribed that he should bathe in children's
blood. Three thousand children were collected to be slain ; but as
the emperor rode to the place where they were, the mothers of the
children so entreated him that he stopped his chariot and said, " Far
better is it that I should die, than cause the death of these inno-
cents." He then commanded the children to be restored to their
mothers, to whom he gave large gifts to compensate for their sufferings.
That night in his sleep, St. Peter and St. Taul appeared to him, and
told him that Christ had sent them to him because he had spared
the innocents. They told him to send for Sylvester, who would show
him a pool in which he could wash and be clean, and that from that
time he should cease to persecute the Christians, and himself wor-
ship their God. Now Sylvester was the Bisliop of Rome, who had
hid away from the cruelties of Constantine and was in a cave near
Monte Calvo. The emperor sent for him ; and when the soldiers
found liiin and led him away, he tiiou<,dit it was to his execution.
They took him to the emperor, who asked him who the two gods
were who had appeared to him the previous night. Sylvester re-
plied that they were not gods, but the apostles of Jesus. Constan-
tine then desired to see the effigies of these apostles. Sylvester

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showed him some pictures of Peter and Paul, and Constantino saw-
that they were like those whom he had seen in the vision. Sylves-
ter then baptized him, and he came oat from his baptism cured of
his disease. The next day, Constantine commanded that Christ
should be worshipped in all Rome as the only God ; the next day,
that those who blasphemed against Him should lose their lives ; the
third day, that any one who insulted a Christian should forfeit half
his goods ; the fourth day, that the Bishop of Rome should be the
first bishop of the world ; the next day, he gave the privilege of
sanctuary to the Christian churches ; the sixth, he ordered that no
churches should be built without the consent of the bishop ; the
seventh, that the tithes of the domains of Rome should belong to
the Church ; and the eighth day, he founded the Lateran, by digging
himself and carrying on his shoulders twelve hodfuls of earth and
laying the first stone. Another account of the manner of his con-
version to Christianity, and one frequently illustrated in art, is that
during the campaign of 312, while on his march to Rome, he saw a
luminous cross in the sky, with the inscription, " By this conquer,"
and that on the night before his last battle with Maxentius, he was
commanded in a vision to inscribe the sacred monogram of the name
of Christ upon the shields of his soldiers. Three different localities
claim the honor of having been the place where Constantine beheld
the cross ; these are Autun, Andernach, and Verona. But to these
miraculous directions and the success which followed his obedience
to them is -attributed his belief in Christianity. The Empress
Helena told him that it would have been better to become a Jew
than a Christian. So he wrote her to bring to dispute with Sylves-
ter the most learned of the Jews. She came to Rome with one
hundred and forty doctors of the law. A day was appointed for
the discussion ; and Zeno and Crato, Greek philosophers, were ap-
pointed arbitrators. Then Sylvester, praying for wisdom, utterly
defeated these learned Rabbis. Then one of them, Zambri, who
was a magician, desired that a fierce bull should be brought, and
said that when he should speak in his ear the name of his God, he
should fall dead. The bull was brought ; and as the magician had
said, he fell dead at his feet as soon as he had whispered to him.
Then Sylvester was attacked with fury ; the arbitrators were as-
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that the name he had spoken was Satan's, for Christ did not destroy
but gave life. He desired that Zainbri should restore the bull to
life. This he could not do ; but Sylvester made the sign of the
cross, and commanded him to rise, when the bull obeyed and rose up
as gentle as before he had been fierce. Then all who saw this be-
lieved and were baptized. Awhile after this, it was told the emperor
that since his conversion, the dragon which dwelt in the moat had
killed three hundred persons daily, by his poisonous breath. Then
Sylvester went down to the dragon, and exorcised him in the name
of Christ, and bound up his mouth with a thread, and sealed it with
the sign of the cross. Sylvester also gave aid in his house to a Chris-
tian who was afterward slain for his faith. The governor believed
that Sylvester had riches which belonged to the martyr, and threat-
ened him with tortures if he did not give them up. Sylvester told
the governor that his soul should be in torments that night ; and as
he ate his dinner he was choked to death. There is no need to remind
one that history and the legends greatly differ regarding Constantine.
As for Sylvester, he was at the great Nicene Council, and after gov-
erning the Church for nearly twenty-four years, he died and was
buried in the cemetery of Priscilla at Rome. The proper attribute
of St. Sylvester is the bull ; sometimes the portraits of St. Peter and
St. Paul. His fesdval is December 31, and he died in 335.

St. Cosmo and St. Damian {Lat. SS. Cosmus et Damianus;
Ital. SS. Cosimo e Damiano gli santi medici Arabi ; Fr. SS. Come et
Damien). These brother saints are seldom separated in thought or
representation. They were Arabians, but dwelt at ^Egae, in Cilicia.
Their father died early ; and their mother, Theodora, trained them in
Christian virtue. Their charities were extensive ; and thc}^ studied
medicine for the purpose of relieving suftering, and refused all com-
pensation for their labors. They did not refuse to relieve even ani-
mals, when in their power. They became most skilful physicians.
In the time of Diocletian they wei'e seized by the proconsul Lyciaa,
and thrown into the sea, but were saved by an angel. They were
also put in the fire, which would not burn them, and bound to
crosses and stoned ; but none of the stones reached them, so that
at last they were beheaded. They were patrons of medicine, and
succeeded to the honors of ^sculapius among the Greeks. They
have also the title of Anargyres ("without fees"). They were patrons

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of the Medici family, as is seen on the coins of Florence. September
27, A. D. 301.

St. Costanzo, Bishop of Perugia. Nothing is known of this
saint but that he suffered martyrdom in the reign of Marcus
Aurelius. The country between Perugia and Foligno is called the
Strada di Costanza, and he is much venerated in that portion of
Italy.

St. Crispin and St. Crispianus {Ital. San Crispin© e San Cris-
piano ; Fr. SS. Crespin et Crespinian). These saints were brothers,
who went with St. Denis from Rome to preach in France. They
supported themselves by making shoes, and were supplied with leather
by angels to make shoes for the poor. Being denounced as Christians,
they were cruelly tortured, and then beheaded at Soissons. The
Roman tradition fixes their death in a. d. 300, but other authorities
give the date thirteen years earlier. Their proper attributes are the
awl and shoemaker's knife. October 25.

St. Cunegunda. March 3, a. d. 1040. (See St. Henry of
Bavaria.)

St. Cunibert, to whom one of the most ancient churches of
Cologne is dedicated, was bishop of that city. He was the adviser
of King Dagobert and some of his successors, and an intimate friend
of Pepin d'Heristal. He held his diocese thirty-seven years. Accord-
ing to the legend, St. Cunibert was directed by a dove to the spot
where St. Ursula and her companions were buried. He is represented
in the episcopal dress, holding in his hand the model of a church.
The dove is his attribute. November 12, a. d. 660.

St. Cuthbert of Durham was a shepherd in his youth, in the
valley of the Tweed. In his childhood an angel appeared to him and
urged him to a pious life. He was instructed at a monastery near his
home, where St. Aidan was the prior. One night, as Cuthbert tended
his flocks, he saw a dazzling light, and looking up beheld angels bear-
ing St. Aidan to heaven. He then entered the monastery, and soon
became a noted preacher. He not only made converts, but he
preached much to such Christians as lived unworthy lives. It was
said tliat when he appealed to them an angelic brightness shone in
his face, and none could deceive him or conceal the sin of their hearts.
He wandered among the mountainous regions, and preached in
villa'>;es considered almost inaccessible. He later dwelt on an island

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on the coast of Northumberland, called afterwards Holy Island, in
memory of iiis sanctity. Here he supported himself upon what he
raised by his own labor, and it is said that angels brought him bread
from Paradise. He was afterwards Bishop of Lindisfarne. Miracu-
lous things are told of him during his life, and of his relics after
his death. His shrine became a place of pilgrimage. His relics
are now in the cathedral of Durham. His attribute is the head
of St. Oswald, buried in the tomb of St. Cuthbert, when the former
was slain in battle. He also has the otter, which was said to have
licked him into life when he had almost perished from cold and expo-
sure. March 20, a. d. 687.

St. Cyprian, and St. Justina of Antioch {Ital San Cipriano
il Mago e Santa Giustina ; Fr. St. Cyprien le Magicien et Ste.
Justine). The histories of these saints cannot be separated. Saint
Justina was an exceedingly lovely and virtuous Christian maiden of
Antioch. Her father was a priest of the idols, but she converted both
him and her mother to 'her own fiiith. A nobleman named Aglaides
sought her love in vain, and at length he applied to the famous
magician Cyprian, for his aid in winning her heart. Now Cyprian
was very learned in astrology and necromancy, and doubted not hia
power to overcome all obstacles. But when he saw Justina, he also
loved her and determined to win her for himself. He sent demons
to her to fill her mind with unchaste and voluptuous images, but she
remained unaffected. At length he sent the prince of evil spirits to
tempt her, but all without success. Then Cyprian was so astoiwshed
at the power of her virtue that he resolved to serve the God of this
pure maiden. So he went to her filled with repentance, and confessed
himself a Christian. Justina, in her joy at so great a victory for
Christ, cut off her beautiful hair, and made of it an oflering to the
Virgin. Cyprian was soon baptized, and became as famous for his
piety as he had before been for his wickedness. AVhcn the last perse-
cution of the Christians broke out, the Governor of Antioch com-
manded those saints to be thrown into boiling pitch, which, by a
miracle, had no power to harm them. He then sent them to Diocle-
tian at Nicomedia, who ordered them to be instantly beheaded.
Septeuiber 20, a. d. 1^0 1.

St Cyprian of Carthage, and archbishop of that place, per-
ished in the persecution of Valerian. His martyrdom is one of the

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most authentic in history. He is very rarely represented in works of
art; and perhaps the picture by Paul Veronese, in the Brera at Milan,
is the only one likely to come within the observation of the traveller.
September 16, a. d. 258.

St. Cyril {Lat. S. Cyrillus; Ital. San Cirillo ; Fr. St. Cyrille).
This saint was Patriarch of Alexandria from the year 412 to 444. He
wrote much upon theology, and was earnestly engaged in the contests
of the early Church. Some non-Catholic writers have sought to
connect him with the terribly cruel murder of Hypatia, the female
mathematician and philosopher.^ He is as highly venerated in the
Greek as in the Latin Church, and is the only bishop whom they
represent with his head covered. January 28, a. d. 444.

St. Cyril and St. Methodius. St. Cyril was a philosopher,
and St. Methodius an artist. They were of the Order of St. Basil, and
were sent by the Patriarch of Constantinople as missionaries to the
people who lived on the borders of the Danube. Bogaris, the King
of Bulgaria, desired Methodius to paint a picture in the hall of his
palace that should impress his subjects with awe. Methodius painted
the "Last Judgment," with Christ enthroned and surrounded with
angels ; also the happiness of the blessed and the miseries of the lost.
When finished, the king desired an explanation of this terrible picture ;
and Cyril gave it with such power that the monarch, and all who
listened, were converted. So they labored among the neighboring
nations with success. Methodius painted, and Cyril so explained his
pictures as to convince large numbers of the truth of the Christian
faith. St. Cyril also learned their languages, made an alphabet for
them, and translated a part of the Gospels. He obtained, too, the

1 The Rev. Alban Butler, in his sketch of St. Cyril's life, touching on the
deplorable murder of Hypatia, says : " She was much respected and considered
by the governor, and often visited him. The mob, which was nowhere more
unruly or more fond of riots and tumults than in that populous city, the second
in the world for extent, upon a suspicion that she incensed the governor against
their bishop, seditiously rose, pulled her out of her chariot, cut and mangled her
flesh, and tore her body in pieces in the streets, to the great grief and scandal of
all good men, especially of the pious bishop, Cyril." And the same authority
adds ; " It is very unjust in some moderns to charge him [Cyril] as conscious of
so horrible a crime, which shocks human nature. . . . The silence of Orestes and
of the historian Socrates, both his declared enemies, suffices to acquit him."

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privilege of celebrating mass in the Sclavonic tongue. These saints
are generally represented together ; St. Cyril with a book and St.
Methodius with a tablet on which is a picture. The Greeks honor
St. Cyril March I), and St. Methodius May 11 ; the Latins, both
on March 9. They are honored as the apostles of the Sclavos. Their
millenary was lately celebrated with great splendor.

Dale Abbey, the legend of. This legend is represented in five
pictures. In the first the abbot shoots the deer with a cross-bow,
because it had eaten his wheat. In the second the foresters com-
plain of hira, and the king commands him to be brought before him.
In the third and fourth he is in the presence of the king, who grants
Ijim as much land as he can encircle by a furrow from sun to sun ;
the plough to be drawn by two wild stags from the forest. In the
fifth he plouLchs with the stags.

St. Damian. See St. Cosmo.

St. Daria. See St. Chrysanthus.

Dead Nuns, the legend of. There were two noble ladies who
joined the sisterhood of St. Scholastica. They were fond of scandal
and vain talk. St. Benedict, hearing of this, reproved them, and sent
them word that unless they reformed he would punish them. For
a while they remembered the admonition, but relapsed again, and so
died. They were buried in the church near the altar. One day, as
Benedict celebrated mass, when the deacon said, "Let those who are
in penance and forbidden to partake, depart and leave us," these nuns
arose from their graves, and with sad appearance left the church. This
occurred every time the mass was celebrated there, until St. Benedict,
pitying them, prayed for their souls, and they rested peacefully.

St. Delphine. See St. Eleazar de Sabran.

St. Denis of France {Lat. S. Dionysius ; Ital. San Dionisio
or Dionigi ; />. St. Denis). The truth of the legend which makes
St. Denis the same with Dion3'sius the Arcopagite will not be con-
firmed upon a critical examination of facts ; but as they are thus
represented in works of art, it must be given to make the repre-
sentations of them understood. Dionysius was an Athenian phi-
loso))l)er. He was a judge of the Areopagus, and for his wisdom in
heavenly things was called Oeo'oro^o?, Thuosophus. He went to Kgypt
to study astrolc^ry, and was at Ilciiopolis at the time of the crucilixion
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for three hours, because he could not understand it. He was con-
verted at Athens by St. Paul, and became first bishop of that city.
In his letters he tells of his visit to the Blessed Virgin at Jerusalem ;
his astonishment at the dazzling* light which surrounded her, and his
presence at her death and burial. He went to Rome and attended St.
Paul at his martyrdom. He was then sent by Pope Clement to preach
in France with two deacons, Rusticus and Eleiitherius. After his
arrival in France he was called Denis. He found Paris a beautiful
city, seeming to him like another Athens. Pie dwelt here, and by his
preaching converted many. He sent missionaries to all parts of
France and to Germany. At length he was accused of his faith to the
Roman Emperor, who sent Fescennius to Paris to seize him, with his
companions. They were all condemned to death. At the place of ex-
ecution St. Denis knelt dowai and prayed, and the deacons responded
in a loud Amen. Their bodies were left as usual, to be devoured by
■wild beasts. But St. Denis arose, and taking his head in his hands
walked two miles, to the place now called Mont Martre, the augels
singing as he went. This miracle converted many, and among them
Lactia, wife of Lubrius, who was afterwards beheaded also. The
bodies of St. Denis and his deacons were buried, and a church erected
over them by St. Genevieve ; but in the reign of Dagobert they were
removed to the abbey of St. Denis. He is the patron saint of France,
and his name the war-cry of its armies. The oriflamme, the standard
of France, was consecrated on his tomb. When Stephen II. became
pope, the name of this saint began to be venerated in all Europe.
Stephen had been educated at the monastery of St. Denis. There is
a beautiful life of the saint in the royal library of Paris, with a
large number of exquisite miniatures. His attribute is the severed
head. October 9.

St. Diego d'Alcala was an humble Capuchin brother in a con-
vent of Alcala. It is said that the infant Don Carlos was healed
through his intercession, when severely wounded. Philip II. pro-
moted his canonization on this account.-' About IGOO a wealthy
Spaniard residing at Rome dedicated a chapel to this saint in the
church of San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli, which was painted by Anni-

1 Other wonders were also wrought through St. Diego's intercession ; for, as
our readers know, three miracles of the first class are required for the canoniza-
tion of a saint.

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bal Caracci and Albano, who was then his pupil. These frescos were
transferred to canvas. There are also pictures of St. Diego by
Murillo, the most important being in the Louvre.

St. Digna. See St. Afra of Augsburg, whose handmaiden she
was.

St. Dominick {Lat. S. Dominions, Pater Ordinis Pra^dicatorum ;
Jtal. S;m Domenico, San Domeuico Calaroga ; Fr. St. Dominique,
Fondateur des Fr^res Precheurs ; Sp, San Dt>mingo). This saint
was a Castilian of noble descent, of the house of Guzman.^ His
mother dreamed, before his birth, that she had brought forth a dog
with a torch in his mouth. At his baptism a star descended from
heaven to crown his brow. He studied at Valencia, and became, at
the instance of the Bishop of Osma, a regular canon of St. Augus-
tine at the age of twenty-eight years. When thirty years old he
went to France, and being shocked at the heresies of the Albigenses,
he preached with such effect as to convert many. He went the
second time to France with his bishop to conduct to Castile the
young princess who was to espouse Prince Ferdinand. Her death,
just as he arrived, was a great shock to him ; and thenceforth his zeal
and religious devotion were greatened. He obtained permission from
the pope in 1207 to preach to the Albigenses in the Vaudois. He
wrote out the articles of faith ; and it is said that when this book
was tlirown in the fire it would not remain, but leaped out uninjured.
As the heretical books were burned, this miracle had the effect to
convince and convert many. As to the persecution of the Albigenses,
it is certain that he was extremely earnest in his prayers and endeav-
ors to secure the triumph of the Church.'^ He united witli several
priests, who went about to preach barefoot. From this arose his
order, which was confirmed in 1216. St. Dominick, by heavenly
inspiration, instituted the devotion of the rosary. A rosary should
have fifteen large, and one hundred and fifty small beads. The large
represent the Paternosters, and the small the Ave-Marias. Tiiis use
of the rosary was a great assistance to St. Dominick in his labors.

1 The ex-Empress Eugenie of France is a seion of the house of Guzman.

2 St. Dominick maintained that to labor with success anionff these heretics,
persuasion and good example should be employed, and by no means terror.
Himself knew no other arms than those of instruction, jiatience, penance, fasting,
watching, tears, and prayer. He was a zealous advocate of popular education.

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In 1218 St. Dominick was commissioned by the pope to reform the
nunneries at Rome. From this originated the Order of the Domini-
can Nuns, for whom he made a rule, which they adopted. He
founded many convents in the principal cities of Europe, none of
which are more famous than the splendid one of his order in the
Rue St. Jacques at Paris. It is from the situation of this convent
that the Dominicans were called Jacobins in France. At length he
returned to his convent at Bologna, where he died of a fever, brought
on by his arduous labors. Two years after his death he was canon-
ized, and his remains placed in the magnificent Area di San Do-
menico at Bologna. It is said his true portrait was brought from
heaven by St. Catherine and St. Mary Magdalen to a convent of Do-
minican nuns. His attributes are, the dog by his side ; the star, on
or above his head ; a lily in one hand and a book in the other. There
are many interesting legends of his wonderful miracles. At one time,
it is said, he restored to life the young Lord Napoleon, nephew of
Cardinal Stephano di Fossa-Nova, when he had been killed by a fall
from his horse. When, at the convent of St. Sabina, they had not
sufficient food, St. Dominick pronounced the blessing upon the little
they had, and immediately two angels appeared with bread and wine,
which was celestial food, and sweeter than any of earth. St. Domi-
nick had a vision, in which he saw the Saviour with the arrows of
divine wrath in his hand. The Virgin asked him what he would do ;
and when he replied that he would destroy the earth on account
of its wickedness, she besought him to wait, and presented to him St.
Francis and St. Dominick, saying that they would traverse the whole
earth and subdue it to Christ. August 4, a. d. 1221.

St. Donate of Arezzo {Lat. S. Donatus ; Fr. St. Donat). This
saint was of noble birth, and in childhood a companion of the Em-
peror Julian. Julian, after his apostasy, put many Christians to
death, and among them the father of Donatus. Donatus then fled
from Rome to Arezzo, and had for his companion the holy monk
Hilarion. They preached, and performed many miracles. At one
time a tax-gatherer of the province went on a journey, and left the
money which he had with his wife, Euphrosina. Slie died suddenly,
and told no one where she had hidden the treasure. When her
husband returned he was in great distress ; and fearing to be pun-
ished as a defaulter, he appealed to Donatus, who went to the tomb

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and called upon Euphrosina to tell him where the money was. She
answered him, and this was heard by many. Donatus was made
Bishop of Arezzo ; and as he celebrated the Holy Mass, the cup
which held the wine, and which was of glass, was broken by some
idolaters. When Donatus prayed, it was made whole, and not a
drop of wine spilled. This miracle was the cause of the conversion
of so many that the pagans, in their rage, tortured and beheaded
him. Hilarion was scourged to death, and with Donatus is interred
beneath the hi^h altar of the cathedral of Arezzo. August 7.

St Dorothea of Cappadocia, virgin and martyr {Ital. Santa
Dorotea ; Fr. Ste. Durothee). She was a noble virgin, and the
most beautiful of the city of Cajsarea. She was a Christian, and
devoted to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Sapritius or Fabricius,
the governor, hearing of her beauty, sent for her, and threatened her
with death if she would not worship the idols. She depicted to him
the joys of heaven, and declared that she preferred the death which
would give her these to a life of idolatry. She was taken to prison ;
and two sisters, Calista and Christeta, who had renounced Christian-
ity through fear of torture, were sent to induce Dorothea to follow
their example. But she so influenced them that they left her, declar-
ing themselves again Christians. Then Fabricius commanded the
sisters to be burned, and Dorothea to witness their sufferings. She
encouraged them through all, and was then condemned fo be tor-
tured and beheaded. She endured the tortures with great courage.
As she was led to execution, a young law^-er, called Theophilus, jeered
her, and asked her to send him fruits from the gardens to which slie
was going. She told him that his request should be granted. AVhen
at the place of execution, she knelt and prayed ; and suddenly there
was beside her a beautiful angel with a basket, in which were three
roses and three apples. She commanded him to take them to Theo-
philus, and tell him she had sent them, and should await him in the
gardens from which they came. Then she was beheaded. When
Theophilus received the fruit and tasted of it, he too became a Chris-
tian, and at last suffered martyrdom. Her attributes are roses in
the hand or on the head, or a basket with three apples and three
roses held by an attendant angel. February 0, a. d. 303.

St. Dunstan was born in 925. He became a monk at (Glaston-
bury. He was a fine scholar, a remarkable musician, a painter, and

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a worker of metals. He went to court when quite young, and was a
great favorite of King Edmund, who admired his musical talents. He
had such an influence over the king that he was accused of sorcery and
driven from the court. One day, as the king Wcis liunting the stag,
his dogs leaped down a fearful precipice. The king feared that he
could not rein in his horse and must follow to death. He praved,
and thought of his cruelty to Dunstan. The horse stopped on the
bank. The king then begged Dunstan to return to liim. It is related
that as the saint labored one night at his forge, the Devil came to
tempt him in the form of a beautiful woman. Dunstan seized the
Devil by the nose with his red-hot tongs. One day his harp hanging
on the wall played to him the hymn, " Gaudete animi." Dunstan
w\as made the king's treasurer and Abbot of Glastonbury ; but when
Edwin came to the throne and lived a shameless life with Elgiva, he
drove Dunstan again from court. When Edgar was king, the saint was
again honored. He was made Bishop of Worcester, and then Arch-
bishop of Canterbury. In 960 he went to Rome, and received great
honors as Primate of the Anglo-Saxon nation. On his return he
founded numerous schools and monasteries. He relates in his writ-
ings a vision in which he beheld his mother espoused to Christ while
angels sang around them. One of the angels asked Dunstan why
he did not sing ; and when he replied that he was ignorant and
could not sing, the angel taught him the hymn, and the next day
he could sing the same to his monks. May 19, a. d. 988.

Duns Scotus was a Franciscan, and a rival in theological con-
troversy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Their opinions gave rise to the
parties called Thomists and Scotists. He was one of the most zealous
defenders of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. He was an
Englishman, and went to Paris about 1304, where he wrote his com-
mentaries. He was sent to Cologne in 1308, where he was received
with great honor ; and there he died in the same year. There was
a fable of his having been buried alive, which is disputed by good
authorities.

St. Ebba of Coldingham. This saint was abbess of the largest
monastery which existed in her time, and had monks as well as
nuns under her rule. About the j^ear 870 there was an incursion of
Danish pirates, and St. Ebba was alarmed for her chastity and that
of her nuns. She assembled them in the chapter-house and made an

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appeal to them ; she tlieu took a razor and cut off her nose and upper
lip. Her example was followed by the whole community ; and when
the pirates came, the frightful spectacle the nuns presented protected
their virginity. The pirates in their disappointment set fire to the
monastery, and the nuns perished in the flumes. April 2.

St. Edith of Wilton, daughter of King Edgar. Her mother
was a beautiful nun, AVilfrida, whom the king took from her convent
by force. As soon as she could escape from him she returned, and
Edith was born in the nunnery. She refused to go to court, and was
celebrated for her sanctity, learning, and beauty. She spent the for-
tune her father gave her in founding a nunnery at Wilton, which has
since become the seat of the Earls of Pembroke. Edith was remark-
able for the costliness and elegance of her attire ; and when she
was rebuked for it by St. Ethelwold, she insisted that this was of no
importance, for God regarded the heart alone, and that he could read
beneath any garment. *'For," answered she, "pride may exist under
the garb of wretchedness ; and a mind may be as pure under these
vestments as under your tattered furs." ^ She died at the age of
twenty-three. She lived to see the consecration of the church she
had built in honor of St. Denis, but died forty-three days after. St.
Dunstan was warned of her approaching end, while celebrating mass
on tlie occasion of the consecration. September 16, a. D. 984.

Edith of Polesworth. See St. Modwena.

St. Edmund, king and martyr. The ecclesiastical legend of
King Edmund is this : Ragnar Lodbrog was a Dane of royal blood.
He went out fowling in a small skiff, and, a storm coming on, he was
driven upon the English coast in Norfolk. He was taken to King
Edmund, who much admired the strength of the Dane and his skill
as a huntsman, while Lodbrog was dazzled by the accomplishments
of the young king and the splendor of his court. The huntsman of
Edmund became jealous of the Dane, and killed him. A dog wliich
Lodbrog had reared watched over his body until it was discovered.
The huntsman confessed his crime, and as a punishment was put

1 So far the lepjend, on which some poems have been made. But, as our
readers know, tlie dress of nuns of every order is rcgulat*^! by a strict rule ; and
the legendary answer of the nun Editli to St. Ethelwold, thou^di embodying an
unquestioned truth, is not in accordance with the humble submission of Christian
virgins to the authorities of the Church.

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adrift in the same boat which had brought Lodbrog to England. He
was carried to the home of the Dane, where his two sons seeing
the boat of their father and supposing him to be murdered, were
about to kill the huntsman. But he told them that Edmund had
done the deed. Then they swore vengeance, and collecting a great
fleet, went to invade England. They landed in Northumbria, and
destroyed everything within their reach as they advanced to the
territory of Edmund. They demanded of him one half his kingdom.
He took counsel with Bishop Humbert, and determined never to
submit to a heathen power. He then prepared for battle, and met
the Danes near Thetford, where they fought. King Edmund was
surrounded by his enemies, and with Humbert took refuge in the
church. They were dragged out, and the king was bound to a tree
and scourged ; his body was then filled with arrows from the Danish
bows, and finally he w^as beheaded. Humbert also was martyred. At
length, when the Christians who had hidden came forth, they found
a large gray wolf watching the head of the king. This they buried
in a spot whereon were afterwards built a church and monastery,
and then a town, which was called in memory of the king, Bury St.
Edmunds, which name it still retains. November 20, a. d. 870.

St. Edward the Martyr was the son of King Edgar. One
day when he was hunting he went to Corfe Castle, where his step-
mother, Elfrida, was living with his brother Ethelred. His mother
received him kindly, but commanded one of the servants to stab
him in the back as he was drinking. He, finding himself wounded,
rode away and died in the forest. Elfrida and her son gave him
a shameful burial, and instituted rejoicings at his death. But God
shed a celestial light on his grave, and those who came to it were
healed of all infirmities. Multitudes made pilgrimages to his grave;
and when St. Dunstan reproved Elfrida as a murderess, she was
struck with remorse, and desired herself to go there. But when she
mounted her horse for the jom-ney he would not move, and no
power could make him ; so Elfrida, perceiving the will of God in
this, walked barefooted to the place. His remains were removed with
great honors to the nunnery at Shaftesbury, which Alfred the Great
had endowed. March 18, a. d. 978.

St. Edward, king and confessor. This saint was son of King
Ethelred, who had before his birth two other sons. But when it was

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near the time for this third one to be born, Ethelred called upon his
council to decide who should succeed to the throne. St. Dunstan
was present, and he prophesied the early death of those already bom;
80 the council decided in favor of the expected prince, who was after-
wards the saint of whom we speak. All the nobles took the oath
of fealty to him dans le sein de sa mere. The coronation of Edward
waii on Easter Day, 1043. He freed his subjects from the tax called
Danegelt, because when a large sum of this tribute was brought to
the palace, and the king was called to look at it, he beheld a rejoic-
ing demon dancing upon the money. This saint had many visions
during his life, and also possessed miraculous powers of healing. His
history is told in bas-reliefs in his chapel in Westaiiuster Abbey.
January 5, a. d. 106G.

St. Eleazar de Sabran was a Franciscan. His mother was a
woman of remarkable character and great piety. He was early
married to Dolphine, heiress of Glendenes. She was as pious as
her husband ; and they were both enrolled in the Third Order of
St. Francis. As Count of Sabran, he administered his affairs with
great ability and justice. He died at twenty-eight. St. Delphine
then resided for some time with Sancha, Queen of Naples, but at
last withdrew to perfect seclusion. St. Eleazar is represented in art
holding a package of papers to commemorate a noble act of his life.
After the death of his father he found papers which had been written
to induce his father to disinherit him, and which attributed to him
all manner of evil. Instead of taking revenge on the writer of these
calimmics, he sent for him, and burned the letters in his presence.
He til us made of his bitter enemy a devoted friend.

St. Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist {Lat. Sancta Elisa-
betha ; Ital. Santa Elisal)eta ; Sp. Santa Isabel ; Ger. Die Heilige
Elizabeth). The Hebrew signification of this name is " worshipper
of God," or "consecrated to God." The Gospel describes Elisabeth as
walking in all the commandments of the Lord blameless ; a woman
"well stricken in years" when she was "exalted to a miraculoiis
motherhood," and chosen for high honors by God. She should not,
however, be represented as decrepit and wrinkled, but as elderly,
dignified, and gracious. She appears as an important personage in
art, and yet in most cases as the accompaniment to tliose of still
greater importance. She is first seen in pictures of the Visitation or

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Salutation, when with prophetic utterance she exclaims, " Whence
is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"
Then in the representations of the birth of John the Baptist, and in
various scenes from his life ; one of which illustrates the legend
that as Elisabeth fled from the massacre at Bethlehem, a huge rock
opened and received her and St. John, whom she bore in her arms,
into its bosom, where they were concealed until the danger was
past. Again St. John is taking leave of his parents to go away into
his life in the desert. But the Holy Families in which St. Elisabeth
appears are far more numerous than any other representations of
her, and are by far the most pleasing. Elisabeth is frequently pre-
senting her child to the Saviour, and teaching him to kneel and fold
his hands as if in worship. The matronly age, the dark complexion,
and coifed head of Elisabeth are in beautiful contrast with the virgin
bloom, the abundant hair, and the youthful grace of the Madonna.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary {Lat. Sancta Elizabetha, Mater
Pauperum ; Ital. Santa Elisabeta di Ungheria ; Fr. Madame Ste.
Elisabeth ; Sp. Santa Isabel ; Ger. Die Heilige Elizabeth von Un-
garn, or von Hessen ; Die liebe Frau Elizabeth). This legend is
almost entirely historical, with just enough of the marvellous to
entitle it to a place in "legendary lore." She was the daughter of
the King of Hungary, and was born in 1207. The year of her birth
was full of blessings to her country, and from her earliest days she
was regarded as an especial favorite of God and one who should
bring good to her people. The first words she uttered were those
of pra^-er, and at three years old she showed her charity by giving
her toys and garments to those less fortiuiate than herself. "When
Herman of Thuringia heard of these things, he desired this princess
as a wife for his son. Prince Louis, and sent an embassy to solicit
her of her father. His ambassadors were of great rank; and with
them went the noble Bertha of Beindeleben, with a train of knights
and ladies, and many rich presents. Their request was granted,
and the little Elizabeth, only four years old, was given to them.
Her father gave her a silver cradle and bath, a rich wardrobe and
a train of twelve maidens. He also sent to Herman and his wife
Sophia many splendid and precious things which he had obtained
from Constantinople. The princess was received at the castle of
Wartburg, at Eisenach, with great and imposing ceremony. The

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next day she was betrothed to Louis ; and being laid in the same
ciadle, tliey smiled and played in such a manner tljat, it was con-
sidered an omen of a happy marriage. From this time they were
never separated, and grew together in perfect love, Elizabeth was
soon seen to be very different from all other children ; her mind
was devoted to heavenly things, and charity was her chief charac-
teristic. As long as Herman lived, Elizabeth was happy, and he
was her true friend and father; but after his death, which happened
when she was nine years old, the mother and sister of Prince Louis
did all they could to prevent the marriage, because they did not like
her devotion and piety. But although she suffered many insults,
she never resented them, and Louis remained true to her in spite of
all. Sometimes he feared she was too pure and holy to be any other
than the bride of Heaven ; but at length when he was twenty the
marriage took place. They lived a life of most perfect love, but
she continued all her religious penances. Louis sometimes remon-
strated, but he secretly felt that he and his people should receive in
some way great blessings from the sanctity of his wife. Her con-
fessor had told her that the imposts for the support of the royal
table were unjust, and from that time, while others feasted, she ate
bread and drank^only water; but one day Louis took the cup from
her hand and tasted, and he thought he drank wine more delicious
than he had ever had before. He questioned the cup-bearer, who
declared he had given Elizabeth only water. Louis said nothing, for
he believed that angels attended her. At another time, when Louis
entertained a company of princes, he desired Elizabeth to dress mag-
nificently. When she was attired and about to enter the apartment
of Louis, a wretched beffgar soufdit her charitv. She told him she
could not attend to him then, but he entreated her in the name
of John the Baptist. Kow this was her patron saint, and she could
not refuse what was asked in his name ; so she tore off her costly
mantle and gave the beggar, and sought her chamber fearing what
her husband might say. Just then Louis came to seek her, and as
he hesitated whether to blame or praise her, a servant brought the
mantle, saying she had found it hanging in its place. Then Louis
led her forth to his guests with his heart full of love and wonder ;
and a bright light was about her, and the jewels on her mantle
glowed with celestial brilliancy. Tradition tells us that the beggar

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was none other than our Blessed Lord. Another time, when visiting
the poor of Eisenach, she found a leprous child whom none would
care for. She carried him in her arms and laid him in her own hed.
This enraged the mother of Louis ; and when he returned she told
him what sort of person was in his bed in his absence. Almost out
of patience, he went to see ; and, behold ! when he looked he found
a sweet infant, and as he gazed it vanished away from his sight.
This, too, was believed to have been Jesus. When Louis was absent,
Elizabeth spent all her time in visiting the poor ; and as she one
day descended to Eisenach carrying food in her robe, she met her hus-
band. The path was icy, and she bent with the weight of her burden.
When Louis demanded what she did, she did not like to show him,
and pressed her robe more firmly together. He insisted, and opened
her mantle, when he saw only red and white roses, more lovely than
the earthly roses of summer; and this was in winter. Then he. was
about to embrace her ; but such a glory seemed to surround her that
he dared not touch her, but he put one of the roses in his bosom
and went on, thinking of all these wonders. In 1226 Louis went to
Italy with the Emperor Frederick II. A great famine afflicted all
Germany, but especially Thuringia. Elizabeth was untiring in her
charities and labors. The famine was followed as usual by a plague ;
and again she labored, with her own hands tending the sick. She
founded several hospitals, and went constantly from one to the other.
She exhausted the public treasury, and gave away her own robes
and jewels. When Louis returned, his counsellors made great com-
plaints of Elizabeth; but he, only thankful that she was still spared
to him, said, "Let her do as she will." But she, kissing him many
times, said, " See ! I have given to the Lord what is his, and he has
preserved to us what is thine and mine!" The next year Louis
went to the Crusades. The grief of the hearts of this husband and
wife at parting was such that Elizabeth was carried home more dead
than alive ; for she had journeyed two days with him before she
could find strength to leave him. It was their final parting; for
Louis died in Calabria, in the arms of the Patriarch of Jerusalem.
He commanded his retainers to carry his body to his wife, and to
defend her and his children, even with their lives, from all wrong.
Her grief was so great that God alone could sustain her by miracu-
lous comfort. The brother of Louis, Henry, now drove her forth

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with her children, and took possession of the Wartburg. It was
winter time; slio carried her newly born baby in her arms, and
was followed by her three other children and her women. It is
said that she fell, and that one whom she had cared for in the
hospital mocked at her. She found a shelter for her children, and
supported herself by spinning wool. But when the knights returned
with the body of Louis, they obliged Henry to accept the office of
regent until her son Herman could reign ; and Elizabeth received
as her dower the city of Marbourg. And now she gave herself up
to the direction of her rigid confessor, Conrad. She lived a life of
penitential humiliation, and even separated herself from her children
lest she should love them too well. She drank the very dregs of the
cup of penance, and clothed in rags and mocked by the children in
the streets as a mad woman, she spun wool until she had no strength
remaining. It is said that she was comforted by celestial beings,
and that even the Blessed Virgin talked with her. When dving she
sang sweet hymns, and at last she said, " Silence," and died. Tra-
dition says that angels bore her spirit to heaven, and as they as-
cended were heard to chant, " Regnum mundi contempsi." She was
twenty-four years old, and Louis had been dead three years and a
lialf. She was canonized four years after her death. Her shrine in
the church at Marbourg, which bears her name, was visited by
pilgrims, and its stone steps worn away by their knees. In the
Reformation so-called, this shrine was desecrated, and her remains
scattered, no one knows where. The shrine is still preserved as a
curiosity in the sacristy of the church. The castle of Wartburg is
in ruins. There are many pictures of this lovely saint ; but the most
celebrated was painted l)y Murillo for the church of the Caritad, at
Seville. November 10, a. D. 1231.

St. Elizabeth of Portugal {Sp. Sant* Isabel de Paz). This
Elizabeth was the daugiiter of the King of Arngon, and the grand-
niece of I'^lizabeth of Hungary. She was married to Dionysius, King
of Portiigal. He was most faithless and cruel as a husband, but a
good king to his subjects. After forty years of great domestic trials
she was left a widow. She died at sixty-five, and can bo distinguished
from the other St. Elizal)eth of whom we have sjxtken, by her age,
as the former is always represented as yoiujg, while this t)no is old
and venerable. She was so patient, and so often reconciled the

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troubles of her family, as to acquire in Spain the title " Sant' Isabel
de Paz." She is the heroine of Schiller's "Fridolin," though the
scene is in Germany, and her name "Die Gratin von Savern," July
8, A. D. 133G.

St. Eloy of Noyon {Lat. S. Eligius ; Eng. St. Loo ; Ital. Sant'
Alo, or Lo ; Sant' Eligio). This saint was born at the village of
Chatelas. He was of humble origin. He was at school at Limoges,
and there learned the trade of a goldsmith, in which he so excelled
that when he went to Paris he attracted the attention of the treas-
urer of the king, Clotaire IL The king desired to have a throne of
gold set with jewels, and it was important to find a skilful and an
honest man. Eloy vras selected, and of the material furnished him
for one throne he made two. The king was so pleased with the
beauty of the work and the probity of the workman, that he from
that time employed him in State affairs. His successor, Dagobert,
made Eloy Master of the Mint. He cut the dies for the money, and
there are known to be thirteen pieces bearing his name. He was at
length, after the death of Dagobert, made Bishop of Noyon. He was
remarkable for his eloquence, and was sent to preach in Belgium ; and
by some he is believed to have been the first to carry the Gospel
to Sweden and Denmark. Before his Episcopal consecration, while
holding a high place at court, he still labored as a goldsmith, and
made many beautiful shrines for saints, and holy vessels for churches.
The Devil tempted St. Eloy, as he did so many of the saints ; and it
is said of him, as of St. Dunstan, that he seized the Devil's nose with
his hot tongs. One of the miracles attributed to this saint, and rep-
resented on the exterior of Or-San-Michele at Florence, is that a horse
being brought to him to be shod, which was possessed by the Devil,
he cut off the leg and quietly put on the shoe ; this being done, he
made the sign of the cross, and replaced the leg, to the great astonish-
ment of all. He is patron of Bologna and Noyon, of goldsmiths and
all other meta-1-workers, and of farriers and horses. December I,
A. D. 659.

St. Elphege. See St. Alphege.

St. Enurchus, or Evurtius, was sent into France by the pope,
to attend to the redeeming of captives. The people were electing a
Bishop of Orleans. A dove alighted twice upon the head of Enurchus ;
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thiit lie was made bishop, which office he lield more tlian twenty
veins. i)\ni of the luiracles which he did, was this : wl»en laying tlie
foundations of his Church of the Holy Cross, he directed the men to
dig in a certain place, and they there found a pot of gold which was
enough to pay for the church. September 7, a. d. 310, or about that
time.

St. Ephesus and St. Potitus are represented on the walls of
the Campo Santo at Pisa, and seem to belong especially to that city.
St. Ephesus was an officer under Diocletian, and was sent to destroy
all the (christians in Sardinia. But he was so warned by a dream
that he himself became a Christian, and turned his arms against the
pagans. He suffered martyrdom with his friend Potitus.

St. Ephrem of Edessa, who on account of his writings is one
of the Fathers of the Greek Church, was a hermit of Syria. He is
represented in a very curious Greek picture, called the "Obsequies of
St. Ephrem," which is one of the best representations of hermit life.
Greek festival, January 28 ; Latin, February 1, about 378.

St. Erasmus of Formia {Ital. Sant' Elmo, or Erasmo ; Sp.
St. Ermo, or Eramo ; Fr. St. Elme). This saint suff'ered a most hor-
rible martyrdom under Diocletian at Formia, now Mola di Gaeta.
He so withstood all common tortures that he was cut open and his
entrails wound oft' like a skein of silk on wheels. He was a bishop,
and is represented as such, with the im})lement of his torture in his
hand. There is an altar dedicated to him in St. Peter's, over which
a mosaic represents his death. It is a copy of a picture by Poussin.
St. Erasmus is invoked, under the name of Elmo, by the mariners on
the shores of the Mediterranean, in Spain, Sicily, and Calabria, and
is believed to have power over the tempests. At Naples a monastery
and fortress bear his name. June 3, a. d. 29G.

St. Ercolano (Herculanus) was Bishop of Perugia at the time of
the invasion of the Goths under Totila. He labored hard and encour-
aged the people through the siege of Perugia ; and when the city was
taken, i)y order of Totila, he was beheaded on the ramparts. He was
thrown into the ditch, and was found lying beside a dead child, who
was buried in the same grave with the saint,

St. Ethelberga. Of this saint there is little known but the one
fact that she was the abbess of the first P>enedictiue nunnery in
England, which was at Barking, in Essex. October 11.

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St. Ethelreda. This saint is also called St. Audrey. She was
the foundress of the magniiicent cathedral of Ely. Her father was
Ina, King of the East Angles ; and when she married Toubert, or Tou-
berch, Prince of the Gervii, the isle of Ely was her dowry. She had
a second husband, Egfrid, King of Northunibria ; but after living with
him in a state of continency for twelve years, she took the veil at
Coldingham, with his consent. King Egfrid later repented his com-
plaisance, and attempted to drag her from the convent. She fled to a
rocky point called St. Ebb's Head. Egfrid pursued her ; but the tide
suddenly rose, and made the rock inaccessible. He married 'another
wife. St. Ethelreda crossed the Humber with two virgins, who
watched beside her while she slept, and had a miraculous dream, in
which she thought that her staif, being stuck in the ground, had put
forth branches and leaves, and become a large tree. A miracle was
w^rought through her intercession about four hundred years after her
death. A wicked man, Britstan, being very sick, repented, and
desired to dedicate himself to God in the monastery at Ely ; but on
his way thither he was arrested and imprisoned. He implored the
aid of St. Ethelreda ; and at night she, with St. Benedict, came to
him, and when she touched his fetters they fell from his feet. After
being buried sixteen years in the common cemetery, she was placed
in a beautiful sarcophagus of marble, which was probably a relic of
the Eomans, but the people believed it to have been wrought for the
saint by angels, June 23, a. d. 679.

St. Eugenia was the daughter of Philip, Proconsul of Egypt in
the reign of Commodus. She was very learned. She was converted
to Christianity, put on the attire of a man and became the monk
Eugenius. She went to Rome, and was put to death in the time of
the Emperor Severus. December 25.

St. Eulalia of Merida, The story of this saint is told by Pru-
dentius. Eulalia was but twelve years old at the time of the publi-
cation of the Edict of Diocletian. She went to the prefect who judged
the Christians, and reproached him for his cruelty and impiety. The
governor immediately seized her, and placed on one side of her the
instruments of torture, and on the other the offerings for the idol.
She trampled the offerings under her feet, threw down the idol, and
spat at the judge. She was then tortured to death; and as she died,
a white dove issued from her mouth and flew to heaven. She is much

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venerated in Spain, and is buried at Merida. Another St. Eulalia is
buritMj at Barcelona. December 10.

St. Eunomia. See St. Afra, of Augsburg.

St. Euphemia of Chalcedonia (6V. 'Ay. Ev^ry/xia; significa-
tion, "prai.se;" Jtal. Sant' Kufemia; Fr. Ste. Eupht-mie). She was a
Greek saint, and in the Eastern Church is styled Great; for such was
the fjime of her beauty and her courageous endurance. There is a
homily upon St. Euphemia among the writings of Asterius, who wrote
about 400. She suffered death not far from Byzantium, about 307.
She was very beautiful in person. After suffering many tortures she
was thrown to the lions, who licked her feet, and refused to do vio-
lence to her. Priscus, her judge, was so enraged at this that one of
the soldiers, who desired to please him, killed the maiden with his
Bword. "Within a century from the time of her death there were many
churches dedicated to her, both East and West. In Constantinople
alone, there were four. Leo the Iconoclast ordered her relics to be
cast into the sea, but they appeared again in the island of Lemnos.
Hence different portions of her remains were carried to many places.
September 16, a. d. 307.

St. Eustace {Lat. S. Eustatius ; Ital. Sant' Eustachio ; Fr. St.
Eustache). Before his conversion this saint was called Placidus.
He was captain of the guards of the Emperor Trajan. He was a
lover of hunting; and one day when in the forest, he pursued a
white stag, which fled and ascended a high rock. As he looked, he
saw between the horns of the stag a radiant cross, and on it an
image of Jesus. He fell on his knees ; and the ffgure on the cross
spake, announcing itself as the image of the lledeemer, and demand-
in;^ of Placidus that he should believe. lie answered, ** Lord, I
believe." He was then told that he should suff'er much for Christ,
but i)e declared himself ready to do so. He returned to his home,
and was baptized, together with his wife and two sons, and was called
Eustace. Misfortune soon came. His property was taken by robbers,
and his wife carried away by pirates, and he wandered in poverty with
his sons. One day he wished to cross a stream, and swam over with
one child, whom he left on the bank, while he returned for the otjjer.
But when he was in the midst of the river, there came on one side a
lion, and on the other a wolf, which beasts carried off' the two boys.
He went to a village where ho labored for his support for lifteeu

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years. Then the Emperor Adrian required the services of Placidus,
and searched for and found him. He was put again at the head of his
troops, and his honors restored to him with new power and riches.
But his heart was lonely, and he mourned for his wife and sons. Now
these had been rescued from their dangers, and at last they were all
again restored to the husband and father. Then Eustace believed
that his troubles were ended ; but soon Adrian ordered a great sacri-
fice to the gods, and when Eustace refused to join in it with his
household, he and they were shut up in a brazen bull, and a fire
kindled beneath it. September 20, a. d. 118.

St. Eutropia. See. St. Afra of Augsburg.

St. Ewald the Black and St. Ewald the Fair. These
saints were twins, and Saxons. They left England in the days of
St. Boniface, and went to Ireland to study. They then went through
Friesland to Westphalia, where they were to preach. Here they
sought out the prince of the country, and asked permission to preach ;
but they were murdered hj the barbarians and their bodies thrown
into the river. A light was seen above the spot where they sank,
and their remains were recovered and carried to Cologne, and buried
in the church of St. Cuthbert. They are patron saints of Westphalia.
October 3, a. d. 695 or 700.

St. Fabian was made Bishop of Rome in a. d. 236. Eusebius
says he was chosen because a dove alighted on him while the people
and clergy were choosing a pope. At the time he was a stranger to
all present. He died a martyr in the persecution of Decius. January
20, A. D. 250.

St. Faith {Lat. Sancta Fides) was born at Agen, in Aquitaine. She
had great beauty, but from her youth was insensible to the pleasures
of tlie world. Because she refused to sacrifice to Diana, while still
•very young, Dacian, the Prefect of the Guards, subjected her to the
most fearful tortures. She was beaten with rods, then half roasted on
a brazen bed, and at length beheaded. The crypt of old St. Paul's in
London was dedicated in the name of this saint. October 8, a. d. 290.

St. Faustinas and St. Jovita {Ital. San Faustino and San
Giovita). These were brothers who were converted by the preaching
of St. Apollonius, at Brescia. They preached, ministered to the poor,
and zealously devoted themselves to a Christian life. By the com-
mand of Adrian they were seized and thrown into the amphitheatre.

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The beasts did not attack them, aud they were afterwards beheaded
outside the walls of Brescia, of which city they are the patrou saints.
February 15, a. d, 121.

St. Felicitas and her seven sons (Ital. Santa Felicity, Fr. Ste.
Felicitcj. Tliis saint was of an illustrious Roman family. A widow,
she devoted herself to the care of her children and to pious works
of charity. She had great riches, which made her enemies anxious
to accuse her as a Christian, so that they might share the spoils ;
and her influence having converted many to her religion, gave them
a i)0wcrful plea against her. It was in tlie time of the great persecu-
tion of the Emperor ^larcus Aurelius Antoninus. She was called
before Publius, a prefect of Home, who commanded her to sacrifice
to the gods she had rejected. This she refused ; and when reminded
of the dangers which threatened her children no less than herself,
she replied that they knew how to choose everlasting life in prefer-
ence to eternal death. She witnessed the tortures and death of her
sons, never ceasing to exhort them to remain true to their faith.
Januarius, the eldest, was scourged with thongs loaded with lead.
Felix and Philip were beaten with clubs. Sylvanus was thrown from
a rock. Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial were beheaded. After they
had all thus suffered martyrdom, Felicitas praised God that she had
been the mother of seven sons whom he had deemed worthy of being
siunts in Paradise. Her only desire was that she might quickly
follow them. But she was kept four months in jDrison, with the hope
that this prolonged agony would destroy her faith and strength. But
at length she was tortured and killed. Some say she "was beheaded,
and others that she was thrown into a caldron of boiling oil. In
art she is represented as hooded or veiled like a widow, with the
martyr's palm, and surrounded by her sons. The representations of
this Roman family are sometimes confounded with those of the Seven
Maccabees and their heroic mother. The only guide by which to
distinguish them is that St. Felicitas was not recognized in the East.
In Byzantine art, seven young martyrs with their mother probably
represent the Jewish rather than the Roman saints. St. Felicitas is
the patroness of male heirs. November 23, a. d. 173. Festival of
the sons, July 10.

St. Felix de Valois. Kovember 20, a. d. 1212. See St. John
de Matha.

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St. Felix de Cantalicio. This saint was a native of Citta Du-
cale in Umbria. He was born in 1513. His parents were very poor.
He entered a Capuchin monastery as a lay brotlier. Later, he was
appointed qiiestor of a community of the Capuccini at Rome. Here
for forty-five years he daily begged the bread and wine for his con-
vent ; and such an abundance of these articles was never known there
as during his time. On this account he is represented in the habit
of his order, with a beggar's wallet, which has two ends like a purse
thrown over his shoulder,- to contain the alms begged for his convent.
The extreme devotion of his life won the admiration not only of the
brotherhood to which he belonged, but of all who saw^ him. It is
told of him that as he went out on a stormy night to beg, he met an
angelic child, who gave him a loaf of bread and a benediction, and
then vanished from his sight. He w^as the first saint of the Order of
the Capuchins. May 21, a. D. 1587.

St. Felix, or Felice. July 12. See St. Nabor.

St. Ferdinand of Castile {Sp. El Santo Rey, Don Fernando,
in.). This great king, warrior, and saint was the eldest son of
Alphonso, King of Leon, and Berengaria of Castile. His parents were
separated by the pope, because being within the prohibited degrees
of consanguinity they had married without a dispensation. Their
children were, however, declared legitimate. Berengaria returned to
her father's court and lived in retirement. The influence she had over
Ferdinand was extraordinary, and endured throughout his life. Be-
rengaria, when she came into possession of Castile, gave up her rights
to her son ; and when at his father's death he succeeded to the throne
of Leon, the two kingdoms were united. Ferdinand was married to
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, who was as obedient and loving to Beren-
garia as was her husband. Ferdinand fought bravely against the
Moors, and expelled them from Toledo, Cordova, and Seville. It is
related that, at the battle of Xeres, St. lago appeared at the head of
the troops, conducting the fight. Thousands of Moors were slain ; but
there was only a single Christian killed, and he was one who had gone
into battle refusing to forgive an injury. At the time of his death,
Ferdinand w\as planning an expedition to Africa. In the " Annals of
the Artists of Spain" we are told that he founded the cathedral of
Burgos, " which points to heaven with spires more rich and deli-
cate than any that crown the cities of the Imperial Rhine. He also

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begun to rel)uiKl the cuthedral of Toledo, wliere duriug four hundred
years artists swarmed and labored like bees, and splendid prelates
lavished their princel}' revenues to make fair and glorious the temple
of God intrusted to their care." When urged to tax his people, in
order to recruit his army and fill his empty coffers, he made a reply
which rellocts more glory upon his character than his victories or his
cathedral foundations can give. "God," he replied, "in whose cause
I fight, will supply my need. I fear more the curse of one poor old
woman than a whole army of Moors ! " He died as a penitent, with a
cord about his neck and a crucifix in his hand. His daughter, Elenora,
was married to Edward I. of England. She possessed the piety and
courage of her father. It was she who sucked the poison from her
husband's wound. When the decree of Ferdinand's canonization
reached Seville, the greatest religious festival ever held there took
place. He was buried in the cathedral of Seville. There is a por-
trait of St. Ferdinand, thought to be authentic, in the convent of San
Cleniente at Seville. May 30, a. d. 1152.

St. Filomena {Lat. Sancta Philumena ; Fr. Ste. Philom^ne).
Within the ])ast half-century this saint has gi'own in the popular
veneration. ^V'e know but little of her history. In the beginning
of the present century a sepulchre was discovered in the Catacomb
of Priscilla at Rome, in which was the skeleton of a young girl.
It was adorned with various rudely painted symbols, and a portion
of an inscription, the beginning and end of which were gone. It
was, —

— lumena pax te cum fi —

Those remains, supposed to be those of a martyr, were placed in the
treasin-y <if relic-? in tlic Lateran. When Pius VII. returned from
France, a Neapolitan prelate was sent to congratulate iiim. One
of the priests in his train begged for some relics, and the remains
described above were given him. The inscription was translated,
"Saint Philomena, rest in peace. Amen." Another priest had a
vision, in which St. Filomena appeared with great glory, and revealed
that she had K'.jffered death for preferring the Christian faith and
her vows of chastity to marriage with the emperor, who wished to
make her his wife. Afterwards a young artist was told in a vision
that this emperor was Diocletian ; but it is also thought to have

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been Maximian. The priest, Francesco da Lucia, carried the relics
to Naples. They were inclosed in a case made in the form of a
human body. It was dressed in a crimson tunic and a white satin
petticoat. The face was painted, a garland of flowers put upon the
head, and a lily and a javelin, with its point reversed, emblematic
of her purity and her martyrdom, were put in her hand. She was
placed, half sitting, in a sarcophagus with glass sides. After lying
in state in the church of Sant' Angiolo, she was carried in proces-
sion to Mugnano, amid the acclamations of the people, miracles being
wrought through her intercession on the way. Jewels of great value
now decorate her shrine. Her image is found in Venetian churches,
in Bologna and Lombardy. At Pisa, in the church of San Francisco,
and at Paris, in the churches of St. Gervais and St. Merry, there are
chapels dedicated to St. Filomena. August 10, a. d. 303.

St. Fina of Gemignano. This saint was not a martyr, but
received the honor of canonization on account of her patience and
cheerfulness during long and fearful sufferings from disease. She
labored as long as was possible for the relief of all the poor and
■wretched within her reach. She is scarcely known outside of the
little town where she dwelt ; but there her name is typical of pa-
tience, fortitude, and charity. She was warned of her death by
a vision of St. Gregory, whom she especially honored, and at the
moment of her decease all the bells in San Gemignano were miracu-
lously tolled. As her body was borne to the grave, she raised her
hand as if to bless her aged nurse, who from that time was healed of
a troublesome disease. The life of this saint is beautifully painted
on the chapel dedicated to her in the cathedral of San Gemignano.
March 12, a. d. 1253.

St. Flavia was the dausfhter of a Ptoman Senator, and sister of
St. Placidus, who was taken by his father at the age of five years to
Subiaco to be educated by St. Benedict. Flavia followed her brother
to Sicily, whither he was sent by his superior; and she, with Placidus
and thirty of their companions, was slain by the barbarians outside
of their convent near Messina. This narrative is not considered
authentic by later Benedictine writers. October 5, a. d. 540.

St. Florian is one of the guardian saints of Austria. He was a
lioman soldier, who, on account of his Christian faith, was put to
death in the reign of Galerius. A millstone was tied round his neck,

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aud lie was thrown into the river Enns. Many miracles were attrib-
uted to him, one of which was that with a single pitcher of water he
extinguished a large conflagration. Representations of this saint are
frequent in Austria and JJohemia, and often adorn pumps and foun-
tains. A magnificent monastery bearing his name commemorates
his life and its painful end. A picture of St. Florian by Murillo is in
St. Petersburg. May 4.

St. Francesca Romana. The church dedicated to this saint
in Home was the scene of her fasts and vigils, and is now called by
her name rather than that of Santa Maria Nuova, which it formerly
bore. In the Torre de' Spechi is her convent, which has been the
best school in all Rome for the girls of the higher classes. Her
father was Paolo di Bassi. She was born in 1384:. She was ex-
tremely pious from her childhood, and would have preferred the
veil of the nun to that of a bride; but her father married her to
Lorenzo Penziano, a rich nobleman. She shunned the society and
pleasures belonging to her station, and devoted herself as far as pos-
sible to a religious life. Every day she recited the entire Office of
the Virgin, and went in disguise to her vineyard beyond the gate of
San Paolo to gather fagots, which she brought on her head into the
city, and distributed to the poor. During the lifetime of her hus-
band she collected the company of women whose superior she
became after his death. Their principal labor was teaching the
young, but the}' took no vows. She spent so much time in prayer
that she was frequently interrupted by the demands of her family.
Once it happened that while reciting the Office of Our Lady she
was called away by her husband four times at the same verse ;
when she returned the fifth time, she found this verse written on
the page in golden letters. This was done by her guardian angel,
who attended her in visible form. Many wonderful works are at-
tributed to her : the raising of a dead child to life, the staying of
an epidemic by her prayers, and the increasing of bread by prayer,
when there was not enough for the inmates of her convent, are
some of the most important evidences of her favor with Heaven.
She died of a fever at the house of her son, whom she had gone to
comfort on the occasion of some affliction. Her fame was not by
any means confined to Rome, but was great in all Italy. March 9,
A.D. 1440.

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St. Francis of Assisi (Lat. S. Franciscns, Pater Seraphicus ;
Ital. San Francisco di Assisi ; Fr. St. Frangois d' Assise). St.
Francis — called "the Seraphic," from the fervor of his love of God —
was the founder of the Franciscans, one of the three Mendicant
Orders of Friars. His father, Pietro Bernardone, was a rich mer-
chant. His baptismal name was Giovanni, but he acquired the
title of Francisco (the Frenchman) from the fact that his father
had him early instructed in French as a preparation for business.
In his early years Francis was beloved for his generous and com-
passionate heart, and remarkable for his prodigality and love of
gay pleasures. In a quarrel between the inhabitants of Assisi
and those of Perugia, Francis was taken a prisoner, and held for
a year in the fortress of Perugia. On reaching home he was very
ill for months, and it was during this sickness that his thoughts
were turned to the consideration of the wicked uselessness of the
life he had lived. Soon after his recovery he met a beggar, in
whom he recognized one who had formerly been known to him as
rich and noble. Francis exchanged garments with him, putting on
the tattered cloak of the mendicant, and giving him the rich clothes
in which he was dressed. That same liight, in a vision, he thought
himself in a splendid apartment, filled with all kinds of arms and
many rich jewels and beautiful garments, and all were marked with
the sign of the cross. In the midst of them stood Christ, and he
said, " These are the riches reserved for my servants, and the
weapons wherewith I arm those who fight in my cause." From this
Francis thought that he was to be a great soldier, for he knew not
as yet of the spiritual weapons Christ gives his disciples. After-
wards, when he went to pray in the half-ruined church of San
Damiano, as he knelt he heard a voice say, " Francis, repair my
Church, which falleth to ruin." Taking this in its most literal sense,
he sold some merchandise, and took the money to the priests of San
Damiano for the repairing of their church. His father was so angry
at this that Francis hid himself many days in a cave in order to
escape from his wrath. When he returned to the city he was so
changed, so haggard, and so ragged that he was not recognized, and
the boys hooted him in the streets. His father believed him insane,
and confined him ; but his mother set him at liberty, begging liim
at the same time to return to his former mode of life, and not to

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provoke his father and dis;,'race them all by his strange conduct. At
length his futlier took him to the bishop, to be advised by him.
Wlien Francis saw the holy man, he threw himself at his feet ; he
abjured his former life, and throwing his garments to his father said,
*' Henceforth I recognize no father but Him who is in heaven.'*
The bishop wept with joy and admiration ; and taking a coarse cloak
from a beggar who stood by, he gave it to Francis, who gladly
received it as tlie first fruits of the poverty on which he was
resolved. He was now twenty-five years old. The first labor he
performed was that of caring for the lepers in a hospital ; and this
was considered the more meritorious from the fact that before this
he could not lo(^k on a leper without fainting. The next years of
his life were passed in prayer and penitence. He wandered among
his native mountains, begging alms, every penny of which that could
be spared, after supplying the imperative wants of nature, was given
for the reparation of churches. He dwelt in a cell near the chapel
of Santa Maria degli Angeli ; and several disciples, attracted by the
fame of his piety, joined him here. Poor as he was, his attention
was attracted to the text, "Take nothing for your journey, neither
staves, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money, nor two coats ; " and he cast
about him to see if he had any superfluous comfort. He could find
nothing that he could spare, save his leather girdle ; and casting that
away, he used instead a rope of hemp. This has also been adopted
by his followers, from which peculiarity they are called Cordeliers.
He preached with marvellous effect, and soon had many followers.
Among his female converts none are of greater note than the first,
Clara d' Assisi, the beautiful " Gray Sister," the foundress of the
order of the " Poor Clares." The vow of poverty, the most com-
plete and absolute, was insisted upon by St. Francis in liis order.
One of tlie Franciscan legends is that as he journeyed to Siena,
"St. Francis was encountered by three maidens in poor raiment,
and exactly resembling each other in age and appearance, who
saluted him with the words, 'Welcome, Lady Poverty!' and sud-
denly disappeared. The brethren not irrationally concluded tliat
this apparition imported some mystery pertaining to St. Francis, and
that by the three poor maidens were signified Chastity, Obedience,
and Poverty, the beauty and sum of evangelical perfection; all of
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though he made his chief glory the privilege of Poverty." This
legend has been illustrated by various pictures ; and Giotto made
Poverty the bride of St. Francis, who did indeed woo the sufferings
which she brought with a more devoted ardor than that with which
most lovers seek the sweet and sometimes glittering rewards of more
attractive mistresses. At length Francis went to Rome to obtain
the confirmation of his order. At first the pope, Innocent III., con-
sidering him as an enthusiast, repulsed his suit. That night in a
vision the pope saw the walls of the Lateran tottering, and only
kept from flilling by the support of the very man to whom he
had refused his aid. He immediately sent for Francis, and granted
him the privileges he desired for his order, and full permission to
preach. The saint then built cells for his disciples near his own, and
gave his brotherhood the name of " Fratre Minori," to signify that
humility should be their chief attribute, and that each should strive
for the lowest rather than the highest place ; while in his own eyes
he was himself the basest of men, and he desired to be tljus con-
sidered by all. His fear that his disciples should seek any other
than the deepest poverty. led him to forbid the building of any con-
vent, and he commanded that the churches built for them should be
the plainest and most inexpensive. Another marked peculiarity of
this holy man was what is termed the "gift of tears." He wept
and prayed continually, on account of his own sins and those of the
whole world ; and he resolved to go to preach to the heathen, and
indulged the hope that God would grant him the great glory of
martyrdom. He attempted at different times to go to Syria and
Morocco ; but he was driven back by a storm the first time, and the
second, was arrested by sickness. But he did many miracles, and
founded convents in Spain. Ten years after the establishment of
his order he held the first general chapter, at which there assembled
five thousand friars. They seemed to be thoroughly inspired with
the spirit of their leader, and even he found it necessary to caution
them against an excess of austerities and penances. From this
assembly he sent forth missionaries to other countries, and again
started himself to preach in Egypt and Syria. He succeeded only
in reaching Damietta, where he was taken before the sultan, who
would neither allow him to preach nor to suffer martyrdom in his
territory, but sent him back to Italy, looking upon him with Oriental

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regard and kindness as one insane or wanting in mental capacity.
A few yeai-s later, having obtained from Pope Honorius the con-
tirmation of his order, he resigned his office as its head, and retired
to a cave on Mt. Alverna. Hero he had many trances and vis-
ions of our Saviour and his Blessed Mother ; and it is said that
the saint was sometimes raised into the air in ecstatic raptures of
devotion. Here it was that he had the wonderful vision, and
received the especial marks of the favor of God, which obtained for
him the title of "the Seraphic." "After having fasted for fifty days
in his solitary cell on Mt. Alverna, and passed the time in all the
fervor of prayer and ecstatic contemplation, transported almost to
heaven by the ardor of his desires ; then he beheld as it were a
seraph with six shining wings, bearing down upon him from above,
and between his wings was the form of a man crucified. By this
he imderstood to be figured a heavenly and immortal intelligence,
subject to death and humiliation. And it was manifested to him
that he was to be transformed into a resemblance to Christ, not by
the martyrdom of the flesh, but by the might and fire of Divine
love. When the vision had disappeared and he had recovered a
little from its effect, it was seen that in his hands, his feet, and
side he carried the wounds of our Saviour." It is piously be-
lieved that these wounds were really impressed by a supernatural
power. Francis in his humility desired to conceal the great favor
and honor he had received ; but notwithstanding his endeavors, tliey
were seen by many. His last days were full of suffering. As death
apf)roached, he commanded those about him to place him on the
earth. He attempted to repeat the 141st Psalm, and at the last
verse, " Bring my soul out of prison," he breatlied his last. He had
requested that his body should be buried with those of the malefiic-
tors, at a place called the Colle d' Inferno, outside the walls of his
native city. This request was fulfilled ; and as his body was borne
past the church of San Damiano, Clara and her nuns came out to
take a farewell of all that remained of him who had shown her the
way of religious perfection. Only two years passed before his ca'non-
ization, and the beginning of the church wliich covers his remains.
These are still entire and unviolated in their tomb, which is in a
hollow rock. Tliere are numberless legends connected with St.
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Many of them are illustrative of his love for all lower animals and
even insects ; for he felt that love of Christ in our hearts should fill
US with sympathy for everything th?tt can suffer pain or be bene-
fited by kindness. When in Rome, he had always with him a pet
lamb. One instance of his tenderness is thus given : " One day he
met a young man on his way to Siena to sell some doves which he
had caught in a snare ; and Francis said to him, ' 0 good young man !
these are the birds to whom the Scripture compares those who are
pure and faithful before God ; do not kill them, I beseech thee, but
give them rather to me;' and when they were given to him he put
them in his bosom and carried them to his convent at Ravacciano,
where he made for them nests, and fed them every day until they
became so tame as to eat from his hand. And the young man had
also his recompense ; for he became a friar and lived a holy life
from that day forth." There is in the church at Assisi a picture of
St. Francis, painted soon after his death, under the oversight of those
who had known him well. It has almost the value of a portrait.
October 4, a. d. 1226.

St. Francis de Paula. This saint, though a native of Paola, a
small city of Calabria, is more important in France, and in connec-
tion with French history, than in his own country. It was for this
saint that Charles VIII. founded the church of the Trinitk-di-Monti
at Rome. At the age of fifteen he went with his parents to the shrine
of St. Francis at Assisi. On his return he became a hermit and lived
in a cave near Reggio. His fame drew disciples about him, for whom
the people built cells and a little chapel. He called his little baud
Minimes, or the Hermits of St. Francis, for they followed the Fran-
ciscan Rule, adding to it even greater austerities than it already pre-
scribed. They kept Lent all the year ; and they called themselves, as
their title indicated, the least of all the disciples of the Church. King
Louis XL of France had heard of the many wonderful cures performed
for the sick by St. Francis de Paula, and sent for him to come to him
at Plessis-le-Tours, where he was dying. The saint felt that he had
not been summoned in the right spirit, and refused to go, when Louis
applied to Sixtus IV. for aid in the matter. At the command of the
pope, Francis went ; and he was received at Amboise, by the dauphin
and court, with all the honors possible. When he arrived at the
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return of health and a longer life. Francis rebuked him, and remind-
ing him thut God alone could give life or death, and that submission
to his will was man's first duty, he performed for him the last offices
of religion. Francis was kept in France by Charles VUI. uii<l Louis
XII., and his influence was very great. The courtiers gave him the
title of " Le Bon-homme," in derision of his mode of life ; but this
became the title of his order in France, where his disciples became
very popular, and were to the people *' Les Bons-hommes " in every
good sense of the term. Francis was godfather to Francis I., and they
are frequently represented together in pictures. Before the Revolu-
tion the effigies of Francis de Paula were very common in France.
His tomb was broken open by the Huguenots in 1562, and his remains
burnt. He died at Plessis, and Louise d'Angoideme prepared his
winding-sheet with her own hands. April 2, a. d. 1507.

St. Francis Borgia stands as the third among the saints in
the Jesuit Order. He belonged to a Aimily much less illustrious in
their lives than in their rank. In youth he was surrounded with
all that would seem to make life desirable and happy, — wealth,
station, and power, — while he was fondly in love with his beautiful
wife, and had a large family of promising children. But he was
thoughtful and melancholy, and cherished in his heart deep religious
feeliuir. Circumstances combined to strengthen these emotions. His
friend Garcilasso de la Vega the poet died ; he was himself more
than once brought near to death by severe sicknesses. At length,
when the Empress Isabella died, it was his duty to raise the winding-
sheet from her face at the moment the body was to be buried, and to
swear to the identity of the remains. He did so, and took the oath,^
and at the same moment made another vow to forsake the service of
the kings of earth, and from that hour to serve only the King of
Heaven. But this he could not fulfil literally at once. He was
Governor of Catalonia, and administered the affiiirs of the province
with great care and faithfulness ; but through the acquaintance of a
Jesuit named Aroas, he became a disciple of Loyola, and corresponded
with him. His wife died, and he then resolved that after providing
for his children in the best manner, he would renounce the world and

^ " Francis, not knowing the face, would only s\\ ear it wns the body of tlie
empress, because, from the care he had taken, he was sure no one could have
changed it upon the road." — The Rev. Alban Butler.

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every human affection. For six years he devoted himself to settling
his affairs, and then went to Rome and became an humble Jesuit.
He gave all his life and energy to perfecting the system of education
of his order. For seven years he was general of his society, being tlie
third who had held that high position. He died at Rome, and was
buried in the Gesu, near Loyola; but his grandson, the Cardinal Duke
of Lerma, removed his remains to Madrid. October 10, a. d. 1572.

St. Francis de Sales. This saint is famous for his religious
and devotional writings, which are held in great esteem by Protes-
tants as well as by those of his own church. He was also known as
very charitable, tolerant, and gentle towards those who disagreed
with him, as well as to those who lived wicked lives. When others
remonstrated against his charitable tenderness, he would reply,
" Had Saul been rejected, should we have had St. Paul ] " He was
made Bishop of Geneva in 1602. He was very remarkable for his
personal beauty and the almost angelic expression of his f\ice. Janu-
ary 29, A. D. 1622.

St. Francis Xavier was a Jesuit, the friend and disciple of Igna-
tius Loyola, and was sent by him as the leader of a band of mission-
aries to the Indies. He was of an illustrious fiimily, and was born at
a castle in the Pyrenees. He studied at Paris. When young he was
gay and enthusiastic in his temperament, and it was not until after
many struggles that he was able to take the vow of obedience ; but
having once done so, he was more ardent in the pursuit of his duties
than he had ever been in seeking the accomplishment of his own
desires and ends. He was thirty-five years old when he went to the
East, and most of the remainder of his life was spent in Japan. His
self-denial and sufferings were very great. He conferred the sacra-
ment of baptism upon an almost innumerable host. He appointed
other teachers over their churches, and saw the crucifix erected in
many homes, as a token of the results of his labors, and of the
conversion of the heathen to the religion of Christ. He would have
hailed the martyr's death with joy ; but his end, though a painful one,
was not brought about by the violence of his enemies. He attempted
to go to China. He had succeeded in reaching the island of Sancian,
where be was seized with fever and died. He suffered very greatly
for want of shelter and care. He regretted that he must die a natural
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aud renounced his desire for martyrdom, since it was not according
to the Divine will. His body was interred near the shore, where
there is still a cross to mark the spot ; but his remains were carried
to Malacca and finally to Goa, where a magnificent church has been
built to the honor of this great missionary saint. December 3,
A. D. 1550.

St. Frediano of Lucca {Lat, S. Frigdianus). This saint
was a native of Ireland. He was made Bishop of Lucca, to which
place he had gone, in 5G0. The principal occurrence in his life which
is reprrsented in art is his turning the course of the river Serchio,
when it threatened to deluge Lucca. This he did by drawing a
harrow along the ground, and the river followed the course he thus
mai-ked out. His whole history is painted in a church at Lucca
called V)v his name.

St. Gabriel {Gr. "Ay. Fa^piTJA ; Lat. S. Gabriel; ItaL San Gabri-
cllo, San Gabriele, L' Angelo Annunziatore ; Fr. St. Gabriel). This
saint, whose name signifies "God is my strength," is the second
in rank among the archangels, or the seven who stand befoi'e God
(liev. viii. 2). His name is mentioned four times in the Bible (twice
in Daniel, viii. 16 and ix. 21 ; twice in Luke, i. 19, 26), and always
as a messenger bearing important tidings. First, he announces to
Daniel the return of the Jews from their captivity, and then makes
him understand the vision which shows forth the future of the nations;
next he tells Zacharias of the child that should be born to his old
age ; and lastly he comes to tell the mother of our Lord that she is
the one highly favored and blessed among women. These four authen-
ticated acts make him of such importance as to command our deepest
interest in all relating to him ; and in addition to these, he is believed
to have foretold the birth of Samson and that of the Virgin Mary. He
is venerated as the angel who especially watches over cluldbirth. The
Jews believe him to be the *' chief of the angelic guards " and the
keeper of the celestial treasury. The Mohammedans regard him as
their ])atron saint, as their prophet declared hini to be his inspiring and
instructing angel. Thus is he high in the regard of Jews, Christians,
and the followers of Islam. It is iis the angel of the Anniniciation
that he is most frequently and beautifully rej)resented. The sjiirit in
which these pictures are painted has varied with the spirit in which
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ones both the angel and the Virgin are standing, and the manner of
the Virgin is expressive of hiimihty and of reverence for a superior
being. She has been painted as kneehng ; but after the thirteenth
century she becomes the one to be exalted. She is from this time
most frequently depicted as the Kegina angelorum ; and as his queen,
Gabriel often kneels before her. His attributes are the lily ; a scroll
inscribed "Ave Maria, Gratia Plena;" a sceptre; and sometimes an
olive branch, typical of the *' peace on earth" that he announced.
March 18.

St. Gaudentius of Novara was the bishop, and is now the
patron saint, of that city.

St. Gaudenzio {Lat. S. Gaudentius) was one of the early bish-
ops of Rimini. His e'^gy is found on its coins. He was scourged
and then stoned to death by the Arians. He is patron saint of
Rimini. October 14, a. d. 359.

St. Geminianus (Ital. San Geminiano). This saint was Bishop
of Modena in the middle of the fifth century'. So great was the
fame of his miracles that he was sent for to go to Constantinople
to heal the daughter of the emperor, who was possessed of an evil
spirit. It is supposed to have been the Princess Honoria. (See
Gibbon, 35th chapter.) When Modena was threatened with de-
struction by Attila, King of the Huns, it was spared on account
of the intercession of Geminianus ; and after his death he preserved
the catliedral from destruction by a flood. He is represented on the
coins of Modena, and honored as the patron saint and especial
protector of that city.

St. Genevieve of Brabant. The story of this saint has fur-
nished the subject for poems, plays, and pictures which are anything
but religious in their character. But there are many representations
in art of her romantic life and sufferings. She was the wife of Count
Siegfried, who was led by his steward to believe her to be wanting in
fidelity to himself and her marriage vows. He ordered her to be
executed, but those charged with the task of putting her to death
left her alone in the forest. She gave birth to a child, which was
nursed by a white doe. A number of years having passed, her hus-
band, while hunting, came to her abode. Explanations made plain
her innocence. The steward was really put to death, while the wife
was restored to her home and happiness. There is a picture by

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Albert Diirer, which is sometimes called by the name of Genevieve of
Brabimt, but it is in truth the " Penance of St. John Chrysostom."

St. Genevidve of Paris (J^ng. ; Ger. -, Ital. Santa Genoveva).
This saint is essentially French, and is of very great importance and
interest among those of mediaeval times. The village of Nanterre
was her birthplace, and during her childhood she tended a flock of
sheep. When she was about seven 3'ears old, St. Germain spent a
niirht at Nanterre. The inhabitants flocked to receive his benedic-
tion. When his eyes rested on the little Genevieve, he was made
aware, by inspiratiun, of the sanctity of her character, and the glory
for which God had chosen her. He talked with her; and with a
manner which at her age showed her to be the especial child of God,
she declared her wish to be the bride of Christ. The bishop hung
round her neck a coin marked with the cross, and blessed her as one
consecrated to God's service. From this time she felt herself sepa-
rated from all worldly, and devoted to all heavenly interests. There
are man}' wonderful stories told of her childhood. On one occasion
her mother struck her in a fit of anger. She was struck blind, and
remained so for two months, when Genevieve made the sign of the
cross above the water with which she bathed her mother's eyes, and
her sight was restored. Genevieve remained with her parents during
their lives, and then went to a relative in Paris. Although she did
not enter a convent, she vowed perpetual chastity at fifteen years of
age. It was many years before God gave any public and unmistak-
able ])roof of his approbation of Genevieve. During this time, while
some venerated her for the holiness of her life, others regarded her
as a pretender and hypocrite. She was tormented, too, by demons,
who, among other things, constantly blew out the tapers she had
lighted for her nightly vigils. But she was able to relight tlicin by
faith and prayer. At length Attila threatened the destruction of Paris,
and the people in their alarm would have fled from the city ; but
Genevi6ve addressed them, begged them to remain, and assured them
that God would not allow this ])agan to overcome his followers. Ac-
cording to her prediction, Attila suddenly chanjjed the course of his
march, probably by directing it to Orleans. And again, when Chil-
deric took possession of Paris, and the people suflered from want of
food, Genevic've took command of the boats which went to Troyes for
aid; a tempest arose, which was calmed by her prayers, and the pro-

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visions they had received were brought safely to the sufferers. Chil-
deric respected the saint; and Clovis, even before ho thought of being
a Christian, venerated Genevieve, and granted any requests she made
of him. She influenced liis own mind and that of his queen, Clotilde,
so that the first Christian church was erected, and the pagan worship
forbidden in the city of Paris. The church was that which is now
known by her name. Ever after the miraculous manifestation of her
power in the deliverance of Paris from Attila, her prayers were sought
by^l the people, whenever they were afflicted, and the miracles attri-
buted to her intercession are both wonderful and numerous. One of
these was the staying of a j^lague called the mal arde)Lt. Until 1747
there was a little church called Ste. Genevieve des Ardents, which
was on the site formerly occupied by the house of the saint. She was
eighty-nine at the time of her death. She was buried beside King
Clovis and his wife. St. Eloy made a magnificent shrine for the
remains of the saint ; but in the Kevolution it was destroyed, and
the relics burned in the Place de Greve. January 3, a. d. 509.

St. George of Cappadocia {Lat. S. Geoigius ; Ital. San
Giorgio ; Fr. St. Georges, le tres-loyal Chevalier de la Chretiemiet^ ;
Ger. Der Heilige Jorg, Georg, or Georgius). The legend of this
saint, as most frequently represented in art, makes him a native of
Cappadocia. His parents were of the nobility, and Christians. He
was a tribune in the army, and lived in the time of Diocletian. There
is a disagreement as to the scene of his most wonderful conquest of
the dragon. By some it is believed to have been Selene in Libya;
by others, Berytus, or the modern Beyrout, of Syria; but the story is
ever the same. Being on his way to join his legion, he came to a
city whose inhabitants were in great terror on account of a terrible
dragon who lived in a marsh near the walls. This fearful monster
had devoured all the flocks and herds ; and the people, having retired
into the city, gave him daily two sheep until all they had were gone.
Then, in order to prevent his approaching the city, they commenced
to send out daily two children to be devoured by this insatiable
monster. Terrible as this was, it was better than that he should
come near them ; for his breath poisoned the air for a great distance
about him, and all who breathed it perished from its pestilential
effects. The children were chosen by lot, and were less than fifteen
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he loved exceedingly. At length the lot fell to her. The king offered
all he possessed, even to the half of the kingdom, that she might be
spared; but the people said that as it was by his own edict that their
children had been sacrificed, there was no reason for allowing him to
withhold his own, and they threatened to take the princess by force,
if she was not delivered to them. Then the king asked that she
might be spared to him eight days longer. This was granted, and at
the end of that time Cleodolinda went forth to tiie sacrifice, clothed
in her royal robes, and declaring herself ready and willing to dio^for
her people. She moved slowly towards the place where the dragon
came daily for his victims, and the way was strewed with the bones
of those who had already perished. Just then St. George came to the
place ; and seeing her tears he stopped to learn the cause of her
sorrow. When she had told him, he said, "Fear not, for I will
deliver you ! " but she replied, " 0 noble youth ! tarry not' here, lest
thou perish with me! but fly, I beseech thee!" Then St. George
answered, "God forbid that I should fly ! I will lift my hand against
this loathly thing, and will deliver thee through the power of Jesus
Christ ! " Even as he spoke, the dragon approached them. Then the
princess again entreated him, " Fl}^ I beseech thee, brave knight, and
leave me here to die ! " But St. George, making the sign of the cross,
rushed to combat with the monster. The struggle was terrible, but
at lungtli the dragon was pinned to the earth by the lance of the
brave knight. He tlien bound the dragon with the girdle of the
princess ; and giving it to her, she was able to lead the conquered
beast like a dog. In this manner they approached the city. The
people were filled with fear; but St. (ieorge cried out, "Fear noth-
ing ; only believe in the God through whose might 1 have conquered
this adversary, and be baptized, and I will destroy him before your
eyes." And in that day wore twenty thousand people baptized.
After this St. George slew the dragon and cut off his head. Then
the king gave him great treasures ; but he gave all to the poor, keep-
ing absolutely nothing for himself, and he went on his way towards
Palestine. This was the time of the publication of the Edict of Dio-
cletian, which declared the persecution against the Christians. All
who read it were filled with terror, but St. George tore it down and
trod it into the dust. For this he was carried before the proconsul
Dacian, and condemned to eight days' torture. He was first bound

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to a cross, and his body torn with sharp nails ; next he was burned
with torclies, and then salt rubbed into his wounds. Seeing that all
these horrible and devilish cruelties had no power to vanquish the
spirit of the saint, Dacian sent for an enchanter, who invoked the aid
of Satan, and then poisoned a cup of wine which St. George drank.
Before doing so, however, he made the sign of the cross, and the
poison had no effect on him. The magician was converted to Chris-
tianity by this miracle, and upon his declaring the fact, was imme-
diately beheaded. St. George was next bound upon a wheel tilled with
sharp knives, but two angels descended from heaven and broke it in
pieces. They then put him in boiling oil. Believing that he must be
now subdued, he was taken by the judges to assist at the sacrifices in
the heathen temple. Crowds came to witness his humiliation. But the
saint knelt down and prayed, and instantly there came thunder and
lightnings from heaven. The temple was destroyed ; the idols were
crushed ; while the priests and many of the people perished. Now at
last Dacian commanded him to be beheaded. He met death with joy
and courage. The story of St. George bears great resemblance to
those of Apollo, Bellerophon, and Perseus, while the destruction of
the temple and his persecutors is very like that of the Philistines
when they called Samson out of his prison-house to make sport for
them. The Greeks give St. George the title of the Great Martyr,
and his veneration is very ancient in the East. In Europe he was
but little honored until the Crusades, when the aid he obtained for
Godfrey of Boulogne made Christian soldiers seek his patronage.
When Richard I. made holy war, he placed his army under the pro-
tection of St. George, and from this time he has been patron saint of
England. His feast was ordered to be kept through all England
in 1222, and the Order of the Garter was instituted in 1330. April
23, A. D. 303.

St. Gereon, one of the commanders of the Theban legion. AVhen
St. ]\Iaurice and the greater part of the legion were at Aganum (now
St. Maurice), Gereon with his command reached Cologne. Verus, tlie
prefect, by order of the Emperor Maximin, commanded them to re-
nounce Christianity. Upon their refusal, Gereon and many of his
soldiers were put to death and thrown into a pit. The veneration
of this saint extends back to the fourth century, but he is little heard
of outside the part of Germany which was the scene of his sufferings.

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Many of the representations of St. Gereon are in sculpture, and upon
the stained <ilaas in the oldest of the German churches.

St. Gervasius and St. Protasius (Ital. Gervasio e Protasio ;
Ir. St. Gervais et St. Protais). These were twin brothers who suf-
fered martyrdom in the time of Nero. They were sent bound to
Milan, together with Nazarius and Celsus. They were brought to
Count Artesius, who bade them sacrifice to the idols. They refused ;
and Gervasius was condemned to be beaten to death with scourges
loaded with lead, and Protasius to be beheaded. A man named
Philip obtained their bodies and buried them in his garden, where
they remained until the place of their burial was revealed in a vision
to St. Ambrose. It happened after this wise. When Ambrose built
the church at Milan (a. d. 387), the people were anxious that it should
possess holy relics. While Ambrose was much engaged in thought of
this, and very anxious to please his people, he went to the church of
Sts. Nabor and Felix to pray; while there a trance came over him,
and in it he beheld St. Paul and St. Peter ; and with them were
two' young men, clothed in white and of wonderful beauty. It was
revealed to Ambrose that these were two martyrs who had been
buried near the spot where he was. Assembling his clergy, he made
search, when the two bodies were found. Tlrey were gigantic in size.
The heads were separate from the bodies, and in the tomb was a
writing which told their story. These sacred relics were carried in
procession to the basilica ; and those sick ones who could touch them
as they passed along the street were instantl}^ healed. Among these
was a man named Severus, who had been many years blind. As he
touched these bones his sight was restored. This miracle was seen
by so many of the people that it established beyond a question the
great efficacy of these relics. St. Ambrose, as he laid them beneath
the altar, blessed God and cried out, " Let the victims be borne in
triumph to the place where Christ is the sacrifice : he upon the altar,
who suffered for all ; they beneath the altar, who were redeemed by
his suffering." The enemies of Ambrose accused him of duplicity in
this matter, and even said that Severus was bribed to play a part ;
but the authority of the father was sufficient to inspire confidence
in spite of all, and the church was dedicated to SS. Gervasius and
Protasius. Since the death of St. Ambrose this church, which is
one of the most wonderful and famous in the world, is called Sant*

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Ambrogio Maggiore. The veneration of these saints was introduced
into France, where they became very popular, by St. Germain iu
560. He carried some part of the relics to Paris. Many cathedrals
and parish churches have been dedicated to them. It would be
natural to expect their pictures to represent their vast size, but this
is not the case. There are few Italian and many French paintings of
them. June 19, a. d. 69.

St. Giles (Gr. "Ay. FtAXo?; Lat. S. ^gidius ; Ital Sant' Egi-
dio; Fr. St. Gilles ; S}^. San Gil) was an Athenian of royal blood-
Some miracles which he performed — one of which was throwing
his mantle over a sick man, and thus healing him — had gained
for him the veneration of the people. St. Giles left his country and
became a hermit. After Ions: wanderinofs he came to a cave in a forest
near the mouth of the lihone, about twelve miles south of Nismes.
Here he subsisted upon herbs and wild fruits and the milk of a hind.
This gave rise to his attribute of a wounded hind; for it came to pass
that as a party, said by some to be that of the King of France and
by others the King of the Goths, were hunting, this hind was pursued
by the dogs. It fled to the cave and nestled in the arms of the saint.
A hunter sent an arrow after it ; and when they came to look in the
cave, they found the holy man wounded by the arrow. Tiieir sorrow
was great, and they entreated his forgiveness even on their knees.
He resisted all their endeavors to draw him out of the cave, and
there he soon died. Above this cave was built a magnificent monastery.
A city sprung up about it bearing the name of the saint, and the counts
of that district were called Comtes de Saint-Gilles. The church,
which still remains upon the spot, is an extraordinary remnant of the
Middle Ages. It is covered with bas-reliefs on the outside, and has
a remarkable staircase in the interior. Queen Matilda dedicated a
hospital, which she founded outside of London, to St. Giles. This
was in 1117; and the name now belongs to an extensive parish. In
Edinburgh, too, the parish church, founded in 1359, bears his name.^
He is patron saint of Edinburgh, of Juliers> in Flanders, and of the
woodland everywhere. September I, a. d. 725.

Glastonbury, Abbey of. The origin of this famous abbey is
lost in antiquity ; but the legend connects it with the introduction
of Christianity into England. The w^ondrous story tells that when

1 St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, is one of the very few that escaped the fury
of the so-called Reformers in Scotland.

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Philip, who was one of the twelve Apostles, came to France, he sent
Joseph of Arimathea with his sou and eleven other disciples to Britain.
King Arviragus so admired the beauty of their lives, and so appreci-
ated the dangers wliich they had overcome in their long journey from
Palestine, that he gave them an island called Avalon. Here they
built a church by twining wands, and consecrated a place of burial.
They limited their number to twelve, and lived in imitation of the
Master and his disciples. By their preaching many Britons were
converted. It is a wonderful old place. It is here King Alfred found
a refuge from his Danish foes. Here King Arthur was buried ; and
here ever bloomed the "mystic thorn" at the feast of the Nativity.
It was upon the strength of this legend that the kings of England
claimed precedence of the kings of France in the religious councils of
Pisa, Constance, Siena, and Basle. They declared that Joseph of
Arimathea came to England in the fifteenth year after the assump-
tion of tlie Virgin Mary, and tliat France received not the religion of
Christ until the time of St. Denis; and that for this reason they
did "far transcend all other kings in worth and honor, so much as
Christians were more excellent than pagans."

Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine, was born in
Brabant about lOGO. As the eldest son of the Count of Boulocrne,
he succeeded to the government of the duchy in 1076. Godfrey
served with gallantry in the armies of Henry IV., and his fame
was such tliat when the Crusades broke out he was appointed to the
command of the principal army, and started for the Holy Land, with
his brothers Eustace and Baldwin. The united armies numbered six
hundred thousand men, but in two years were reduced to forty thou-
sand. In the sieges of Nice and Antioch, and in all encounters with
the enemy, Godfrey bore his full share, and at the taking of Jeru-
salem, in 1099, was proclaimed king. He declined this title, saying,
" I will never accept a crown of gold where my Saviour wore a
crown of thorns." He called himself the " Defender and Guardian
of the Holy Sepulchre." A little later, Godfrey defeated the Sara-
cens in the plain of Ascalon, thus possessing himself of all Palestine.
He labored to organize a State, but died in July, 1100, justly
lamented for his piety, valor, and kingly virtues. An equestrian
statue of Godfrey do Bouillon stands in a square of Brussels. Tasso
sang his praises in "Jerusalem Delivered;" and history declares
him to have been ot " first rank both in war and council."

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St. Grata. See St. Adelaide.

St. Gregory, or Gregory the Great {Lat. S. Gregorius Mag-
nus ; Ital, San Gregorio Magno or Papa ; Fr. St. Gregoire ; Ger. Der
Heilige Gregor; signification, "watchman"), was born at Rome in
540. His father, Gordian, was a senator. His mother, Sylvia, was a
•woman of remarkable character ; and like many of the mothers of
that time who bore sons destined to act a great part in the world,
she had a vision, while he was but a baby in her arms, in which
St. Antony revealed to her that this son should be the head of the
Church on earth. When grown, he studied and practised law, and
was prsetor of Eome for twelve years. His character w^as, however,
always deeply religious ; and the piety of the mother seemed to have
descended to, and become intensified in, the son. On the death of his
father he devoted his wealth to religion and charity. He made his
home on the Celian Hill a hospital and monastery, and dedicated
it to St. Andrew. He then took a cell within it, and taking the
habit of a Benedictine devoted himself to studies which fitted him for
his duties in later life. This monastery is now the church of San
Gregorio. When a fearful plague broke out in Rome, Gregory de-
voted himself to the nursing of the sick. One of the victims of the
pestilence was Pope Pelagius. The people desired to have Gregory
as his successor ; but he shrank from the office, and even entreated
the emperor not to assent to the wishes of the people. When finally
his election was confirmed, he hid himself in a cave away from Rome.
Those who sought for him were led by a celestial light about the
place where he was hidden, and he was brought again to Rome.
He soon proved that the choice of the people had been a wise one.
He was the most humble of men, and was the first to call himself
"servant of the servants of God." He reformed the Church music,
composing what is called from him the Gregorian Chant. He showed
a spirit of toleration and charity far in advance of his time ; disap-
proved all persecution ; ^ restored the synagogues of Terracina and
Cappadocia to the Jews, from whom they had been taken ; liberally
redeemed captives out of his own means, and further, authorized the
sale of the sacred vessels for their redemption ; and was so moved

1 St. Gregory said that conversions to the faith should not be forced, but won

by meekness and charity.

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at the sight of some wretched British captives who were to be
sold in Rome that he sent missionaries to England. He had a
special devotion to the souls in Purgatory ; and set the example
of a trental <jf masses, or masses on thirty successive days, for the
faithful departed. St. Gregory always zealously asserted the obliga-
tion of celibacy among the clergy, extending this law to the sul>-
deacons, who had before been ranked among the clergy of the minor
orders. He felt the responsibilities of his office so much as to con-
sider himself literally the father of each individual of the Church;
and on one occasion he fiisted, and interdicted himself from any
sacerdotal function for several days, because a beggar had died in
the streets of Home. His charities were boundless. AVhen a monk,
a beggar asked alms at the monastery, and receiving something came
again and again, until Gregory had nothing to give him but a silver
porriuLicr wliich Sylvia had sent to her son, and this he did not
withhold. When pope, he had twelve poor men to sup with him each
eveniuLT. One night he saw thirteen at his table, and calling his
steward he demanded the reason of this. The steward replied, after
counting, '* Holy Father, there are surely twelve only ! " Gregory
said no more, but at the end of the meal he asked the uninvited
one, " Who art thou 1 " and he said, " I am the poor man whom thou
didst formerly relieve ; but my name is the Wonderful, and through
me tliou shalt obtain whatever thou shalt ask of God." Then Gregory
believed him to be an angel, and some say, Christ himself. The
painting of this legend is called the " Supper of St. Gregory." John
the Deacon, who was his secretary, has left an account in which he
declares that he has seen the Holy Spirit seated on his shoulder in
the shape of a dove while he wrote. This explains why the dove is
BO frequently' one of his attributes. " The Mass of St. Gregory," so
often painted, is founded upon a legend that as the saint was offi-
ciating some one doubted the real presence in the elements. The
saint prayed, and instantly a vision was revealed of the crucified
Saviour, surrounded with all the instruments of his passion, upon
the altar.

Another painting represents the miracle of the Brandeum. Tlie
Empress Constantia sent to Gregor}', desiring a portion of the relics
of St. Peter and St. Paul. Gregory replied that he dared not dis-
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consecrated cloth which had enfolded the remains of St. John the
Evangelist. The empress, disappointed, rejected this gift with scorn.
Then Gregory, wishing to show that it was not so much the relics
themselves as the faith of the believer which worked the miracles,
placed the cloth upon the altar, and after praying pierced it with a
knife, and blood flowed from it as from a living body. A legend
popular in the Middle Ages, but quite unauthorized by the Church,
and contrary to Catholic faith and the Scriptures, — " out of Hell
there is no salvation," — recounts the manner in which St. Gregory
released Trajan from torment. It is said that on one occasion, when
that emperor was leading his soldiers to battle, he was stopped by
a poor widow who threw herself before his horse and demanded
vengeance for the death of her son, who had been killed by the son
of Trajan. The emperor promised that on his return he would at-
tend to her request. " But, sire," replied the widow, " should you be
killed in battle, who then will do me justice*?" "My successor,"
said Trajan. Then she replied, " What will it signify to you, great
emperor, that any other than yourself should do me justice"? Is it
not better that you should do this good action yourself than leave
another to do if?" Then the emperor alighted, and listened to her
story, and finally gave his own son to her, and bestowed upon her a
large dowry. Now, as Gregory was one day thinking of this story,
he became greatly troubled at the thought that so just a man as this
should be condemned as a heathen to eternal torments, and he
entered a church and prayed most earnestly that the soul of the
emperor might be released from suffering. While still at prayer,
he heard a voice saying, *' I have granted thy prayer, and I have
spared the soul of Trajan for thy sake ; but because thou hast sup-
plicated for one whom the justice of God had already condemned,
thou shalt choose one of two things : either thou shalt endure for
two days the fires of purgatory, or thou shalt be sick and infirm for
the rest of thy life." This is given as the explanation of the great
weakness and the many infirmities suffered by Gregory ; for he chose
the sickness in preference to the two days of purgatory. St. Greg-
ory's health was always frail, but the last two years he lived he was
not able to leave his couch. His bed and a scourge with which he
kept his choristers in order are still preserved in the church of the
Lateran. March 12, a. D. 604.

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St. Gregory Nazianzen {Gr. "ky. Tprjyopio} &€ok6yo<: ; Lai.
Sanctus Grcgoriua Nazianzenus ; Itcd. San Gregorio Xazianzeno ;
Fr. St. Gr^goire de Naziance ; Ger. S. Gregor von Nazianz) was
born about 328. His father, St. Gregory, waa Bishop of Naziauzum.
St. Nonna was his mother, and St. Gorgonia and St. Cesarea his
sisters. While a boy, he had a dream which in a great measure
influenced all his course in life. He thought there came to him
two celestial virgins of dazzling beauty. They took him in their
arms and kissed him. He asked who they were, and whence they
came ; and one said, " I am called Chastity, and my sister here is
Temperance. We come to thee from Paradise, where we stand con-
tinually before the throne of Christ, and taste ineffable delights.
Come to us, my son, and dwell with us forever." When this was
said, they flew into heaven. He stretched out his arms to them and
awoke. This dream was to him like a direct command from God,
and he took vows of perpetual continence and temperance. He
studied in Athens, where St. Basil and Julian, who, though a Ca?sar,
is only known as the Apostate, were his fellow-students. He was
not baptized until almost thirty years old. He devoted himself to
religious studies, and to austerities which he declared were ever
most repugnant to him ; but their virtue was increased by this fact.
He was ordained priest by his father, became his coadjutor, and suc-
ceeded to his bishopric in 362. He was invited to preach against
the Arians at Constantinople. The disputes ran very high, and
were carried on by all classes, and even by the women, who argued
in public as well as at home. Gregory was small in stature, and
every way insignificant in his appearance. At first he was stoned
by the Arians and ApoUinarists when he attempted to speak ; but
his earnest eloquence overcame all obstacles, and though he at
length gave up the bishopric of Constantinople, to which Theodo-
sius had appointed him, intent thus to promote peace in the Church,
yet he had gained the respect of enemies and the confidence of
friends. Leaving Constantinople, he lived on a small estate of his
father's in great strictness and self-denial. St. Gregory Nazianzen is
the earliest Christian poet of whom we have any knowledge. In
his retirement he wrote hymns and lyrics which express all the strug-
gles and aspirations of his naturally intense and imaginative nature.
May 9, A. D. 390.

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St. Gudula (called in Flemish Sinte-R-Goelen, and in Brabant
St. Goule or Ergoule) is tlie patroness of the city of Brussels. She
was daughter of Count Wittiger. Her mother was St. Amalaberga,
and St. Gertrude of Nivelle, her godmother. She was educated
by the latter. There are many miracles told of her, but that of her
lantern is the one best known and oftenest painted. It was her cus-
tom to go to the church of Morselle in the night, to pray. It was a
long distance, and she carried a lantern. Satan was very envious
of the influence she gained by her piety, and frequently put out her
light, hoping that she might be misled. Whenever this was done,
Gudula immediately relighted it by her prayers. January 8 ; about
A. D. 712.

St. Guthlac of Croyland. The legend relates that "at the
time of his birth a hand of ruddy splendor was seen extended from
heaven to a cross which stood at his mother's door." Although
this was thought to indicate future sanctity in the child, he grew up
wild and reckless, and at the age of sixteen organized a band of rob-
bers, and was their leader ; but " such was his innate goodness that
he always gave back a third part of the spoil to those whom he
robbed." He lived thus eight years, when lie saw the sinfulness of
his life, and the remainder of it was devoted to penance and repara-
tion. At the monastery of Bepton he learned to read, and studied
the lives of the hermits. He went at length to a wilderness, where
he encountered evil spirits as numerous as those which tormented
St. Anthony. St. Bartholomew was the chosen saint of Guthlac,
and he often came to his rescue and drove the demons into the sea.
The place of his retreat was a marsh. At first a little oratory was
built, and at length a splendid monastery was raised on piles, and
dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The marshes were drained, and la-
bor and cultivation changed the appearance of the place, and put to
flight the demoniac inhabitants of the former solitude. The ruins of
Croyland Abbey cover tw^enty acres. The country is again neglected,
and an unhealthy marsh. The remains of a beautiful statue said to
be St. Guthlac may still be seen. St. Pega, the sister of St. Guth-
lac, gave to the monastery the whip of St. Bartholomew. April 11,
A.D. 714.

St. Helena. It is admitted, by all authorities, that St. Helena
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matter of dispute and doubt. She married Constantius Chlorus ("the
Pale "), and was the mother of Coustantine the Great. When her
son embraced Christianity, she was much distressed, and declared
that it would have been better to be a Jew than a Christian. Wlieu
she at length became a convert, her wonderful zeal and the great in-
fluence she had over the mind of her son conduced to the rapid
growth and strength of the Church. In 32G she made a journey
to Palestine ; and when she arrived at Jerusalem, she was inspired
with a strong desire to discover the cross upon which Christ had
suffered. The temple of Venus stood upon the spot supposed to be
the place of the crucifixion. She ordered this to be taken down,
and after digging very deep, three crosses were found. Tliere are
two accounts given of the manner in which the true cross was se-
lected. Some say the crosses were all applied to a sick person, —
the first two without effect, while the third caused an instantaneous
cure. Others say that they were carried to a dead person, and that at
the application of the third, life was restored. Constantino erected a
basilica upon the spot where the crosses were found, and it was con-
secrated September 13, a. d. 335. The following day was Sunday,
and the Holy Cross was elevated on high for the veneration of the
people. It is with the "Invention [Finding] of the True Cross," as it
is called, that St. Helena is most frequently considered ; but she did
many other things which either in themselves or in their effects still
speak of her active zeal for the Church. The Church of the Nativity
at Bethlehem was erected by her in 327, and is tlie oldest church
edifice in the world. August 18, a. d. 327.

Heliodorus. This narrative is found in the third chapter of
the second book of Maccabees.* It is frequently illustrated in art,
and is as follows. When Onias was high-priest at Jerusalem and
all was prosperous there, a certain Simon, governor of the temple,
became disaffected toward Onias on account of some trouble in tlio
city. So he went to Apollonius, the governor of Cocle-Syria, and
told him "that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of infinite sums
of money, so that the multitude of their riches whicli did not pertain
to the account of the sacrifices, was innumerable, and that it was
possible to bring all into the king's hand." When Apollonius told

1 The Catholic Church includes the Books of Maccabees among the inspired
writings.

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this to the king, he sent his treasurer Heliodorus, with commands to
bring to him this mone3\ When Hehodorus came to Jerusalem, he
was courteously received by Onias; and when he told him what they
had heard, anJ demanded if it was true that so much money was
there, the high-priest told him that much money was indeed there,
but that it was laid up for the relief of widows and orphans. Some
of it belonged to Hircanus the son of Tobias, and it did not in truth
belong to the treasury, as the wicked Simon had said. Onias said
that the sum was four hundred talents of silver and about two hun-
dred talents of gold, and " that it was altogether impossible that
such wrong should be done unto them that had committed it to the
holiness of the place, and to the majesty and inviolable sanctity of
the temple, honored all over the world." But Heliodorus said that the
king had given him commands that in any wise it should be brought
into the treasury. So a day was set when he should receive the
treasure. Xow the whole city was in agony, and the priests pros-
trated themselves before the altars and entreated God that this
should not be allowed, and called unto Him that the law which he
had made should be kept, and the money preserved for those who had
committed it to their care. " Then whoso had looked the high-priest
in the face, it would have wounded his heart ; for his countenance and
the changing of his color declared the inward agony of his mind. For
the man was so compassed with fear and horror of the body, that it
was manifest to them that looked upon him what sorrow he had now
in his heart. Others ^an flocking out of their houses to the general
supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt. And
the women girt with sackcloth under their breasts, abounded in the
streets, and the virgins that were kept in, ran, some to the gates,
and some to the walls, and others looked out of the windows.
And all holding their hands toward heaven made supplication.
Then it would have pitied a man to see the falling down of the
multitude of all sorts, and the fear of the high-priest being in such
an agony. But in spite of all, Heliodorus went to the temple to
execute his intentions. Now, as he was there present himself with
his guards about the treasury, the Lord of spirits and the Prince of
all power caused a great apparition, so that all that presumed to
come in with him were astonished at the power of God, and fainted
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a terrible rider upon him, and adorned with a very fair covering,
and lie ran tiercely and smote at Ileliodorus with his fore feet, and
it seemed that he that sat upon the horse had complete harness
of gold. Moreover, two other young men appeared before him, nota-
ble in strength, excellent in beauty, and comely in apparel, who
stood by him on either side, and scourged him continually, and gave
him many sore stripes. And Heliodorus fell suddenly unto the
ground, and was compassed with great darkness; but they that
were with him took him up and put him into a litter. Thus him,
that lately came with a great train and with all his guard into the
said treasury, they carried out, being unable to help himself with
his weapons ; and manifestly they acknowledged the power of God.
For he by the hand of God was cast down, and lay speechless with-
out all hope of life. But they praised the Lord that had miracu-
lously honored his own place ; for the temple, which a little afore
•was full of fear and trouble, when the almighty Lord appeared was
filled with joy and gladness. Then straightway certain of Heliodo-
rus' friends prayed Onias, that he would call upon the Most High
to grant him his life, who lay ready to give up the ghost. So the
high priest, suspecting lest the king should misconceive that some
treachery had been done to Heliodorus by the Jews, offered a sacri-
fice for the health of the man. Now, as the high-priest was making
an atonement, the same young men in the same clothing appeared
and stood beside Heliodorus, saying, 'Give Onias, the high-priest,
great thanks, insomuch that for his sake the Lord hatli granted
thee life. And seeing tli;\t thou hast been scourged from heaven,
declare unto all men the mighty power of God.' And when they
had spoken these words, they appeared no more. So Heliodorus,
after he had offered sacrifice unto the Lord, and made great vows
unto him that had saved his life, and saluted Onias, returned with
his host to the king. Then testified he to all men the works of the
great God, which he had seen with his eyes. And when tlio king
asked Heliodorus who might be a fit man to be sent yet once
again to Jerusalem, ho said : * If thou hast any enemy or traitor,
send him thitlicr, and thou shalt receive him well scourged, if he es-
cape with his life ; for in tiiat place no doubt there is an especial
power of God. For He that dwelleth in heaven hath his eye on
that place and defendeth it, and he beateth and destroyeth them

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that come to hurt it.' And the things concerning Heliodorus and
the keeping of the treasury fell out on this sort."

St. Henry of Bavaria was born in 972. Ho married Cune-
gunda, daughter of tSiegfried, Count of Luxembourg. Both are
saints, and both obtained that glory by their perfect and entire de-
votion to the Church, This was so marked a feature of Henry's
character and reign that it caused a revolt among the princes of
his empire, as they thought he had no right to lavish so much
treasure in the service of religion. Henry was no less a soldier
than a Christian. After defeating the seditious nobles, he restored
to them their possessions and treated them as if nothing had oc-
curred. When he went to war to subject and convert Poland and
Sclavonia, he put himself and his army under the protection of SS.
Laurence, George, and Adrian. He girded on the sword of the last-
named, which had long been preserved in Walbeck Church. The
legend relates that the three saints were visible, fighting by the side
of Henry, and that through their aid he conquered. The church of
Merseberg was built to commemorate this victory. He also fought
in Italy, and drove the Saracens from Apulia. Henry had an especial
veneration for the Virgin ; and when on his expeditions, upon entering
a place, always repaired first to some church or shrine dedicated to
her. On one occasion, at Verdun, he was seized with such a dis-
gust and weariness of his imperial life and duties that he desired
to become a monk. The prior told the emperor that his first
duty would be obedience. When Henry declared himself ready
to obey, the prior commanded him to retain his office and dis-
charge its duties. Henry and Cunegunda together founded and
richly endowed the cathedral and convent of Bamberg in Fran-
conia, as well as many other religious edifices in Germany, and
also in Italy. After they had been united several years, during
which time, by mutual consent, they lived in the strictest continence,
Cunegunda was suspected of unfaithfulness to her husband. Henry
believed in the purity of his wife, and she would have looked upon
these reports as trials sent from heaven to test her patience, but she
felt that her position demanded her justification, and she asked to be
allowed the trial by ordeal. She walked over burning ploughshares
uninjured. Henry tried to make amends to her by showing her the
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cloister; to wliich he consented. Henry died in 1024, and was buried
in the cathedral of liauiberg. His wife then took the Benedictine
habit, and led a life of incessant prayer and labor, working with her
hands for the poor and sick. She died in 1040, and was interred
by the side of Henry. Festival of Henry, July 14. Cunegunda,
March 3. For St. Henry, see also St. Laurence.

St. Herman-Joseph was a native of Cologne. His mother was
very poor, but brought up her son piously. It was his custom every
day, when on his way to school, to go to the church of St. Mary, and
repeat his prayers before the image of Our Lady. One day, when an
apple was all he had for his dinner, he offered it humbly to the Vir-
gin ; and the legend says that this so pleased " Our Blessed Lady,
that she put forth her hand and took the apple and gave it to our
Lord Jesus, who sat upon her knee ; and both smiled upon Herman."
AVhen still young, Herman took the habit of the Premonstratensians.
He had many beautiful visions, in one of which tlie Virgin descended
from heaven, and putting a ring on his finger called him her espoused.
From this vision he acquired the additional name of Joseph. April 7,
A. D. 1236.

St. Hermengildus was the son of King Leovigild, and during
the contest between the Catholics and Arians he was put to death
by his father for relinquishing the Arian faith. He is one of the most
famous Spanish martyrs. The chef-cVoeuvre of Herrera is the apothe-
osis of this saint. He is carried into glory, while St. Isidore and St.
Leander stand on each side, and the young son of Hermengildus
gazes upwards as his father is borne to heaven. The saint holds a
cross, and wears a cuirass of blue steel and a scarlet mantle. April
13, A. D. .^jSG.

St. Hilarion. See St. Donato of Arezzo.

St. Hilary {Itnl. Sant' Ilario ; Fr. St. Ililaire) was Bishop of
Poitiers. Although French, he is greatly reverenced in Italy, and
is one of the patrons of Parma, where it is said a part of his relics
repose. January 14, a. d. 303.

St. Hilda of Whitby was the great-granddaughter of King
Edwin. She was abbess of Whitby, and celebrated for her piety and
learning, and the excellent training which she gave all under lier
charge. Si.\ bishops were elected out of the monastery of men, at
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council held at her monastery. Her wisdom was so great that kings
and princes sought her guidance. She was venerated by the people,
and many wonderful miracles are attributed to her. Fossils having
the shape of coiled serpents have been found which were beheved to
have been venomous reptiles changed by the prayers of St. Hilda.
Bede thus tells of lier death : " xA.nd in the year of the incarnation of
Our Lord, 680, on the 17th of November, the abbess Hilda, having
suffered under an infirmity for seven years, and performed many
heavenly works on earth, died, and was carried into Paradise by the
angels, as was beheld in a vision by one of her own nuns, then at a
distance, on the same night: the name of this nun was then Bega;
but she afterwards became famous under the name of St. Bees."
November 18, a. d. 680.

St. Hippolytus {Ital Sant' Ippolito ; Fr. St. Hyppolyte ; Gr.
"Ay. 'l7r7roAi;ro<> : signification, "one who is destroyed by horses," of
which animal this saint is the patron). There is great obscurity in
the legends of Hippolytus. He was a Roman soldier, and was ap-
pointed a guard over St. Laurence. He became a Christian from the
influence of his prisoner, and his entire family were also converted.
After the fearful martyrdom of St. Laurence, Hippolytus took the
body and buried it. On account of this he was accused of being a
Christian, which he denied not, but declared himself ready to meet
any death rather than deny his Saviour. He saw nineteen of his
family suffer death, among whom was his aged nurse, Concordia, who
was so bold in declaring her faith that she was scourged to death,
while the others were beheaded. Hippolytus was tied to the tails
of wild horses, and thus torn to pieces. The Brescians claim that his
relics repose in the convent of Santa Giulia. The legends also say
that in the eighth century his remains were carried from Rome to
the cliurch of St. Denis, and on this account he is a popular saint
in France. August 13, a. d. 258.

Holofernes. See Judith.

St. Hubert of Liege was a very gay nobleman. He was of
Aquitaine, and lived at the court of Pepin d'Heristal. He partici-
pated in all the pleasures of the court, but was especially fond of the
chase, and even hunted on the days appointed by the Church for
fasting and prayer. As he hunted in the forest of Ardennes one
day in Holy "Week, there came to him a milk-white stag, with a

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crucifix between his horns. Hubert was overcome with awe and
surprise. lie became sensible of the wickedness of his Hfe, and hved
a hernut in the very forest where he had so often sought his amuse-
ment. Tiiere were bands of robbers, and large numbers of idolaters in
and around the forest of Ardennes; and to them St. Hubert preached
Christianity, and also introduced social reforms and civilization
among them. At length he studied with St. Lambert, and liccamc
a priest. He was afterwards bishop of Liege. He requested that he
might be buried in the church of St. Peter at Liege. Thirteen years
after his death his remains were found to be perfect, and his robes
unstained. The Benedictines of Ardennes desired to have his body,
and it was removed to their abbey church about a century after his
death. St. Hubert is patron of the chase and of dogs, and chapels
are erected to him in the forests where the devout huntsman may
pray. Bread blessed at his shrine is believed to cure hydrophobia.
November 3, a. d. 727.

St. Hugh of Grenoble. This saint was Bishop of Grenoble at
the time when St. Bruno founded the first Chartreuse. Hugh often
retired to the monastery, and devoted himself to the life of the most
humble and penitent brother. One of the miracles related as being
performed by him is the changing of fowls into tortoises, when his
Carthusian brethren could eat no flesh and could obtain no fish. It
is said that Satan tempted Hugli forty years, by whispering continu-
ally in his ear doubts of God's Providence, on account of his permit-
ting sin in the world. The saint fasted and did penance continually
on account of this temptation, and it never obtained dominion over
him sufficiently to weaken his faith in God. April 1, a. d. 1132.

St. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, was also a Carthusian, IJe
was sent to Kngland in 112(5, and made Bishop of Lincoln. The
cathedral, which had been destroyed by an earthqiuike, was rebuilt by
St. Plugh. It is a fine specimen of the best Gothic architecture. Of
all the munificent gifts of its founder, the only one remaining is the
glass in one window, which is painted with scenes from his life. His
pr()i)er attribute is a swan, typical of solitude, which was his delight.
Xovombor 17, A. n. USD.

St. Hugh, Martyr. Tiio legend connected with this martyr
relates that this child, who is represented as about three years old,
was stolen by the Jews and crucified by them in ridicule of the

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Saviour of the Christians, and in revenge for the cruelties which the
Jews suffered in Christian countries. There are three other saints
who have been canonized on account of having suffered the same
martyrdom : St. WiUiam of Norwich, a. d. 1137 ; St. Richard of Pon-
toise, A. D. 1182; and St. Simon of Trent, a. d. 1472. The date of
St. Hugh's death is in 1255, August 27.

St. Hyacinth belonged to the family of the Aldrovanski, one of
the most noble in Silesia. .He was educated in Bologna, and was
distinguished not only for his intellectual superiority, but for his
piety, and his prudence and judgment in everything he attempted to
do. Soon after the completion of his studies, with his cousin Ceslas,
he accompanied his uncle Ivo, who was Bishop of Cracow, to Rome.
There they listened to the preaching of St. Dominick, which so moved
the heart of Ivo that he besought the saint to send one of his order
on a mission to his far-off and half-heathen country. But Dominick
had no disciple to send, as all were engaged elsewhere. Then the
young Hyacinth declared his intention to become a monk, and to
preach to his ignorant and barbarous countrymen. Ceslas joined
him, and they took the vows and the habit of the Dominicans in
the church of St. Sabina at Rome. For forty years Hyacinth jour-
neyed and preached in all the northern countries. It is said that
his travels extended from Scotland to the Chinese boundaries. He
founded various monasteries; and it is related of him that, his con-
vent in Kiov in Russia being sacked, he escaped, bearing the Pyx
and the ifnage of the Virgin, which he had taken from the altar.
He reached the banks of the Dniester, pursued by the Tartars. The
river was much swollen ; but being determined to preserve the pre-
cious objects from desecration by the pagans, he prayed to Heaven,
and plunged into the river. The waters sustained him, and he walked
over as on dry land. He died at his monastery in Cracow, to which
he returned woni out by his labors and exposures. Anne of Austria,
after her marriage, requested the King of Poland to send her some
relics of St. Hyacinth. This he did, and they were placed in the
Dominican Convent at Paris. From this time the saint became an
object of veneration in France, where many pictures of him are seen.
September 11, a. d. 1257.^

1 St. Hyacinth, with his brother, St. Protus, is mentioned in the Liberian
Calendar as having suffered martyrdom under Diocletian, A. d. 304.

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St. Ignatius of Antioch {Lat. S. Ignatius ; Ital. Sant* Igiiazio ;
Fr. 6t. i^uacu ; (Jtr. iJcr licilige Igiuiz, His Greek title is 0€o<f>6po^,
" iuspired "). Tradition says that this Ignatius is tiie same whom
Jesus presented, wJicii a child, to his disciples, with the words, "Who-
soever shall receive one of such chddren in my name, receiveth me."
He was a disci])le of St. John the Evangelist, and the dear friend of
Polycarp. It is also said that on account of his perfect purity of
thought and life, he was permitted to hear the music of the angels,
and that from the angelic choirs he Icjirned the singing of God's
praises in responses, which he introduced into his church after he
was Bishop of Antioch. The Emperor Trajan, after one of his vic-
tories, commanded sacrifices to the gods in every province of his
empire. The Christians refused to obey. Trajan came to Antioch,
and sending for Ignatius charged him with the perversion of the
hearts of his people, and promised him great favors if he would sacri-
fice in a pagan temple. But Ignatius scornfully refused, and said he
would worshi[) only the tr\ie and living God. Then Trajan asked
how he could call Him living who had died upon a cross. But Igna-
tius spurned the idea of any God but the Lord, and Trajan com-
manded him to be imprisoned, and reserved for the amphitheatre at
Rome. Ignatius rejoiced in his sentence, and set out on his journey
with great courage. At Smyrna he saw Polycarp and other Christians,
whom he encouraged to labor for the Church, and if need be to die
for it. Arrived at Rome, on a feast day he was set in the midst
of the amphitheatre. He addressed the people thus : " Men and
Romans, know ye that it is not for any crime that I am placed here,
but for the glory of that God whom I worship. I am as the wheat
of his field, and must be ground by the teeth of the lions, that I may
become bread worthy of being served up to him." According to one
tradition lie fell dead before the lions reached him, and his body was
not touched by them. Another says that they tore him and devoured
him, leaving only a few bones. Whatever remained of him was car-
ried by his friends to Antioch ; and it is said his relics were brought
ngain to Rome, an<l placed in the church of St. Clement in 540, or
near that time. FeViruary 1, a. d. 107.

St. Ignatius Loyola, who was the founder of the Order of the
Jesuits, was in his youth a page in the court of Ferdinand the
Catholic ; and later, a brave and gay soldier. His family was one of

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the most noble, and Ignatius was filled with pride of race, and was
vain of his handsome person. At Pampeluna, when thirty years old,
he was wounded in both legs ; and the most torturing operations
which he endured in order to prevent lameness were in vain. While
confined by these sufferings, he read the Life of Christ and other
books, which resulted in his resolving to devote himself to the service
of the Blessed Mother of God, and that of her Son, whose soldier he
would be. As soon as possible he laid his sword and lance upon the
altar of Our Lady of Montserrat, and went to Manresa. Here he
was subject to great temptations, and Satan so tormented him with
doubts as to make him almost a maniac ; but at length by celestial
visions he was restored to hope and confirmed in faith. He then
attempted to go to Jerusalem, but was prevented, and obliged to
remain in Spain. Xot being allowed to teach on account of his
ignorance of theology, he submitted to a tedious course of study.
After a time he went to Paris, where he made the acquaintance of
five men who sympathized with his views, and who, with a few others,
formed themselves into a community under his direction. In addi-
tion to the usual monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience,
they promised unreserved obedience to the pope, and to go to any
part of the globe whither he should send them. There were three
especial duties belonging to this order, which was called the " Com-
pany of Jesus : " first, preaching ; second, the guidance of souls in
confession ; and third, the teaching of the young. It was three years
before Ignatius obtained the confirmation of the order of which he
was the first General. He had many visions ; he suffered great
temptations, and performed severe penances. Numerous miracles
have been wrought through his intercession. On his way to Eome,
it is said the Saviour appeared to him, bearing his cross and saving,
" Ego vobis Eomse propitius ero," and again an angel held before
him a tablet thus inscribed, " In hoc vocabitur tibi nomen." July
31, A. D. 1556.

St. Ildefonso or Alfonso {Ger. Der Heilige Ildephons). This
saint was one of the first Benedictines in Spain. He devoted himself
to the service of the Blessed Virgin, and wrote a book to prove her
perpetual virginity. He had two remarkable visions. In one St.
Leocadia, to whom he had vowed particular devotion, rose out of her
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his treatise in her praise. The saint wore a Spanish mantilla, and
Iklefouso cut oft' a corner of it, which was preserved in her chapel at
Toledo. Again, as he entered his church at midnight, at the head
of a procession, he saw a great light about the high altar. All were
alarmed save himself. Approaching, he beheld the Virgin seated on
his ivory throne, surrounded by angels, and chanting a service. He
J?owed before her, and she said, " Come hither, most faithful servant
of God, and receive this robe, which I have brought thee from the
treasury of my Son." Then she threw over him, as he knelt, a
cassock of heavenly texture, and the angels adjusted it. From that
time he never occupied the throne or wore the gai-ment. Archbishop
Sisiberto died on account of his presumption in endeavoring to wear
the robe and sit on the throne. Ildefonso was the archbishop, and is
the patron saint of Toledo. January 23, a. d. 667.

Innocents, The Massacre of (Ital. Gli Innocent! Fanciulli
Martiri, I >S;uiti Bambini Martiri ; Fr. Les Innocents; Ger. Die Un-
schiildigen Kindlein). These murdered infants are regarded with
• especial honor by the Church, as being the first Christian martyrs ;
and in a sense they are so. While we connect willingness to suffer
for Christ with martyrdom, still it is true that unconsciously these
children suffered for him, since it was on account of his birth that
they were destroyed. They are represented with martjTs' palms.
Sometimes they sustain the cross and the instruments of torture ;
again they surround the Madonna and Child, or are received into
heaven by the Infant Saviour.

St. Isabella of France, who founded the convent at Long-
champs, was sister to the saintly King Louis. She was educated
with her brother by their mother, Blanche of Castile. She dedicated
her convent to the "Humility of the Blessed Virgin," and gave to it
all her dowry. As long as the convent existed, the festival of this
saint was celebrated with great splendor. February 22, A. D. 1270.

St. Isidore the Ploughman (Ital. Sant' Isidoro Agricola ; *^;>.
San Isidro el Labrador). Tlie Spanish legend tells us that this saint
could not read or write. His father was a poor laborer, and he him-
self was the servant of a farmer, named Juan de Vargas. Isidore
spent much time in prayer, and his master went one day to the field
determined to forbid what he considered a waste of time. As he
came near he saw two angels guiding the plough, while the saint

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knelt at his devotions near by. One day when his master thirsted,
Isidore struck a rook with his goad, and pure water flowed out. He
restored a child to life by his prayers, and performed various other
miracles. May 10, a. d. 1170.

St. Isidore, Bishop of Seville, is styled the " Egregius Doctor
Hispanise." His brother Leander, who preceded him in his bishopric,
is called the " Apostle of the Goths," and they are both distinguished
for their opposition to the Arian heresy. In Spanish pictures they
are represented with Ferdinand of Castile and St. Hermengildus.
In the church of St. Isidore, at Seville, is a magnificent picture (El
Transito de San Isidore), which represents him dying on the steps of
the altar, having given all his property to the poor. Both these
brothers are patron saints of Seville. April 4, a. d. 606.

St. Ives of Bretagne {Ital. Sant' Ivo ; on account of his pro-
fession, he is styled ''Saint Yves-Helori, Avocat des Pauvres"). He
belonged to a noble family, and from his mother, Aza du Plessis who
conducted his early education, he derived his remarkable piety. As
a boy he had an ambition to be a saint. He was but fourteen when
he went to Paris, and here and afterwards at Orleans he devoted him-
self to legal studies. It has been said that lawyers have chosen him
as their patron rather than pattern, as he was distinguished for
his love of justice and its vindication under all circumstances. All
through his years of study he gave many hours to religious duties,
and especially to the labors of charity. He also at this time made
a vow of celibacy. After returning home he studied theology. At
the age of thirty he was made judge advocate. He always at-
tempted to reconcile contending parties without resorting to law, and
was always ready to plead for the poor without recompense. At
length he entered the priesthood. Before assuming his priestly gar-
ments he gave those he had worn to the poor, and went out from
the hospital where he had distributed them with bare head and feet.
When a priest, he continued to be the Advocate of the Poor, and his
double duties wore on his health. He died at the age of fifty. He
is the patron of lawyers in all Europe. May 19, a. d. 1303.

St. James the Great {Lat. S. Jacobus Major ; Ital. San Gia-
como, or Jacopo, Maggiore ; Fr. St. Jacques Majeur ; Sp. San Jago,
or Santiago, El Tutelar). St. James, called the Major, the Great,
or the Elder, is presented to us in two very different characters

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each being important and full of interest. First, in the Gospels
as the brother of the Evangelist, and a near kinsman and favorite
disciple of our Lord. He was much with Jesus, and present at many
of the most important events in his life, such as his transfiguration
and the agony in the Garden. Still, after the Saviour's ascension,
nothing is told of him save that he was slain by Herod. But in his
second character, as patron saint of Spain, we can make no com-
plaint of the meagreness of the writings concerning him. The
legends of him and his works would till a volume ; and he is said to
have appeared after death at the head of the Spanish armies on
thirty-eight different occasions. The Spanish legend, while it makes
Santiago the son of Zebedee and a native of Galilee, does not repre-
sent him as a poor fisherman who followed that vocation for a live-
lihood, but as a nobleman's son who accompanied his father and
brother in a boat, attended by servants, merely for pastime and sport.
But so heavenly-minded was this young nobleman, that he was
greatly attracted to Jesus, and chose to follow him in all his labors,
witnessing his wonderful miracles and imbibing his spirit and teach-
ing. After the ascension of Christ, James preached first in Judaea,
and then, travelling as a missionary to bear the news of the Gospel
to all the earth, came at last to Spain. Here he made few converts
on account of the dreadful ignorance and idolatry of the people.
At length, as he was standing one day on the banks of the Ebro,
the Virgin appeared to him, and commanded him to build there a
church under her patronage, assuring him that in the future this
pagan land should devoutly worship her divine Son and honor her-
self. He obeyed ; and having estal)lished the fixith in Spain, he
returned to Judaea, where he preached until his death many years
after. The Jews were very bitter in their persecutions of James ;
and one Hermogenes, a sorcerer, especially opposed him. He sent
one of his pupils, Philetus, to oppose him in argument. James sig-
nally defeated the Jew, and moreover converted him to the Christian
Faith. This greatly enraged Hermogenes, who in revenge bound
Philetus by his spells, and then told him to let his new teacher
deliver him. IMiiletus sent his servant to James, who, when he
heard his story, sent his cloak to his new disciple ; and as soon as
Pliiletus touched it ho freed himself and went to James with haste.
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James and Philetus and bring them to him ; but on the way they
met a company of angels, who punished them severely. St, James
then ordered the demons to bring Hermogenes bound to him. They
obeyed, and besought him, as they laid the sorcerer at his feet, that
he would be revenged for them and himself on a common enemy.
But James assured them that his Master had taught him to do good
for evil, and so released the prisoner. Hermogenes cast all his books
into the sea, and entreated James to protect him from the demons
who had been his slaves. The Apostle gave him his own staff ; and
from that time the persecutor became the earnest and faithful dis-
ciple, and preached the Faith with great fruit. At length the Jews
were determined to destroy him, and sent to drag him before Herod
Agrippa. His gentleness, and the miracles which he did on the way,
so touched the soul of one of his tormentors that he begged to die
with him. James gave him a kiss, saying " Pax vobis ; " and from
this arose the " kiss of peace," which has been used as a benediction
in the Church from that time.

The saint and his last convert were then beheaded. The legend
of the dead body of James is far more wonderful than any of his life.
His disciples took his body, but, not daring to bury it, put it on a
ship at Joppa. Many accounts are given of this miraculous vessel.
Some say it was of marble, but all agree that angels conducted it to
Spain. In seven days they sailed through the Pillars of Hercules
and landed at Iria Flavia, or Padron. They bore the body on shore
and laid it on a large stone, which became like wax and received the
body into itself. This was a sign that the saint desired to remain
there. But the country w^as ruled by a very wicked queen, who
commanded that they should place the stone on a car and attach
wild bulls to it, thinking that they would dash it in pieces. But tlie
bulls gently drew the car into the court of Lupa's palace. Tlien she
was converted, and built a magnificent church to receive the body ot
James. Afterwards the knowledge of his burial-place was lost until
the year 800, when it was revealed to a priest. The remains were
removed to Compostella, which became one of the most fomous ot
shrines, on account of the miracles wrought there. The Order of St.
Jago was instituted by Don Alphonso for its protection, and was one
of the most honorable and wealthy in all Spain. The fame of the
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visited by a hundred tlioiisand pilgrims. One of the most curious
of the legends of this saint, and one frequently treated in art, is con-
nected with three of these pious pilgrims. A German with his wife
and sou made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James, and lodged
at Torlosa on the way. The son was a handsome youth, and the
daughter of the Torlosa innkeeper conceived a wicked passion for
him. He, being a virtuous young man, and moreover on a pious
pilgrimage, repulsed her advances. She determined to revenge this
slight to her charms, and hid her father's silver drinking-cup in liis
wallet. As soon as it was missed, she directed suspicion to the
young pilgrim. He was followed, and the cup found in his sack.
He was then taken to the judge, who sentenced him to be hung; and
all that the family had was confiscated. The afflicted parents con-
tinued on their pilgrimage, and sought consolation at the altar of
Santiago. On their return they stopped at the gibbet where their
son had hung for thirty-six days. And the son spoke to them and
said, " 0 ray mother ! 0 my father ! do not lament for me ; I have
never been in better cheer. The blessed apostle James is at my side,
sustaining me, and filling me with celestial comfort and jo}'." The
parents, being amazed, hastened to the judge. He was seated at the
table. The mother rushed in, and exclaimed, " Our son lives ! " The
judge mocked them, and said, "What sayest thou, good woman 1
Thou art beside thyself! If thy son lives, so do those fowls in my
dish." He had hardly spoken when the two fowls, which were a
cock and a hen, rose up feathered in the dish, and the cock began to
crow. The judge called the priests and lawyers, and they went to the
place of execution, and delivered the young man to his parents. The
cock and hen thus miraculously resuscitated were placed nnder the
protection of religious, and their posterity preserved for a long time.
The most notable occasion upon which St. James appeared to lead
the soldiers of Spain was in the year 939, when King Ramirez deter-
mined not to submit longer to the tribute of one hundred virgins,
which was annually paid to the Moors. He defied Abdolraman to a
battle which took place on the plain of Alveida, or Clavijo. After
a furious contest the Christians were driven back. That night St.
James appeared to Kamirez, and promised to bo with him the follow-
ing day, and give him the victory. The king related this to his
ofhcers, and also to his soldiers when they were ready for the lieKl.

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He recommended them to trust to the heavenly aid which had been
promised. The whole army caught the spirit of their king, and
rushed to battle. Immediately St. James appeared at their head on
a milk-white charger, waving a white standard. He led them to
victory, and sixty thousand Moors were left dead on the field. From
that day " Santiago ! " has been the Spanish war-cry. In early
works of art St. James is usually, if not always, represented with the
other Apostles, and may be known by his pl,ace, which is the third.
But later he has been portrayed in all the different scenes of his life,
and very frequently as a pilgrim of Compostella. In this character
he bears the pilgrim's staff and wallet, the cloak and shell, while his
hat is often on his shoulder. The most effective representation of
this that I have seen is the statue by Thorwaldsen in the Church
of Our Lady at Copenhagen. July 25, a. d. 44.

St. James Minor {Fr. St. Jaques Mineur ; Ital. San Jacopo or
Giacomo Minore ; Lat. S. Jacobus Frater Domini ; Gr. ^khck.(^66eo<ij
"brother of the Lord"). This saint has another most honorable
title of " The Just." He was the son of Cleophas and Mary, the
sister of the Virgin Mary ; in reality cousin-german to the Saviour,
but often styled "the Lord's brother." The epistle which he wrote
beautifully speaks the piety and love for which he was venerated.
He is distinguished as the first Christian Bishop of Jerusalem. The
Jews threw him down from one of the terraces of the Temple ; and
as he fell his brains were beaten out with a fuller's club, which
instrument of his death is his proper attribute in works of art.
When the Apostles are all represented, St. James the Less is the
ninth in order. The legends relate that James bore a striking resem-
blance to Jesus, so much so that they were at times mistaken for
each other, and that it was this circumstance which made necessary
the kiss of Judas. James made a vow that he would not eat bread
from the time that he partook of the Last Supper until he should
see Jesus raised from the dead. Soon after his resurrection the
Saviour went to show himself to James, and asked for a table and
bread. He blessed the bread, and gave it to James, saying, "My
brother, eat thy bread ; for the Son of man is risen from among
them that sleep." May 1.

St. Januarius {Ital. San Gennaro ; Fr. St. Janvier). This saint,
who was Bishop of Benevento, came in the tenth persecution to

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Naples with six of his disciples, to comfort and cheer the Christians.
The}' were seized and thrown to the beasts of the amphitheatre, but
these would not harm them. Jauuarius was then thrown into a fiery
furnace, wliich hurt him not; and at last he was beheaded. He is
represented as a bisiiop with the palm, and usually with Mt. Vesuvius
in the distance ; for he is the patron saint of Naples, and its pro-
tector from the fearful eruptions of the volcano. The miracle of the
blood of Januarius is too well known to need description here. Sep-
tenil)er 1 9, a. d. 305.

St. Jerome {Lat. S. Hieronymus; Ital. San Geronimo or Giro-
lamo ; Fr. St. Jerome, Hiurome, or Geroisme ; Ger. Der Ileilige
Hieronimus). St. Jerome has universal importance and consideration
on account of " The Vulgate," his translation of the New Testament
into Latin, and also that which his wonderful piety and learning
must inevitably command ; but in the Catholic Church he is ad-
ditionally venerated for his advocacy of the Virginal Life for men
and women. ^ He was the son of Eusebius, a rich Dalmatian of
Stridonium, and was born about 342. Being a scholar of more than
usual promise, he was sent to Rome to complete his studies. There
for a time he led a life of pleasure ; but at length he became distin-
guished as a lawyer, and especially so on account of his eloquence in
pleading his cause. At about thirty years of age he was baptized,
and at the same time took a vow of celibacy. After having journeyed
into Gaul, he went in 373 to the East, to gratify an insatiable desire
to live among the scenes where Christ had dwelt. He became so
enamoured of the hermit life, which was then so common in the
Orient, that he retired to a desert in Chalcis, where he passed four
years in study and seclusion. But this time was not without its
recollections of another life, and longings for both the sins and pleas-
ures of the past. He says : " Oh, how often in tlic desert, in that vast
solitude which, parched by the sultry sun, ailords a dwelling to the
monks, did I fancy myself in the midst of the luxuries of Home ! I
sat alone, for I was full of bitterness." But one thing which catised
him severe trials was his love of learning and his appreciation of all
that was elegant and beautiful in the ancient classics. This gave him
a disgust fur the crudcness of the Christian writers, and it was a fciir-

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fill struggle for him to master the Hebrew. All this appeared to him
as great imperfection. He says that he fasted before he read Cicero,
and he describes a vision which these mental struggles undoubt-
edly caused. He thought he heard the last trumpet sounded, and
that he was commanded to appear before God for judgment. ''Who
art thou I " was the first question. Jerome replied, " A Christian."
Tiien came a fearful reply : " 'T is false ! thou art no Christian ;
thou art a Ciceronian. Where the treasure is, there will the heart
be also." After ten years of heart-rending temptation and struggle,
of weary controversy and labors, he returned to Eome. Here he
l)reached with all the enthusiastic eloquence he could command,
against the luxury of the Roman clergy and laity, and maintained
the necessity of extreme self-denial and abstinence. He especially
influenced the Roman women, some of the most distinguished becom-
ing converts to his preaching of Christ crucified, and ready to follow
him in any self-sacrifice. Paula, a descendant of the Scipios and
Gracchi, whose cell is shown in the monastery at Bethlehem, was
perhaps the most celebrated of these converts, but Marcella is an-
other name handed down to us with his. She is by some held to be
the first who founded a religious community for women, while others
give this high honor to St. Martha. Jerome remained but three
years in Rome, when he returned to his monastery at Bethlehem.
Here he died ; and when he knew that death was approaching, he
desired to be borne into the chapel, where he received the last rites
of the Church, expiring soon after. He left many epistles and con-
troversial writings, and the cell in which he wrote at Bethlehem is
regarded with great veneration. The Jeronymites were distinguished
for the magnificence of some of their churches and convents. The
Escurial was theirs, as well as the Monastery of Belem, in Portugal,
and that of St. Just, to which Charles V. retired when he gave up his
throne. The proper attributes of St. Jerome are books, illustrative
of his writings, and the lion, which is emblematic of the boldness and
watchfulness of the saint ; but there is also a legend which accounts
for the association of the lion with the holy man. One evening he
was sitting at the gate of his monastery when a lion entered, limp-
ing, as if wounded. The monks fled, terrified, except Jerome, who
went to meet the lion. Tlie poor beast lifted his paw, and in it
Jerome found a thorn, which he extracted, and then tended the wound

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till it was healed. The lion remained with the saint, and he made it
the duty of the beast to guard an ass which brought wood from the
forest. One day, while the lion slept, a caravan of merchants passed,
and they stole the ass and drove it away. The lion returned to the
convent with an air of shame. Jerome believed that he had eaten
the ass, and condenmed him to do the work, of the ass, to which the
lion quietly submitted, until the ass was a^ain discovered by himself
in the following manner : One day after his task was ended, he saw
a caravan approaching, the camels of which (as is the custom of the
Arabs) were led by an ass. The lion immediately saw that it was
his stolen charge ; and he drove the camels into the convent, whither
the ass gladly led them. The merchants acknowledged the theft,
and St. Jerome pardoned them for it. Hence the lion is so often
associated with the saint ; but its appropriateness as a type of his
wilderness life and his zealous and vehement nature is a more satis-
factory thouglit than the fanciful wildness of this legend can give.
The introduction of the cardinal's hat into the pictures of this saint
is a glaring anachronism, as there were no cardinals until three cen-
turies later than that in whicli he lived. St. Jerome, as a penitent,
is the subject of numberless pictures, and his Last Communion by
Domenichino (Vatican) is one of the most celebrated of all pictures.
St. Jerome is the special patron of students in theology. September
30, A. D. 420.

Jew, The Wandering. See Wandering Jew.

St. Joachim {/tal. San Gioacchino ; Fr. St. Joakim) was the
husband of Anna, and the father of the Blessed Virgin. He was of
Nazareth, and his wife of Bethlehem, and both of the royal race of
David. Joachim was rich, and an extremely devout man. He was
childless ; and it happened tliat on a certain feast-day when he
brought his offering to the Temple it was refused by Issachar, the
high-priest, who said, "It is not lawful for thee to bring thine offer-
ing, seeing that thou hast not begot issue in Israel." Joachim went
away sorrowful; and searching the registers of Israel, he found that
he alone, of all the righteous men, was childless. And he went
away and would be seen by no one, and built a hut, and fasted
forty days and nights, saying, ** Until the Lord look upon me merci-
fully, jmiyer shall 1)0 my meat and my drink." And Anna mourned
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At length her handmaid, Judith, wished to cheer her, and tried to
persuade her to array herself and attend the feast. But Anna
repulsed her in such a way that Judith was angry, and told her
mistress that she could wish her nothing worse than that which God
had sent her, since he had closed her womb, that she could not be a
mother. Then Anna arose and put on her bridal attire, and went
forth to her garden, and prayed earnestly. And she sat beneath a
laurel-tree, where a sparrow had a nest, and Anna said : '' Alas ! and
woe is me ! Who hath begotten me 1 Who hath brought me forth,
that I should be accursed in the sight of Israel, and scorned and
shamed before my people, and cast out of the temple of the Lord !
Woe is me ! to what shall I be likened 1 I cannot be likened to the
fowls of heaven ; for the fowls of heaven are fruitful in ^thy sight, 0
Lord ! Woe is me ! to what shall I be likened % Not to the unreason-
ing beasts of the earth ; for they are fruitful in thy sight, 0 Lord !
Woe is me ! to what shall I be likened 1 Not to these waters ; for
they are fruitful in thy sight, 0 Lord ! W^oe is me ! to what shall I be
likened % Not unto the earth ; for the earth bringeth forth her fruit
in due season, and praiseth thee, 0 Lord ! " And immediately she
beheld an angel standing near her. And he said, ''Anna, thy prayer
is heard ; thou shalt bring forth, and thy child shall be blessed
throughout the whole world." And Anna replied, "As the Lord
liveth, whatever I shall bring forth, be it a man child or maid, I will
present it an offering to the Lord." And another angel came to tell
her that Joachim was approaching ; for an angel had also spoken to
him, and he was comforted. Then Anna went to meet her husband,
who came from the pasture with his flocks. And they met by the
Golden Gate, and Anna embraced him, and hung on his neck, saying,
" Now know I that the Lord hath blessed me. I who was a widow
am no longer a widow. I who was barren shall become a joyful
mother." Then they returned home together; and when her time
was come, Anna brought forth a daughter, and she called her Mary,
which in Hebrew is Miriam. March 20.

St. John the Baptist {Ital. San Giovanni Battista ; Fr. St.
Jean Baptiste ; Ger. Johann der Taufer). In Scripture this saint,
the herald of Christ, is presented in three characters ; as Preacher,
Prophet, and Baptist. Parts of his story are given by all the Evan-
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awfully sinful horrors of his death. To these, tradition has added his
miraculous deliverance from the assassins of Herod, by being enclosed
with his mother in a rock, when she fled from the massacre with him
in her arms. Art has represented him as leaving his home, while yet
a child, to begin his desert life. Legends tell that the scene of his
death was the royal fortified palace of Macheronta, near the Dead
Sea, on the river Jordan; that he was buried at Sebaster, and that his
head was brought to Europe in 453. He is venerated almost uni-
versally, and is the connecting link between the Old and New Dispen-
sations, being the last prophet of the former and the first saint of
the latter. The most ancient pictures represent him as meagre and
wasted, with unshorn beard and hair. This would seem the true
way ; but often in later times he is made beautiful, and even dressed
in rich mantles which cover the garment of camel's hair. When
painted as the Messenger, he wears the hairy garment, and bears a
cup, a reed cross, and a scroll with the inscription, "Vox clamantis
in deserto," or ** Ecce Agnus Dei ! " The Greek signification of " Mes-
senger" is "Angel;" and this is rendered in Byzantine art by painting
him with wings. As a witness to the divinity of Christ, he is repre-
sented at various ages. He is introduced into Holy Families in this
character in many different positions, all expressive of worship to the
Holy Child. He is patron of all who are baptized, and also patron
saint of Florence. In baptisteries he is very frequently represented
in sculpture. In the historical pictures of this saint, which easily
explain themselves, there is but one peculiarity to be noticed. That
to which I refer is the representation of the legend that Mary
prolonged her visit to Elizabeth until the birth of the child. In
these pictures !Mary usually receives or holds the babe, and is
known by the glory alxnit lier head. The Greek legends say that
his death took place two years before that of Christ, and that he
descended to Hades to remain until the Saviour's death should give
him deliverance. He bore to the departed spirits the tidings of
the approaching redemption, at which they all rejoiced, while the
devils were filled with fearful rage. Nativity of St. John the
Baptist, June 24.

St. John the Evangelist (Greek title, ^coXoyo^, " "Word of
God;" Lat. S. Johannes; Ital. San Giovanni Evangelista ; Fr. St.
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of this " disciple whom Jesus loved " than of the other Evangelists.
He was son of Zebedee, and brother of James the Great. His life
seems to have been almost inseparable from that of the Master,
ever after his call to follow him. He saw the Transfiguration. He
leaned on the bosom of Our Lord at the Last Supper. He stood by
the cross, and received the charge of Jesus concerning the Virgin
Mary, and he laid the body of the Saviour in the tomb. He went
with Peter through Judaea, to preach the Gospel, after the death of
Mary. He then went to Asia Minor, living chiefly at Epbesus, and
founding the seven churches. During the persecution of Domitian
he was taken, bound, to Rome ; and the Catholic traditions tell that
he was thrown into a caldron of boiling oil without injury. The
scene of this miracle w^as outside the Latin Gate, and the chapel of
San Giovanni in Olio commemorates the event. Being afterwards
accused of magic, he was exiled to Patmos, where he is believed to
have written his Revelation. Upon the death of Domitian, he was
allowed to return to his church at Ephesus. Here, when ninety years
old, he is said to have written his Gospel. He died at Ephesus, at
the age of one hundred and twenty years.'^ The Greek tradition is
that he died without pain, and immediately arose again without
change, and ascended to heaven to rejoin Jesus and Mary. The
legends of the life and miracles of this saint are extremely interest-
ing. St. Isidore relates that at Rome an attempt was made against
the life of John, by poisoning the sacramental cup. When he took
the cup, the poison came forth in the form of a serpent, and he drank
the wine unhurt, while the poisoner fell dead at his feet. It is said
to have been done by order of Domitian. Another account says that
he w^as challenged to drink of a poisoned cup, in proof of the author-
ity of his mission, by Aristodemus, the high-priest of Diana at Ephe-
sus, and that while John was unhurt, the priest fell dead. Clement
of Alexandria relates that when John was first at Ephesus, he took
under his care a young man of great promise. When he was taken
away to Rome he left this youth to the care of a bishop. But the
young man became dissipated in his life, and at length was the leader
of a band of robbers. When John returned, he asked of the bishop
an account of his charge; and when he knew the truth, he blamed the

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unfaithful o^uardian, and suffered great grief on account of the young
man. He then went in search of liis ward ; and wlien he reached his
abiding-place, the captain of the rohbers tried to avoid his old friend.
But John prevailed on him to listen to his words. As John talked
to him, he tried to conceal his hand, which had committed many
crimes. But John seized it, and kissing it, bathed it with his tears.
He succeeded in reconverting the robber, and reconciled him to
God and to himself. Again, two rich young men sold their pos-
sessions to follow the Apostle. Afterwards they repented, seeing
■wliich John sent them to gather stones and fagots, and changed these
to gold, saying, "Take back your riches, and enjoy them on earth,
as you regret having exchanged them for heaven." AVhen John
returned to Ephesus from Patmos, he met a funeral procession as
he approached the city. "When he asked whose it was, and heard
it was Drusiana's, he was sad ; for she had been rich in good works,
and John had dwelt in her house. He ordered the bearer to put
down the bier, and he prayed earnestly to God, who restored the
woman to life ; she arose, and John returned with her, and dwelt
again in her house. Two wonderful miracles are related of John, as
being performed after his death. King Edward the Confessor rever-
enced John next to the Saviour and the Virgin Mother. One day
he attended a mass in honor of St. John; and, returning, he met a
beggar, who asked him an alms in the name of God and St. John.
The king drew from his finger a ring, and gave it to the man, un-
known to any one beside. When Edward had reigned twenty-four
years, two Englishmen, who had been pilgrims to the Holy Land,
met on their return a man, also in the garb of a pilgrim. He asked
them of their country, and said, " When ye shall have arrived in
your own country, go to King Edward, and salute him in my name.
Say to him that I thank him for the alms which he bestowed on me
in a certain street in Westminster ; for there, on a certain day, as I
begged of him an alms, he bestowed on me this ring, which till now
I have preserved, and ye shall carry it back to him, saying that in
six months from this time he shall quit the world, and come and
remain with me forever." Then the pilgrims said, **Who art thou,
and where is thy dwelling-place?" And he replied, "T am John the
Evangelist. Edward, your king, is my friend, and for the sanctity of
his life I hold him dear. Go now, therefore, deliver to him this

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message and this ring, and I will pray to God that ye may arrive
safely in your own country." Having said this, St. John gave them
the ring, and vanished out of their sight. Then thanking God for
this glorious vision, the pilgrims kept on their way, and went to King
Edward, and delivered the ring and the message. He received them
gladly, and entertained them as royal guests. He also made prepa-
rations for death, and gave the ring to the Abbot of Westminster, to
be forever preserved as a holy relic. This legend is represented in
sculpture in the chapel of Edward the Confessor. Again, in a. d. 425,
when the Empress Galla Placidia returned to Ravenna from the
East, she encountered a fearful storm. She vowed to St. John ; and
being safely landed, she built in his honor a splendid church. After
it was done she was greatly desirous of having some relics of the
saint to consecrate the sanctuary. One night as she prayed earnestly,
the saint appeared to her ; and when she threw herself down to kiss
his feet, he vanished and left his sandal in her hand, — a relic
long time preserved. The church of Galla Placidia at Eavenna,
though gi'eatly changed, yet remains; and on it may be traced, in
sculpture, both the storm, and the empress making her vow, and the
miracle of the slipper. St. John is represented in art as an evangelist,
an apostle, and a prophet. The Greeks represented him, whether
apostle or evangelist, as an old, gray-bearded man ; but in Western
art he is never beyond middle age, and often young. As a prophet,
and the instrument of the Eevelation, he is an aged man, with flow-
ing beard. The scene is a desert with the sea, to represent Patmos,
while the eagle is beside him. His proper colors are a blue or green
tunic, with red drapery ; and his attributes, beside the eagle, are the
pen and book, and the cup either with the serpent or the consecrated
wafer, which latter typifies the institution of the Eucharist. Some-
times the eagle has a nimbus or glory. This figures the Holy Ghost,
as the Jews made the eagle a symbol of the spirit. When the Baptist
and Evangelist are introduced in the same picture, as frequently
occurs, the latter may be known from his more youthful look as well
as by the above attributes. When associated with the other Apostles,
he is distinguished by his youth and flowing hair, or by his nearness
to the Saviour, and frequently by some token of peculiar love in the
position or aspect of the Master. On great occasions, at the church of
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by command of Domitiau, drank poison without injury. December
27, A. D. 09.

St. John Capistrano was a Franciscan friar, who after the
capture of Constantinople b}^ the Turks, was sent out to preach a
crusade for the defence of Christendom. At the siege of Belgrade, in
1456, when Mohammed was repulsed by the Hungarians, this saint
was seen, with his crucifix in hand, in the midst of the battle encour-
aging and leading on the soldiers. He died the same year, and in
1090 he was canonized. His attribute is the crucifix, or the standard
with the cross. A colossal statue of him is on the exterior of the
cathedral at Vienna. He has a Turk under his feet, while he bears
in one hand a standard, and in the other a cross. October 23,
A. D. 145G.

St. John Chrysostom {Lat. S. Johannes Chrysostom ; Ital. San
Giovanni Crisostomo, San Giovanni Bocca d' Oro ; Fr. St. Jean Chry-
sostome). This saint is always called by his Greek appellative, which
signifies, "of the golden mouth." He was born at Antioch in 344.
He was of an illustrious family. His father died while he was still
young, and his mother, Arthusia, remained a widow that she might
devote herself entirely to her son. At twenty he had won renown
by the eloquence of his pleas, for he was an advocate, but he greatly
desired to retire from the world as a hermit. The entreaties of his
mother prevented this until he was about twenty-eight, when in spite
of all he fled to the wilderness near, and led a life of such rigor as to
destroy his health and oblige him to return to Antioch. Soon after
this, Flavian ordained him a priest; and tradition declares that at
the moment of his ordination a white dove descended on his head.
This signified his especial inspiration from the Holy Spirit; and truly
thereafter, he seems, as a Christian orator, to have been assisted of
God. Only Paul is ranked above him. He saved the people of his
native city by his eloquence, when they had so offended the Emperor
Theodosius that he had threatened them with dreadful punishment.
So much was he V)eloved at Antioch, that when chosen Patriarch of
Constantinoyne he had to go away secretly before the peoj)le could
interfere to retain him. At Constantinople he lived a life of humble
self-denial, b\it entertained the stranger and the j)<)or witli kind
hospitality. His enthusiasm, his ])()otic imagination, his elegant
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one inspired ; and he preached so fearlessly against the irregular-
ities of the Empress Eudoxia, of the monks, and all the customs
of the court, that he was banished from the city. The people
obliged the emperor to recall him ; but again he was inexorable in
his denunciations, and again was sent into exile. His guards treated
him so cruelly that he perished from exposure and fatigue. He
was sixty-three years old, and had been bishop ten years. It was
thirty years after his death when his remains were removed to
Constantinople, and the Emperor Theodosius, advancing as far as
Chalcedon to meet them, fell prostrate on the coffin and implored
the forgiveness of the saint in the names of Arcadius and Eudoxia,
his guilty parents. St. John Chrysostom died September 14, a. u.
407. The Greeks keep his festival November 13, and the Latin
Church, January 27.

St. John Gualberto (Ital. San Giovanni Gualberto ; Fr. St.
Jean Gualbert, or Calbert) was born at Florence. His family was
rich and noble, and he received an education befitting his rank. He
had but one brother, Hugo, whom he passionately loved. While John
was still young, Hugo was slain by a gentleman with whom he had a
quarrel. John, with the consent and encouragement of his parents,
determined to pursue the murderer to the death. It happened that
on Good Friday, at evening, as John left Florence for his father's
country-house, he took the road which leads to the church of San
Miniato-del-Monte. In ascending the hill he met his brother's assas-
sin, and drew his sword to kill him, feeling that a just God liad thus
delivered his enemy into his hand. The wretched man fell on his
knees, imploring mercy. He extended his hand in the form of a cross,
and reminded John that Jesus had died on the cross praying for
pardon for his murderers. John felt himself moved by a great strug-
gle ; and the conflict between his desire for revenge and his wish to
act as a Christian was so great that he trembled from head to foot.
But at length, praying to God for strength, he lifted his enemy; and
embracing him, they parted. John, overpowered with emotion, had
scarcely strength to enter the church, where he knelt before the
crucifix at the altar. Here he wept bitterly, and all the horror of
the crime he had been about to commit was vividly impressed on his
mind. He prayed for pardon ; and as he raised his eyes to the face
of Jesus, he beheld the holy head bowed in sign of forgiveness. This

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miracle completed the great change already begun in liim, and he
determined to leave tlje world. He took the Benedictine habit, and
entered the monastery of San Miniato. When the abbot died, John
was elected to succeed him ; but he would not accept the office, and
leaving the convent, retired to the Yallombrosa, in the Apennines,
about twenty miles from San Miniato. At first he had but two com-
panions in his retreat, but the fame of his sanctity attracted numbers
to him ; and thus originated the Order of Vallombrosa, of which this
saint was the founder. They adopted the Rule of St. Benedict, but
revived some of the severities which had fallen into disuse, and insti-
tuted others, especially that of silence. The pope confirmed this new
order, and before the death of the saint twelve houses were filled
with his followers, in different places. The Church of the Trinita at
Florence belonged to them, and in it is preserved the miraculous
crucifix before which John knelt on that memorable Good Friday
night. The ruins of the monastery of Salvi, near Florence, which
■was of the Vallombrosa, show by their extent what its importance
must have been. John was most strict in his humility and simpli-
city, and was so shocked at the way in which his disciples at !Moscetta
embellished their convent that he prophesied some fearful punishment
for them. Shortly after, an inundation destroyed a large part of their
buildings. He was also distinguished for his determined opposition to
the practice of simony, by which many ecclesiastics dishonored the
Church in his time. Pietro di Pavia had purchased the archbishopric
of Florence. He was a man of notoriously bad character. John
denounced him publicly. Pietro sent soldiers to burn and pillage
San Salvi, and several monks were murdered. Still Gualberto would
not be silent ; and it is probable that his order would have been
destroyed by the powerful wickedness of Pietro, had not one of the
monks, called Peter Igncus, demanded the ordeal by fire. He stood
the test triumphantly, and the archbishop was deposed. Several mir-
acles, like that of multiplying the food when the monks were in want,
are attributed to this saint. The Vallombrosians had fine libraries
and many works of art, before they were despoiled. These pictures
are now scattered in galleries. Cimabue painted his famous Madonna
for them, and Andreii del Sarto his Cenacolo. (Hiall>erto meeting the
murderer is represented in a little tal)ernacle which has been erected
on the spot where the encounter took place. July 12, a. d. 1073.

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St. John de Matha {Sp. San Juan de Mata) was a native of
Faucon, in Provence. He was born in 1154, and his parents were of
noble family. Like so many saints, he was consecrated to God by
his mother, whose name was Martha. He was a student in the Uni-
versity at Paris, and after becoming famous for his piety was ordained
a priest. The first time he celebrated the mass he had a vision of an
angel, whose hands crossed over each other rested on the heads of
two slaves who knelt on each side of him. On the breast of the
white robe which tlie angel wore, was a cross of red and blue. Felix
de Valois, another holy man, was a friend of the saint ; and when
John had told him the vision, and that he regarded it as an inti-
mation from heaven that he was to labor for the relief of prisoners
and captives, the two determined to found a new order having this
labor for its object. It was called "The Order of the Holy Trinity
for the Redemption of Captives." John and Felix went to Rome for
the confirmation of their w'ork, and were most kindly received ; for
the pope had also had a vision of an angel with two captives chained,
one of whom was a Moor, the other a Christian, which taught that
all races and religions were to be benefited by this new brotherhood.
The parent institution of the order w^as that of Cerfroy, but they
were called Mathurins, and had a monastery in Paris near the street
still called by their name. At Rome they were given the church and
convent on Monte Celio, so beautifully situated, and from the ancient
barque in front of it called Santa Maria della Xavicella. Having
obtained followers and money, John sent his disciples, and went him-
self to various places in Africa and Spain, and exchanged and ransomed
prisoners and brought them home. This was a most noble work ; for
no class of Christians so needed assistance as those who had been
made prisoners and then slaves during the fierce wars of those times.
He had delivered hundreds, when, being about to sail with one hun-
dred and twenty slaves, the infidels became furious and tore up his
sails and broke his rudder. But he used his mantle and those of his
disciples as sails, and praying God to be his pilot, the ship was quietly
wafted to Ostia. But the health of the saint was so feeble that he
was not able to go even to Paris, and after two years of suffering he
died at Rome. February 8, a. d. 1213.

St. John Nepomuck {Ital. San Giovanni Nepomuceno ; Ger.
Heil. Johannes von Nepomuk ; Sp. San Juan Nepomuceno). This

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saint was the confessor of the good and beautiful princess Joan of
Bavaria, who was unfortunately married to the cruel Wenceslaus IV.
of Germany. John knew there was no earthly recompense for such
woes as his empress endured, and he earnestly endeavored to so lead
her religiously that she might suffer with patience the hardness of
her life. At length Wenceslaus commanded him to reveal the con-
fession of the empress. This the saint refused to do, and imprison-
ment and torture failed to break his silence. At length the empress
by prayers and tears obtained his release. She dressed his wounds
and nursed him with her own hands. Then he returned to court and
preached as usual ; but, knowing the uncertainty of his life, he first
chose the text, " Yet a little while and ye shall not see me." He
endeavored to prepare himself and all who heard him for death. Not
long after, as he approached the palace, the emperor saw him from
the window, and being seized with one of his tempers, he ordered him
to be brought before him. Again he demanded the confession of the
empress. The saint kept perfect silence. Then the emperor com-
manded the guards to throw him over the parapet of the bridge into
the Moldau. Tiic legend relates that, as he sank, five stars hovered
over tlie spot, which, when the emperor saw them, so distracted him
tliat he fled and hid for some time in the fortress of Carlstein. The
empress greatly mourned, and the people carried his body in proces-
sion to the Church of the Holy Cross. When Prague was besieged
in 1G20, it is believed that St. John Nepomuck fought with his
people. The empress did not long survive her faithful friend nnd
confessor. He was a canon regular of St. Augustine. He is patron
saint of bridges and running water in Austria and Bohemia. His
statue stands on the bridge at Prague on the very spot whence he
was thrown down. Five stars are his proper attribute. Sometimes he
has his finger on his mouth ; sometimes a padlock on his mouth or in
liis hand in token of silence. He is patron of discretion and silence,
and protoftor against slander. May 10, a. d. 1383.

St. John and St. Paul were brothers and Roman officers in the
service of Constantia. Tlioy were put to death by Julian the Apos-
tate. Their church on the brow of the Coelian Hill is on tlie spot
where their house stood, which is one of the most lovely in ancient
Home. It has existed since 490. Tlio church at Venice which
bears their name was built by colonies from the convent of St. John

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and St. Paul at Rome. It is filled with most interesting monuments,
but none exist in honor of these saints. In art they are always
represented together, and their attributes are the military dress with
the sword. June 2G, about 3G2.

St. Joseph {Lat. S. Josephus ; Ital. San Giuseppe ; Fr. St.
Joseph ; Ger. Der Heilige Josef). Joseph was always honored among
the saints, but signally so since the sixteenth century. The great
honor which God conferred upon him in selecting him to be the
guardian of the Virgin and her Divine Son is sufficient proof that
he was a holy man. The Scripture account leads us to conclude that
he was gentle and tender as well as just. He was of the lineage of
David and the tribe of Judah, — a carpenter, and dwelt in Nazareth.
This is the sum of the positive knowledge we have of him. Legends
are the source of all other opinions concerning him. In these there
is great difference regarding his age. Many think that he was a wid-
ower when he espoused Mary.^ In early art he was made very old,
and some monks averred that he was more than fourscore at the time
of his marriage to Mary. In later years he has been represented of
mature middle-age, strong and able to fulfil the duty of providing for
his charge. One attribute of age has however been handed down from
the earliest time, the crutch or cane, and is seldom omitted. The
legend of the marriage of Mary and Joseph is given in the Protevan-
gelion and History of Joseph, in these words : " When Mary was
fourteen years old, the priest Zacharias (or Abiathar, as he is else-
where called) inquired of the Lord concerning her, what was right
to be done ; and an angel came to him and said, ' Go forth and call
together all the widowers among the people, and let each bring his
rod (or wand) in his hand ; and he to whom the Lord shall sliow a
sign, let him be the husband of Mary.' And Zacharias did as the
angel commanded, and made proclamation accordingly. And Joseph
the carpenter, a righteous man, throwing down his axe, and taking
his staff in his hand, ran out with the rest. When he appeared be-
fore the priest, and presented his rod, lo ! a dove issued out of it, —
a dove dazzling white as snow, and after settling on his head, flew
toward heaven. Then the high-priest said to him, *Thou art the
person chosen to take the Virgin of the Lord, and to keep her for

1 St. Jerome asserts that he was always virgin.

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Him.' And Joseph was at first afraid, and drew back, but afterward
he took her home to his house, and said to her, ' Behold, I have
taken thee from the Temple of the Lord, and now I will leave thee
in my house, for I must go and follow my trade of building. I will
return to thee, and meanwhile the Lord be with thee and watch
over thee.' So Joseph left her, and Mary remained in her house."
Jerome makes a difference which artists have followed. He relates
that among the suitors for Mary was the son of the high-priest, and
that they all deposited their wands in the Temple over night. Kext
morning, Joseph's rod had blossomed. The others, in their dis-
appointment, broke their wands and trampled on them ; while one,
Agabus, who was of noble race, fled to Mt. Carmel and became an
anchorite. In many pictures the espousals take place in the open
air, and various places outside the Temple, having no appearance of
the sacrament of marriage. This is explained by the fact that among
the Jews marriage was a civil contract rather than a religious cere-
mon}'. Joseph's next appearance, in the legends, is on the journey to
Bethlehem. The way, so long and weary to the suffering Virgin, is
described, and the Protevangelion tells that " when Joseph looked
back, he saw the face of Mary, that it was sorrowful, as of one in
pain ; but when he looked back again she smiled. And when they
were come to Bethlehem there w-as no room for them in the inn,
because of the great concourse of people. And Mary said to Joseph,
'Take me down, for I suff'er.'" Another legend relates that Joseph
sought a midwife, but when he returned with her to the stable Mary
was sitting with her infant on her knees, and the place was filled
with a light far brigliter than that of noonday. And the Hebrew
woman in amazement said, " Can this be true 1 " And Mary replied,
"It is true: as there is no child like unto my son, so there is no
* woman like unto his mother." Four times God sent angelic mes-
sengers to guide Joseph in the execution of his important mission.
First, he assured him of the purity of Mary, and tliat he need fear
notliing in taking her to wife. The legends say tliat after waking
from this vision, he " entreated forgiveness of Mary for having
wronged her even in thought." The second dream commanded him
to fleo into Egypt. The pictures of the Flight, and of the Repose,
which is an incident of the flight, represent the watchful care of
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and ranges from two to seven years. The third vision told Joseph
to return to Judaea, and a fourth guided him on the journey. After
the return to Nazareth, Joseph is associated only with a quiet, indus-
trious life, and the training of his foster-son to the trade of a car-
penter. The time of Joseph's death is also a disputed point. Some
assert that it occurred when Jesus was eighteen years old, while some
make it nine years later. One of the most interesting accounts of
this event is found in an Arabian history of Joseph the Carpenter.
Jesus is supposed to relate it to his disciples. He tells that Joseph
acknowledged him as the "Redeemer and Messiah," and speaks thus
of Mary : " And my mother, the Virgin, arose, and she came nigh
to me and said, '0 my beloved Son, now must the good old man die ! '
And I answered, and said unto her, ' 0 my most dear mother, needs
must all created beings die ; and Death will have his rights, even over
thee, beloved mother : but death to him and to thee is no death, only
the passage to eternal life ; and this body I have derived from thee
shall also undergo death.' " Then after giving an account of the
death scene, he says, "I and my mother Mary, we wept with them,"
alluding to the sons and daughters of Joseph who were about him
weeping. Then follows an account of a struggle between good and
bad spirits for the soul of Joseph ; but at last Gabriel comes to clothe
it with a robe of brightness and bear it to heaven. On account of
this triumphant end, Joseph came to be invoked as the patron of
death-beds. His death is often represented in family chapels which
are consecrated to the dead. The 20th of July had been observed
in the East with great solemnity as the anniversary of Joseph's
death for many years before he was popular in the West. It was the
custom to read publicly homilies upon his life and death ; and many
of them are very curious and ancient, dating from the fourth century
in some cases. There is great significance in the different modes of
representing this saint, and in the attributes given him. He regards
Mary with veneration mingled with tender care and thoughtfulness.
In the pictures of the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, and in
many Holy Families, he is in an attitude of quiet and contemplative
admiration ; and while treated with dignity is never made an important
point in the picture. In the flight, and in the repose in Egypt, he is
the care-taker and guide, and the importance of his trust is made ap-
parent. He sometimes holds the Infant, or bears him in his arms.

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in token of his high office of providing for him ; and at the same time
carries a hly, the emblem of chastity, or his budded rod, in token of
the purity of the rehition between himself and ^Mary. Sometimes he
gathers dates, leads the ass which bears the Virgin and Child, and
carries the wallet and staff of the pilgrim. When he kneels before
the Infant and presents a flower, it is an act of homage on the part
of the saint. His dress should be a gray tunic and a saffron-colored
mantle. March 19.

St. Jovita or Giovita. See St. Faustinus.

St. Juan de Dios was the founder of the Order of the Hospi-
tallers, or Urothers of Charity ; in fact, he may be said to be the
founder of the same class of institutions in all countries ; — of
our own hospitals and asylums for the poor, the " Maisons de
Charite " of France, the " Barmherzigen Briider " of Germany, the
*' Misericordia " of Italy, and the "Caritad" of Spain. He was the
son of poverty, born in Monte-Mayor, Portugal, in 1495. He had
no education, but was piously reared by his mother. "When Juan
was but nine years old, he was so charmed by the stories of a priest
who was entertained by his parents, and who had travelled far and
wide, that he went awa}'^ with him without the knowledge of his
family. Ttie priest for some reason left him utterly alone in Oropesa,
a village of Castile. He entered the service of a shepherd, where he
remained until he entered the army. He was reckless and dissipated
as a soldier, and yet at times was greatly moved by recollections
of the piety of his mother and the lessons of his childhood. He met
with many adventures, and narrowly escaped death from wounds and
accidents. Being set to guard some booty taken from the enemy, he
fell asleep, and the prize was carried off. His commanding officer
ordered him hanged on the spot ; but after the rope was around his
neck, a superior officer who chanced to pass, released him on the con-
dition that he should leave the camp. He returned to his old occu-
pation in Oropesa ; but his restless mind gave him no peace, and in
1532 he joined the troops raised for the Hungarian war. At the
end of the strife, he returned to his native place, making a pilgrimage
to Compostella on his way. Here lie was so seized with remorse,
when he learned that his parents had died of grief for his desertion
of them, that his reason was impaired. Having no money, he became
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to meditation and prayer, and determined to do some good in order
to atone as much as possible for his past sins. He rememi)ered tlie
sad and wretched condition of the poor, and of captives and prisoners,
of whom he liad seen many dnring his wanderings. At length he
determined to devote himself to their relief, and even, if possible, to
be a martyr. He went to Gibraltar, and there saw a Portugnese
noble, who, with his family, was exiled to Ceuta, in Africa. He
entered the service of these distressed people. They suffered much
from sickness and poverty, and Juan became their only support. He
hired himself as a laborer, and toiled for them until they received aid
from other sources. Then returning to Spain he travelled about,
selling religious books and pictures, and doing all in his power for
the poor until he was told in a vision, " Go, thou shalt bear the cross
in Granada." The miraculous bearer of this message was a radiant
child who held a pomo-de-Granada (pomegranate) in his hand. Juan
came into Granada at the time of the celebration of St. Sebastian's
festival. He was already much excited in mitid ; and the exhorta-
tions of the famous preacher, St. John of Avila, roused in him such
sorrow for his sins that he seemed as one bereft of his senses. He
was talien to a mad-house, and, as the custom was, scourged every
day until the blood flowed freely from his wounds. The same
preacher referred to was filled with pity for him, and by patient
attendance restored him to reason and liberty. John obtained a little
shed for his home, and here founded the first Hospital of Charity ;
for he began the practice of bringing here the most wretched ones
he could find, and of begging for their support. At first he could
provide for but two or three, but would himself lie outside on
the ground for the sake of sheltering an additional one. Soon he
succeeded in obtaining a large circular building, in the centre of
which was kept a great fire ; and here he often gathered two hundred
homeless wretches. He gave up the idea of martyrdom, and devoted
himself with wonderful zeal to the relief of the misery about him.
He made no rules for any order, and does not appear to have con-
templated the establishment of one, and yet he " bequeathed to
Christendom one of the noblest of all its religious institutions." In
France he has the title of 'Me bienheureux Jean de Dieu, Pere des
Pauvres." His proper attributes are the pomegranate and cross.
Often he is painted with a beggar kneeling before him. " The Charity

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of San Juan de Dios," painted by Murillo for the Church of the
" Caritad " at ^Seville, represents him staggering beneath the burden
of a dying beggar, whom he is bearing through a storm to his hospital.
It is said that few behold this picture without tears. March 8,

A. I). 1 ")")0.

St. Juan de la Cruz. He is mentioned by Mr. Stirling as "a
holy man who was frequently favored with interviews with our
Saviour, and who, on one of these occasions, made an uncouth
sketcii of the Divine apparition, which was long preserved as a
relic in the convent of the Incarnation at Avila." He was the first
barefooted Carmelite, and is famous for his terrible austerities and
penances. He was the ally of St. Teresa in all her reforms, and
is frequently represented with her. Books with the titles of his
writings are often introduced into lus pictures. November 24,
A. D. 1591.

Judas Iscariot {Ital. Giuda Scariota ; Fr. Judas Iscariote).
The silence of the Gospel concerning the life of Judas before he
became a disciple is more than filled by the legends of the Middle
Ages. They relate that he was of the tribe of Keuben, and that his
mother dreamed before his birth that he would murder his father,
commit incest with his mother, and betray his God for money. Hor-
rified at this prospect, his parents determined that he should not
live to fulfil such prophecies ; so they put him in a chest and threw
it into the sea, but the chest was washed on shore, and the child taken
by a certain king and reared as his son. This king had a son whom
Judas hated from the natural ugliness of his disposition. At length
he killed him in a quarrel, and fled to Juda-a and was employed
as a page by Pontius Pilate, who was attracted by tlie comeliness
of his person. In course of time, he fulfils the dreadful prophecies
regarding his parents, and at length learns from his mother the
secret of his birth. He is filled with horror of himself, and having
heard of the power of Christ to forgive sins, he seeks to become his
follower. Jesus receives him, knowing all. Judas now adds avarice
to his other vices, and becomes so completely corru})t as to fit
liim for the awful destiny foreshadowed for him. The bribery,
betrayal, r(q)entance, and death follow according to the Scri])ture
account. His repentance is in some cases most vividly portrayed.
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he invokes Despair, who brings to him all kinds of implements of
death and bids him choose from them. He is represented, too, with
an imp upon his shoulder, figuring the Satan that entered into him.
The Mohammedans believe that Christ ascended alive into heaven,
and that Judas was crucified in his likeness. But his death has been
variously represented in art. Those who have painted him as hang-
ing with his bowels gushing out have seemingly made a mistake.
The more reasonable version is, that having hanged himself he fell,
and from the fall he " burst asunder." One tradition is that he was
found hanging, and thrown over the parapet of the Temple and dashed
in pieces. Expression has been given to the wildest imaginations
concerning him. An old miniature makes demons toss his soul from
hand to hand like a ball. The horror of this restlessness is a fearful
thought. The "bursting asunder" was considered a special judg-
ment, in order that his soul should escape from his bowels, and not
be breathed out through the lips that had betrayed Christ. The
idea is represented by a demon taking the soul, in the usual form of
a little child, from the bowels. The ugliness of person and expression
given to Judas in pictures appeals to our feeling, although not in
harmony with the legend ; and it does not seem that such a man would
have been allowed in the company of the twelve. The proper color
for him is a dirty yellow. At Venice the Jews w^ere formerly com-
pelled to wear hats of this Judas color, while in Spain and Italy
niialefactors and galley slaves are clothed in it.

St. Jude. See St. Simon.

Judith and Holofernes. In the seventeenth year of the reign
of Nabuchodonosor, King of Nineveh, he went out to battle with King
Arphaxad of Ecbatane ; and he sent to all the people round that they
should join his army and help him to conquer the Modes. But the
people scorned the commands of Nabuchodonosor, and did not join his
army. Then was he wroth, and he swore to destroy those nations
which would not acknowledge him for the king of the whole earth.
So he sent Holofernes, who was the chief captain of the army of the
Assyrians, and gave him commands to go forth and destroy the cities
and exterminate the people who had scorned his authority. Holo-
fernes did so ; and when he came to the city of Bethulia, he sat
down before it to besiege it. He was advised not to attack the city,
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but to seize the fountain outside the city and thus cut off their water,
80 that the people of Bethulia would fall dead in their own streets
from thirst. Holofernes received this advice, and seized the fountain.
Now, when all the water in the city was gone, the women and children
began to drop with faintness, and the men were ready to perish ; then
came they to Ozias, the chief of the city, and they said, " It is better
that we deliver us up to the Assyrians than that we die thus;" and
Ozias reasoned with them that God would deliver them, but they
would not hearken. Then Ozias said, " Let us wait five days ; and if
God does not send rain to fill our cisterns, neither deliver us in any
other way, then we will deliver us up to the enemy." Now there
was in Bethulia a widow, Judith, and she was exceeding beautiful
and very pious. She had been a widow three years and four months,
and she had " fasted all the days of her widowhood, save the eves of
the Sabbaths and the eves of the new moons, and the feasts and the
solemn days of the house of Israel." She was, moreover, very rich
in lands and servants, cattle and money, and beautiful apparel and
jewels. Now she was thought very wise, and her opinion greatly
esteemed. She did not approve of the decision of the people, and told
Ozias and the other chief men that they had done wrong ; that God
was not a man that his counsels should be limited or a time set for
him to deliver them ; and she said she would go forth out of the city
with her waiting-woman, and that before the time they had promised
to deliver up the city should come, God would give their enemies into
her hand. So she went, and prayed God to be with her, to allow her
to sway the heart of Holofernes by the pleasant words she would speak
and by the sight of her beauty. Then she put off her widow's gar-
ments, and she dressed herself in the apparel which she wore in the
days of Manasses her husband ; she plaited her hair, and put a tire
upon it, ** and she took sandals upon her feet, and put about her her
bracelets and her chains and her rings and all her ornaments, and
decked herself bravely, to allure the eyes of all men that should see
her." And when she had taken wine and figs and bread and parched
corn, she put them in a bag and gave to her waiting-woman, and
they proceeded to the gate of the city ; and Ozias and all who saw
her wondered at her great and dazzling beauty. So went she forth ;
and when she was come to the camp of Holofernes, those who saw her
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honor. Now, when Holofernes saw her, from that moment he desired
to have her ; but he questioned her of herself, and why she had thus
come. Then she told him that her people were wicked in that they
did not submit to his command, and that to this sin they were about
to add that of drinking the wine which had been kept for the use of
the Temple, and that she, foreseeing the destruction which must come
for all this sin, had sought his presence. She added that she would
remain with him, going out every night into the valley to pray ; and
that when the wicked designs of her people were accomplished she
would tell him, and then he could go forth with his array and con-
quer them without difficulty. So she remained, and Holofernes
offered her food ; but she said, " I will not eat thereof, lest there be
an offence ; but provision shall be made for me of the things that I
have brought." And when he said, " If thy provision should fail ] "
she answered, ''As thy soul liveth, my lord, thine handmaid shall
not spend those things that I have, before the Lord work by mine
hand the things that he hath determined." So he gave her a tent ;
and she and her waiting-woman dwelt there, going out every night
into the valley. Now on the fourth day Holofernes made a feast for
his own servants, and called none of his officers to it. And he sent
Vagao, the eunuch who had charge of all that he had, to invite Judith
to this feast; and she arose and decked herself and went. "Now,
when Judith came in and sat down, Holofernes his heart was ravished
with her, and his mind was moved, and he desired greatly her com-
pany; for he waited a time to deceive her, from the day that he had
seen her." Then Holofernes urged her to eat and drink, which she
did, such things as her maid prepared for her ; and she said, " I will
drink now, my lord, because my life is magnified in me this day,
more than all the days since I was born." Holofernes took great
delight in her, and drank much more wine than he had ever drank
at any time before in one day. At last, when evening was come the
servants retired, and Vagao shut the tent, and Judith was alone with
Holofernes, and he was drunk with the wine. Then Judith, praying
to God to assist her, took down his sword which was at his head,
and she took hold of the hair of his head and said, " Strengthen me,
0 Lord God of Israel, this day." And she smote him twice upon his
neck, and took away his head. Then she pulled down the canopy,
and went forth and gave the head to her maid, who put it in her

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meat-bag, and they went forth into the valley, as was their custom.
But now they kept on till they came to Bethulia ; and Judith called
to the watchman when they were still afar otf. And when her voice
was heard, all the city hastened to hear what news she might bring.
And she commanded them to praise God, and showed them the head
of Ilolofcrnes and the silken canopy. Then Judith gave an order
that they should hang the head on the highest i»art of the wall, and
when the morning should come every man should take his weapon
and go forth as if to battle ; then the Assyrians would go to the tent
of Holofernes, and fear should fall upon them, and they would flee
before the men of Bethulia. And it was all as she said. Now, when
Vagao knocked at the door of the tent, he had no answer, — he went
not in, for he thought that Holofernes had slept with Judith, — but
when he could hear no one he entered, and found the body from which
the head had been cut away. Then was the Assyrian camp filled with
dismay, and they fled into every way of the plain and of the hill coun-
tr3\ And the children of Israel fell upon them, and smote them, and
chased them beyond Damascus. And the tent of Holofernes with all
its rich appointments was given to Judith ; and the men of Bethulia
spoiled the camp of the Assyrians. Then Judith sang a song of tri-
umph ; and she went to Jerusalem, and gave the tent and all its
belongin^xs to the sanctuary, and they feasted there for three months.
And Judith lived to be one hundred and five years old; but she
would not marry, though many desired her. And the people of
Israel esteemed her according to her worth ; and when she died they
of Bethulia mourned her seven days, and buried her by the side of
her husband, Manasses.

St. Julia (/>. Ste. Julie ; Ital. Santa Giulia) was a noble virgin,
who is often represented with the Brescian saints. She was martyred
at Corsica, and her relics carried to Brescia, where a church and con-
vent were dedicated to her. She is painted young, lovely, and richly
attired. She died in tlie fifth century. May 22.

Julian the Apostate. Julian, Flavins Claudius, Emperor of
Rome, nephew of Constantino the Great. Famous for his attempt
to re-establish paganism. Born at Constantinople in 331, died of a
wound received in battle near Ctesiphon, when fighting against Sapor,
King of Persia, being thirty-two years old. Wiien young, he was kept
in obscurity by his cousin Constantius, from jealousy. He was first

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taught by Christian bishops, and was then a pupil of the school at
Atheus, and intimately associated with men distinguished for wonder-
ful piety and learning. His defenders plead that he revolted from
the Church on account of its intolerance of philosophy. But if he
hated intolerance, how must he have hated himself; for he persecuted
those he called persecutors, and became a fanatic in his opposition to
religion. For the legend of his death, see St. Mercurius.

St. Julian Hospitator [Ital. San Giuliano Ospitale ; Fr. St. Ju-
lien I'Hospitalier) was a count, and lived in great state. He hunted
and feasted continually. One day, as he pursued a deer it turned on
him and said, " Thou who pursuest me to the death shalt cause the
death of thy father and thy mother ! " He stopped affrighted, and
resolved to flee from his parents in order not to fulfil the prophecy.
So he went into a far country. The king of this country received
him kindly, and gave him a rich and lovely widow for his wife, with
whom he lived so happily as to forget his home and the prophecy.
But his ftither and mother had put on the attire of pilgrims, and set
out to find their son. Now, while Julian was absent at court, they
arrived at his house, and Basilissa, his wife, showed them every kind-
ness, and put them in her own bed to sleep. The next morning,
while she was gone to church to thank God for having brought them
to her, Julian returned. He entered his chamber, and in the dim
light saw two people in bed, and one of them a bearded man. Seized
with furious jealousy, he drew his sword and slew them both. Rush-
ing out, he met his wife. Astonished, he asked who was in his bed,
and hearing the truth was as one dead. He then wept bitterly, and
exclaimed, *'Alas! by what evil fortune is this, that what I sought
to avoid has come to pass 1 Farewell, my sweet sister ! I can never
again lie by thy side, until I have been pardoned by Christ Jesus for
this great sin!" But she replied, "Nay, my brother, can I allow
thee to depart, and without me ? Thy grief is my grief, and whither
thou goest I will go." So they travelled till they came to a stream
swollen by mountain torrents, in which many who tried to cross were
drowned. Here Julian built a cell for himself and a hospital for the
poor ; and he constantly ferried the travellers over the river without
reward. At length, one stormy night in winter, when it seemed that
no boat could cross the stream, he heard a sad cry from the opposite
bank. He went over, and found a youth who was a leper dying from

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cold and weariness. In spite of his disease he carried hira over and
bore him in his arms to his own bed, and he and BusiUssa tended hira
till morning, when the leper rose np, and his face was transformed
into that of an angel, and he said, "Julian, the Lord hath sent me to
thee ; for thy penitence is accepted, and thy rest is near at hand."
And he vanished from sight. Then Julian and his wife fell down, and
praised God for his mercies ; and soon they died, for they were old, and
full of good works. He is patron saint of ferr^'men and boatmen, of
travellers and of wandering minstrels. His dress should be that of a
hermit ; his attribute a stag, which may be distinguished from that
of St. Hubert by the absence of the crucifix between the horns.
January 9, a. d. 313.

St. Julian of Rimini was of Cilicia ; and but little is known of
him l)eyund the fact tiiat he endured a prolonged martyrdom with
unfailing courage. Of this St. Chrysostom writes. He is represented
as young and graceful, but melancholy. He is richly dressed, and
caiTies the palm, the standard of victorj'', and the sword. March 16.

Julian. There are twelve saints of this name ; but the two given
above are the most important, and most frequently represented in art.

St. Justa, or Justina, and St. Rufina, patronesses of Seville.
These were the daughters of a potter of Seville. They sold earthen-
ware, and gave away all they made after supplying their bare neces-
sities. Some women went to buy of them vessels to be used in the
worship of Venus. The saints answered that they would sell nothing
for that purpose ; whereupon the women broke all tlieir ware, and
the populace seized them and bore them to the prefect. But first,
the saints destroyed the image of Venus. The}" were condemned to
the torture. Justa died on the rack, and Rufina was strangled. The
Giralda is their especial care, and it was believed tiiat this beautiful
tower was preserved by them in the terrible thunder-storm of 1504.
They are sometimes painted as muchachas (or of the humbler class),
and sometimes beautifully attired. They always bear palms and
alcarrazaif, or earthen pots. July 19, a. d. 304.

St. Justina of Antioch. See St. Cyprian. September 26,
A.D. 301.

St. Justina of Padua {Lat. Sancta Justina Patavina Urbis Pro-
tectrix ; Ital. Santa Giustina di Padova ; Fr. Ste. Justine de Pa-
doue) was a daughter of King Vitalicino, who was a Christian, and

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brought up his child in the same faith. After the death of her father
she was accused before the Emperor Maximian, who ordered her death
by the sword. She opened her arms, was pierced through the bosom,
and died. She is patroness of Padua and Venice ; and in the former
city there is a sumptuous church in her honor, which was founded in
453, and rebuilt in the sixteenth century. Her proper attribute is
the sword transfixing her bosom. Sometimes the unicorn, which be-
longs to Justina of Antioch, is also given to this saint, which causes
confusion between the two. The unicorn attending a female is also
the emblem of chastity; when it accompanies Justina of Padua, the
Venetian costume, or Venice itself, or else St. Mark in the distance,
will usually decide ; but when the female is alone or with a company
of martyrs and the unicorn, it is Justina of Antioch. October 7,
A. D. 303.

St. Lambert of Maestricht {Ital. San Lamberto ; Fr. and
G€7\ Lambert, Lanbert, or Landbert). This name signifies, " illustri-
ous with landed possessions." He was Bishop of Maestricht, but was
exiled and recalled in 677. It is said that when an acolyte he car-
ried burning coals in the folds of his surplice to kindle the incense ;
this typifies his fervor. The cause of his death is given in two ways.
One account is that two brothers who had robbed the church of
Maestricht were slain without the knowledge of the bishop, and
their kinsmen in revenge entered the house of Lambert, and mur-
dered all within. He was killed w4th a dart or javelin. The other
story is that, having boldly reproved Pepin d'Heristal for his love of
his mistress, the beautiful Alpaide, the grandmother of Charlemagne,
one of her relatives entered his dwelling and slew him. His attributes
are the palm and javelin September 17, a. d. 709.

Lamech. There is a Jewish tradition that after Lamech became
blind, he was hunting in a forest where Cain had concealed himself,
and mistaking the vagabond for a wild beast, he slew him with an
arrow, and afterwards killed his son, Tubal-Cain, who had pointed
out to him the thicket in which Cain had been. This is said to
explain Gen. iv. 23, " For I have slain a man to my wounding,
and a young man to my hurt." This legend has been illustrated
in an engraving by Lucas von Leyden, and in sculpture in the
cathedrals at Amiens and Modena as well as in the Campo Santo at
Pisa.

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Last Supper (Ital. II Cenacolo, LaCena; Fr. La C^ne ; Ger.
Das Abeiuliiiai]! Christi). This subject occupies a most important
place in art when iUustratiug the history of Christ as the Redeemer.
It has been treated in two distinct modes, — first, as a mystery, the
institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist ; again as illustrative
of the detection and exposure of Judas. Keeping this distinction
in mind will help to explain the differences in trea,tmeiit of the
various artists, and will influence the judgment in deciding points
connected with them ; as what seems irreverent and out of place in
a religious and devotional picture is quite admissible in one that
is barely historical.

St. Laurence {Lat. S. Laurcntius; Fr. St. Laurent; Ifal. and
Sp. San Lorenzo ; Ger. Der Heilige Laurentius, or Lorenz). Histori-
cally, but little is known of this saint. Even the time and place of
his birth are matters of doubt ; but that he existed, and was martyred
according to the general belief, is undoubtedly true. His legend re-
lates that he was a Spaniard, and a native of Osca, or Huesca, in
Aragon, where his parents are honored as SS. Orientius and Patienza.
He went to Rome when quite young, and by his exemplary life so
pleased Sixtus IL, then Bishop of Rome, that he made him his arch-
deacon, and gave the treasures of the Church into his care. When Six-
tus was condemned to death as a Christian, St. Laurence clung to him,
and desired to accompany him, saying, among other things, " St. Peter
suffered Stephen, his deacon, to die before him ; wilt thou not also
suffer me to prepare thy way?" Sixtus assured him that in three
days he would follow him, and that his sufferings would be far the
greatest, because, being younger and stronger, he could longer endure.
He also commanded Laurence to distribute the property of the Church
to the poor, so that the tyrant should never possess it. So Laurence
took the treasures, and sought through all Rome for the poor ; and he
came at night to the Ccclian Hill, where dwelt Cyriaca, who was a
devout widow, who often concealed the persecuted Christians and
cared for them. She was sick, and St. Laurence healed her by laying
his hands on her, and also washed the feet of the Christians in the
house, and gave them alms. Thus from house to house he dispensed
his charities, and prepared for his hastening martyrdom. The tyrant,
learning that the treasures were in his hands, ordered him to be
brought to the tribunal. He was required to tell where the treasures

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were; but this demand he refused, and was put into a dungeon under
the care of Hippolytus, whom he converted to Christianity with his
whole family, so that they were baptized. Being questioned again by
the prefect concerning the treasures, he promised that in three days
he would show them. The time arriving, he gathered the poor ones
to whom he had given aid together, and showed them to the tyrant,
saying, " Behold, here are the treasures of Christ's Church ! " The
prefect then ordered him to be tortured until he should tell what he
wished to know. But no horrors could subdue the saint ; and the
prefect ordered him to be carried by night to the baths of Olympias,
which were near the villa of Sallust, and a new torment inflicted on
him, which was that he should be stretched on an iron bed made of
bars like a gridiron, and roasted over a fire kindled beneath. This
was done; and all who saw were filled with horror of the tyrant
who could conceive such cruelty, and condemn so gentle and comely
a youth to such suffering. But Laurence was still unsubdued, and
cried out, "Assatus sum; jam versa et manduca" ("1 am done or
roasted ; now turn me and eat me "). And all were confounded by
his endurance. Then he looked to heaven, and said, " I thank thee,
0 my God and Saviour, that I have been found worthy to enter into
thy beatitude ! " and so he died. The prefect and executioners went
away, and Hippolytus took the body and buried it in the Via Tibur-
tina. For this the tyrant commanded him to be tied to the tail of a
wild horse, and so he was martyred. Soon after, this prefect, as he sat
in the amphitheatre, was seized with pangs of death, and cried out to
St. Laurence and Hippolytus, as he gave up the ghost. In Rome six
churches have been dedicated to St. Laurence; in Spain, the Escurial;
in Genoa, a cathedral ; and in England, about two hundred and
fifty churches, besides many others in all Christendom. St. Laurence
is connected with the death of the Emperor Henry IL by the follow-
ing legend. One night, as a hermit sat in his hut he heard a sound
as of a host rushing past. He opened his window, and called out to
know who they could be. The answer came, "We are demons.
Henry the Emperor is about to die at this moment, and we go to
seize his soul." The hermit then begged that on their return they
should tell him the result of their errand. This they promised, and
after a time that same night they came again and knocked at the
window. When the hermit questioned of their success, the fiends

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swore that all had gone ill ; for they arrived just as the emperor ex-
pired, and were about to seize his soul when his good angel came to
save him. After a long dispute the Angel of Judgment (St. Michael)
laid his good and evil deeds in the scale, and the latter descended
and touched the earth, and the victory was to the demons, when, lo !
the roasted fellow (for so he wickedly called the saint) appeared, and
threw into the other scale the holy cup, which changed the balance
and defeated the fiends. But the demon had avenged himself by
breaking the handle off the cup, and this he gave the hermit. In
the morning the hermit hastened to the city and found Henry dead,
and one handle gone from the cup he had given the Church, and this
had disappeared in the night. St. Laurence is usually painted in the
rich dress of an archdeacon, bearing the palm and la graticola, or grid-
iron. But sometimes he carries a dish full of money, and the cross,
to signify his office of treasurer to the Church, and also of deacon, for
deacons bore the cross in processions. The gridiron varies in form
and size. Sometimes it is embroidered on his robe, suspended round
his neck, or borne in his hand ; and again he puts his foot on it in
triumph. Patron of Nuremberg, the Escurial, and Genoa. August
10, A. D. 258.

St. Lazarus {Lat and Ger. same as Eng. ; Fr. St. Lazare ; Ital.
San Lazarro ; Sp. San Lazaro, Lazarillo : signification, "God will
help"). This saint is venerated as the first bishop of ^Marseilles.
When seen in any pictures other than those of his resun-ection,
he wears, in common with many other saints, the bishop's dress ; but
as he is most frequently associated with Mary and Martha, he is not
easily mistaken. In rare instances a bier is seen in the background.
September 2.

St. Leander. Febn^ary 27, a. d. 596. See St. Isidore.

St. Leocadia was a native of Toledo. She was thrown into
prison during the persecution of Diocletian. "While there she was
told of the death of St. Eulnlia, who was her friend, and she ear-
nestly prayed that death might reunite them. Her i)rayer was soon
answered, and she died in prison. Another legend relates that she
was thrown down from a height of rocks, and a chapel was built on
the spot where she fell, and in it she was buried. "When St. Ilde-
fonso had written his treatise defending the doctrine of the porpctnal
virginity of the Motlicr of God, angels rolled the stune from the tomb

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of St. Leocadia, and she went to St. Ildefonso to tell him of the ap-
probation of his work in heaven. Before she could disappear he cut
a piece from the mantilla which she wore, and this relic was pre-
served as one of the Church treasures. She is patroness of Toledo,
and her statue surmounts the gate (Puerta del Cambron). She is
seen only in Spanish pictures. December 9, a. d. 304.

St. Leonard {Lat. S. Leonardus ; Ital. San Leonardo ; Fr.
St. Leonard, or Lionart : signification, " brave as a lion ") was a
courtier of the court of King Theodobert, and was much beloved by
the king for his cheerfulness and amiability. He was a Christian,
and especially delighted in visiting and relieving prisoners and cap-
tives ; and oftentimes the king pardoned those for whom he pleaded.
At length, weary of the court, he retired to a desert near Limoges,
and became a hermit. One day, as the king and queen, with all the
court, rode to the chase, the queen was seized with the pains of child-
bearing, and seemed likely to die. The spot where they were was
near the house of Leonard ; and he, hearing of this distress, came and
prayed for the queen, and she was soon safely delivered. Then the
king gave St. Leonard a portion of the forest, and he founded a re-
ligious community, but he would never accept any office above that
of deacon. His dress is that of a Benedictine or of a deacon, and his
attribute a chain. Sometimes he bears a crosier as founder of a com-
munity, and often slaves or captives are near him. November 6,
A. D. 559.

St. Leopold of Austria {Ger. Der Heilige Leopold, Luitpold,
or Leupold : signification, " bold for the people "). Leopold, Margrave
of Austria, was born in 1080. At twenty-six he married Agnes,
widow of Frederic, Duke of Suabia. She bore him eighteen chil-
dren, and eleven of them were living at his death. He founded the
splendid monastery of Kloster-Neuberg, on the Danube. The legend
relates that soon after his marriage he stood with Agnes on the bal-
cony of his palace of Leopoldsberg. They regarded the extensive view
before them, with Vienna near by ; and hand in hand, they vowed to
build and endow an edifice for the service of God in gratitude to Him
who had blest their love. Just at that moment the wind lifted, and
bore away the bridal veil of Agnes. Eight years from this time,
when hunting in a forest near by, Leopold found this veil on a
tree. He remembered his vow, ordered the forest cleared, and

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built the monastery of Kloster-Neuberg. A flourishing town was
built around it, and some of the finest vineyards in Austria were
here. The whole life of Leopold was that of a virtuous and just
man. He is one of the patron saints of Austria, and is represented
in armor. Sometimes he has a rosary in his hand. November 15,
A. D. 113G.

St. Lieven, or Livin, was a poet and a Benedictine missionary.
He was born in Ireland, and educated in the schools of that country,
famous in those days for their superiority. While pursuing his la-
bors near Ghent, he was cruelly martyred. His tongue was pulled
out, and then his head cut off. The mother of St. Brice had been
his hostess, and both she and her son were killed with St. Lieven.
He had written a hymn in honor of St. Bavon, within whose church
at Ghent he was buried ; and there his relics still repose. He is
sometimes painted holding his tongue with tongs. Eubens painted
this martyrdom with terrible truthfulness. November 12, a. d. G56.

St. Lioba. This saint was the most distinguished companion
of St. Walburga. She was a poet, and very learned for the time in
which she lived. Charlemagne and his Empress Hildcgarde were
very fond of Lioba, and would gladly have kept her with them as a
companion and counsellor, but she preferred her convent life. She
was buried at Fulda by the side of St. Boniface. September 28,
A.D. 779.

St. Longinus {Ital. San Longino ; Fr. St. Longin, Sainct
Lougis). This saint is known as being the " first fruits of the Gen-
tiles." He is said to be the centurion who pierced the Saviour's
side. The legend relates that soon after this act he touched his
eyes with his blood-stained hands, and instantly the weakness of
sight or Vilindness from which he had long suffered was cured.
^. He then sought the Apostles, and was baptized. After this he
preached in Ca^sarea, and converted numbera ; and being com-
manded to sacrifice to the pagan deities, he refused. Longinus was
desirous of the martyr's crown, and assured the governor, who was
blind, that after his own death the governor's sight should be re-
stored. Upon this ho was beheaded, and immediately the governor
was healed, and became a Christian. This legend is repudiated
by the Church, but the knowledge of it explains the importance
given to tlie centurion in many works of art. His dress is that

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of a Eoman soldier, and his attribute a spear or lance. He has
been patron saint of Mantua since the eleventh century, when his
rehcs were said to have been brought to that city. His statue is
under the dome of St. Peter's in Rome, because tradition says that
his lance or spear is still among the treasures of the Church.
March 1 5, a. d. 45.

St. Lorenzo Giustiniani was a Venetian of noble family. He
was born in 1380, and from his youth was enthusiastic in his piety.
Quirina, his mother, though young and beautiful, remained a widow
that she might devote herself to her son. At nineteen he believed
that he was called to a religious life by a miraculous vision. His
family desired him to marry, but he retired to the cloister of San
Giorgio-in-Alga. He came to his mother's palace to beg, " per i
poveri di Dio." She filled his wallet, and hid herself in her cham-
ber. He became so distinguished for his piety that he was made
Bishop of Castello. When the patriarchate of Grade was removed
to Venice, Lorenzo was the first to fill the office. The people so
revered him that they believed his prayers had saved them from
war, famine, and plague ; and his memory received general and en-
thusiastic homage long before he was canonized by Alexander VIII.
September 5, a. d. 1455.

St. Louis Beltran, or Bertrand {IfaLSan Ludovico Bertrando),
was born at Valencia. He became a celebrated Dominican, and was
a missionary. He lived in the sixteenth century. He was a friend
of St. Teresa. Feeling called to preach to the heathen, he went to
Peru ; but he declared that he encountered greater trials from the
wickedness of the Christians than from the ignorance of the hea-
then. He has no especial attribute ; but Peruvians or Peruvian
scenery often determines his personality. Espinosa placed himself
and his family under the care of this saint during the plague in
Valencia in 1647; and in consideration of their protection from
harm he painted a series of pictures, and placed them in the chapel
of the saint in the convent of San Domingo at Valencia. October 9,
A. D. 1581.

St. Louis Gonzaga, or St. Aloysius, was born in 1568. He
was the oldest son of the Marchese di Castiglione. He entered the
Society of Jesus when not yet eighteen years old. He became emi-
nently distinguished for his learning, piety, and good works, and died

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at Rome in 1591 of fever, which he contracted while nursing the sick.
He has no particiUar attribute, but his youth distinguishes him from
most saints of his order, a. d. 1501.

St. Louis, King of France (Lat. S. Ludovicus Rex ; Ital.
San Luigi, Re di Francia). Son of Louis VIII. and Blanche
of Castile. Boni in 1215 at Poissy. The holiness of Louis, his
talents and virtues, combined to make him respected and beloved
by all ; and even Voltaire said of him, " II n'est guere donne a
I'homme de pousser la vertu plus loin ! " The Franciscans claim
that lie put on their habit before embarking on his first crusade,
and that in it he died. He was a great collector of relics, for which
he had an extreme veneration. Baldwin IL secured his aid by sur-
rendering to him the crown of thorns ; and when it was brought from
Constantinople Louis carried it from Sens to Paris, barelieaded and
barefooted. Having also a piece of the " True Cross," he built the
beautiful chapel. La Sainte Chapelle, in honor of these precious relics.
In 1247, being very sick, he lay in a trance for hours. When he
awoke he exclaimed, *'La Lumiere de I'Orient s'est repandue du haut
du ciel sur moi par la grace du Seigneur, et m'a rappele d'entre les
morts ! " He then called the Archbisliop of Paris, and in spite of all
remonstrance from his priests and friends he commanded the cross of
the crusade to be affixed to his dress. The archbishop obeyed with
tears and sobs. As soon as his health allowed, he sailed for Egypt.
His wife and brothers went also ; and his arm}- of fifty thousand men
embraced the flower of the French nobility. After many disasters,
Louis was made prisoner. But his zeal never cooled, and he re-
garded all his soldiers who perished as martyrs of a noble type.
When ransomed, he spent tliree years in Palestine, and returned
to France, wliere he remained sixteen years. He was a wise ruler,
and repaired his losses and enlarged his kingdom. At the end of
this time he set out on a second crusade. Those whom he left as
children when he went at first, now made his army. After more
trials by disease and suffering, he died in his tent, lying upon ashes,
and wearing the dress of a penitent. A portion of his relics were
taken to Palermo, and placed in the church of Monreale. The re-
mainder were laid in St. Denis, but did not escape the destroyers in
the first revolution. His proper attributes are the crown of thorns,
his kingly crown and sword. August 25, a. d. 1270.

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St. Louis of Toulouse {Ital. San Ludovico Vescovo) was the
nephew of the kist-named saint, son of the King of Naples and
Sicily. Like his kingly uncle-saint, he was piously reared by his
mother. When he was but fourteen, his father, being made prisoner
by the King of Aragon, gave Louis and his brothers as hostages. He
became wearied of everything but religion, and in 1294, when he was
made free, he gave all his royal rights to his brother Robert, and
became a monk of the Order of St. Francis. He was then twenty-
two years old. Soon he was made Bishop of Toulouse ; and he set
out, barefooted and clothed as a friar, to take his new office. He
went into Provence on a charitable mission, and died at the castle of
Brignolles, where he was born. He was first buried at Marseilles,
then removed to Valencia, where he was enshrined. His pictures
represent him as young, beardless, and of gentle face. He has the
fleur-de-lys embroidered on his cope or on some part of his dress.
The crown which he gave away lies at his feet, while he bears the
mitre of a bishop. August 19, a. d. 1297.

Soeur Louise de la Misericorde, who was first the lovely
Louise de la Valliere, was never canonized as a saint, except in the
hearts of those to w^iom her sorrow and suffering, her repentance
and charities, have made her martyr and saint. She became a Car-
melite nun at thirty years of age, in 1674. She commanded Le Brun
to paint " Mary Magdalene Renouncing the World," as an altar-piece
for her convent. It has been thought a portrait of her ; but many
believe that another Magdalene by the same artist, which is in
Munich, is probably the best likeness of La Valliere.

St. Lucia {Eiig. St. Lucy, or Luce; Fr. St. Luce, or Lucie).
W^hen Diocletian was emperor and Pascasius was governor of Sicily,
this saint dwelt in Syracuse. She was a nol^le and virtuous maiden.
Her mother was named Eutychia. Lucia, without the knowledge of
her mother, had made the vow of chastity ; but her friends had her
betrothed to a rich young man who was not a Christian. Eutychia
being ill, her daughter persuaded her to visit Catania to pay her devo-
tions at the shrine of St. Agatha. While Lucia knelt beside the tomb
she had a vision of the saint, who addressed her thus, " 0 my sister
handmaid of Christ," and assured her that her mother was healed,
and that, as Catania had been blessed by Agatha, so Lucia should
obtain the favor of Heaven for Syracuse. Now, when her mother was

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healed, Lncia persuaded her to allow that she should remain single,
and wished her dowry to give to the poor. Her mother feared lest
she hhojild he a beggar before she died, and hoped to die soon if Lucia
thus distributed Ijer wealth. But the daughter so entreated and
argued that at length Eutychia consented willingly. Then Lucia
gave to the poor:»all she had. This so enraged the young pagan to
whom she was betrothed that he accused her to Pascasius as a
Christian. She was taken to this cruel governor, who ordered her to
sacrifice to the gods ; and when she would not, he condemned her to
be taken to a vile place and treated with indignity. She assured him
that he could not make her sin, although he could control her body j
for tliat was not sin to which the mind did not consent. Then the
tyrant in fury commanded her to be taken away ; but when they tried
they could not move -her. Then they fastened ropes to her, and
pulled her, but still she remained fixed. All the magicians and
sorcerers were brought, but their spells had no power on her. Then
they kindled a great fire about her; but she prayed that these
heathens might be confounded, and the fire did not harm her. At
this Pascasius was so enraged that a servant, in order to please him,
murdered her by piercing her throat with a poniard. Her body was
buried by the Christians on the very spot where she died ; and not
long after a church was erected there, and dedicated in her name.
This legend, which is one of the most ancient, does not speak of the
loss of her eyes, but more modern ones relate the following additional
story. There dwelt in Syracuse a youth, who having seen her but
once was so enamoured of her that he took every means to woo her,
and constantly protested that it was her wonderfully beautiful eyes
which so haunted him and possessed his soul that he could not rest.
Whereupon Lucia, considering the Scripture saying, " If thine eyo
offend thee, pluck it out," took out her eyes and sent them to the
young man on a dish, with this message, "Here hast thou what thou
hast so much desired ; and for the rest, I beseech thee, leave me now
in ])oa('e." Tlic young man was so affected by this that he became* a
convert to Christianity and an example of virtue and cliastity. But
Lucia did not remain blind ; for as she was one day praying, her eyes
were restored and were more beautiful than at first. The legend
advises those who doubt this to consult the writings of various learned
men, where they will find these facts related. There is another legend

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which makes the loss of her eyes a part of her martj^rdom, but there
is httle authority for this. Her attributes are a hght, which is the
signification of her name ; her eyes on a dish, with or without an awl
by which they were bored out ; and a poniard as the instrument of
her death. Sometimes light proceeds from wounds in her neck, and
again she is being pulled by men and oxen, with no effect. In her
apotheosis an angel carries her eyes to heaven, while others bear the
saint. Patroness of Syracuse ; protectress against all diseases of the
eye ; patroness of the laboring poor. December 13, a. d. 303.

St. Ludmilla was the grandmother of St. Wenceslaus, or Wenzel,
who is venerated in the north of Germany. Ludmilla was converted
by the preaching of St. Adelbert, and she educated her grandson in
the Christian faith. His brother Boleslaus w^as a pagan, and instructed
by his mother, Drahomira. Bohemia at length became divided between
Christians and pagans ; and Boleslaus and his mother determined to
kill Ludmilla, who protected the Christians. They hired assassins
who strangled her with her veil when she was praying in her oratory.
Wenceslaus was then persuaded to visit his mother, and was slain by
his brother when he too was in the act of paying his devotions at the
altar. Ludmilla was the first martyr saint of Bohemia. September
16, A. D. 927.

St. Luke {Lat. S. Luca ; Ital. San Luca ; Fr. St. Luc). We are
told but little of St. Luke in the Gospel. It would seem that he was
not converted until after the Ascension of our Lord. He was a
disciple of Paul, and was with him until his death. Some say he was
crucified at Patras, and others that he died a peaceful death. That
he was a physician may be inferred from the fact that Paul speaks of
him as " Luke, the beloved physician ; " but the general belief that
he was an artist rests on Greek traditions, and can only be traced to
the tenth century. A picture of the Virgin found in the Catacombs
with an inscription to the import that it is " one of seven painted
by Luca," is regarded as a confirmation of this belief concerning the
Evangelist Luke.

Tradition relates that he carried always with him two portraits,
one of the Saviour and the other of Mary. He made many con-
verts by displaying these faces, which inspired those who saw them
with devotion. ^Moreover, in his hands, they became the instruments
of miracles. In the church of Santa Maria, in Via Lata at Rome,

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a small chapel is shown as tliat in which Luke wrote his Gospel
and niiiltiplied images of the Virgin, which it was his deliglit to do.
From these legends he has been chosen the patron saint of artists and
academies of art. He is often represented as painting the Virgin.
His attributes are the ox, given him because he wrote especially of
the priesthood of the Saviour, and the ox is the emblem of sacrifice ;
the book, signifying his writings, and a portrait of the Virgin placed
in his hand. Sometimes the ox has wings ; and again the head of an
ox is placed on the figure of a man as a symbol of this Evangelist.
In the church of San Domenico and San Sisto at Rome, there is a
tablet which is inscribed thus : " Here at the high altar is preserved
that image of the most blessed Maiy which being delineated by St.
Luke the Evangelist, received its colors and form divinely. This is
that image with which St. Gregory the Great (according to St. An-
tonine), as a suppliant, purified Rome ; and the pestilence being dis-
pelled, the angel messenger of peace, from the summit of the castle
of Adrian, commanding the Queen of Heaven to rejoice, restored
health to tlie city." Another picture in the Ara Coeli claims to be
the one which was thus honored. Both of them are dark and far
from beautiful ; and if they are the work of St. Luke, I would much
prefer the word-picture of Mary which he gives in his Gospel to those
of his brush. October 18.

St. Lupo. See St. Adelaide.

St. Macarius (of Alexandria) was one of the most famous hermit
saints of Egypt. He is represented in the great fresco by Pietro
Laurati in the Campo Santo at Pisa. He is in the centre, looking
down at a skull which he touches with his staff. This is exj)lained by
the following legend : As Macarius was wandering among the Egyp-
tian tombs he saw a skull of a mummy. He turned it over, and asked
to whom it belonged. It answered, *' To a })iigan." He tlicn said,
" Where is thy souir* And the skull replied, " In hell." Macarius
then said, " How deep ? " " The (le])th is greater tlian the distance from
heaven to eartli," answered the skull. Tlien Macarius asked, "Are
there any dee])er than thou art 1 " and the skull re])lied, *' Yes, the Jews
are deeper still." And a^Min the hermit said, "Are there any deeper
than the JewsV' " Yes, in sooth ! " replied the skull ; " for the Chris-
tians whom Jesus Ciirist hath redeemed, and who show in their actions
that they desj)ise his doctrine, are deeper still ! " January 2, a. d. 31)4.

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Madonna, La, or Our Lady {Fr. Notre Dame ; Ger. Unsere
liebe Fran; Eng. The Virgin Mary; Lat. Virgo Gloriosa, Virgo
Sponsa Dei, Virgo Potens, Virgo Veneranda, Virgo Prtedicanda, Virgo
Clemens, Virgo Sapientissima, Sancta Virgo Virginum ; Ital. La
Vergine Gloriosa, La Gran Vergiue delle Vergini ; Fr. La Grande
Vierge ; Gr. ©eoroKr)).

Taking the legends connected with the life of Mary in order, the
first is the legend of Joachim and Anna (Ital. La Leggenda di Saiit'
Anna Madre della Gloriosa Vergine Maria, e di San Gioacchino).
See St. Joachim.

The next historical picture is The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
(Fr. La jSTaissance de la S. Vierge ; Ital. La Xascita della B. Ver-
gine ; Ger. Die Geburt Maria). As tradition tells that Joachim
and Anna were " exceedingly rich," the room in which the birth is
represented is usually rich in furniture and decorations. A glory
sometimes surrounds the head of the child. Most artists have also
painted attendants, and a number of friends and neighbors who have
come to rejoice with St. Anna that her prayers are answered and a
child born to her, while she herself reclines on her bed and receives
the attentions of the handmaidens and the congratulations of her
friends. September 8.

The Presentation of the Virgin (Ital. La Presentazione, ove nostra
Signora piccioletta Sale i gradi del Tempio ; Ger. Die Vorstellung
der Jungfrau im Tempel, Joachim imd Anna weihen ihre Tochter
Maria im Tempel). The legend says : " And when the child was
three years old, Joachim said : ' Let us invite the daughters of
Israel, and they shall take each a taper or a lamp, and attend on
her, that the child may not turn back from the temple of the Lord.'
And being come to the temple, they placed her on the first step, and
she ascended alone all the steps to the altar; and the high-priest
received her there, kissed her, and blessed her, saying, ' Mary, the
Lord hath magnified thy name to all generations, and in thee shall
be made known the redemption of the children of Israel.' And
being placed before the altar, she danced with her feet, so that all
the house of Israel rejoiced with her, and loved her. Then her
parents returned home, blessing God because the maiden had not
turned back from the Temple." There are various pictures of the
life of Mary in the Temple. She is represented as instructing her

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companions, as spinning, and as embroidering tapestr}'. She is some-
times attended by angels ; and tradition declares that her food was
supplied by them, and tliat Mary had the privilege, which none
other of her sex ever had, of going into the Holy of Holies to pray
before the ark of the covenant. Presentation of B. V. November 21.
The Marriage of the Virgin {Ital. II Sposalizio ; Fr. Le Ma-
nage de la Vierge; Ger. Die Trauung Mariii). When fourteen years
old, Mary was told by the high-priest that it was proper for her to
be married. But she replied that her parents had dedicated her to
the service of the Lord. Then the high-priest told her of a vision
he had had concerning her, and she submitted herself to the Lord's
appointment with sweet humility. The manner in which her hus-
band was selected is told in the legend of St. Joseph. In the rep-
resentations the Virgin is attended by a train of maidens, and the
disappointed suitors are often seen. The priest joins her hand to
that of Joseph, or Joseph is placing the ring on her finger. Joseph
frequently carries his blossomed wand, while the other suitors break
or trample on theirs. The cathedral of Perugia is said to contain
among its relics the nuptial ring of the Blessed Virgin. The return
of Joseph and Mary to their house is also a subject of art ; and
Luini represents them as walking hand in hand, Joseph regard-
ing her with veneration, and she looking down, modestly serene.
January 23.

The Annunciation (Fr. La Salutation Angelique, L'Annonciation ;
Ger. Die Verkiindigung, Der englische Gruss ; Ital. L'Annunciazione,
La B. Vergine Annunziata). In addition to the Gospel account of
this event, artists have been influenced by legends. One relates
that as Mary went forth at evening to draw water, she heard a
voice which said, "Hail, thou that art full of grace!" but she could
see no one. Being troubled, she returned to her house and her
work, which is said to have been purple and fine linen. St. Ber-
nard relates the event in this wise : Mary was studying the book
of Isaiah, and as she read the verse, " Behold, a Virgin shall con-
ceive and bear a son," she thought within lierself, " How blessed
the woman of whom these words are written ! Woulil I might bo
but her handmaid to serve her, and allowed to kiss her feet!" And
instantly the angel ajipcared to her, and in her the proi)hccy was
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which belief that hour has been consecrated as the " Ave Maria."
But others beheve it to have been midnight, and that Christ was
born at the same hour the following December. The place is
usually within the house and rarely by a fountain, as the legend
presents it. Sometimes Gabriel flies in from above, or is borne by a
cloud. Sometimes he walks, but is always young, beautiful, and yet
thoughtful in look. He has wings, and in the early pictures full
drapery. He either bears the lily (Fleur de Marie), or it is in
some other part of the picture. Sometimes he has the olive, typical
of peace, or a sceptre with a scroll inscribed "Ave Maria, gratia
plena ! " Very rarely he has the palm. The Holy Spirit, as a
dove, is sometimes poised over the head of Mary, sometimes hovers
toward her bosom, or enters the room through the window. A less
agreeable introduction is that of the Eternal Father above the sky,
surrounded by a glory and sending forth celestial light. The spirit
or sentiment of the picture depends in a great measure upon the
age in which it was painted. Before the fourteenth century Mary
is usually represented as humble and submissive, as if listening
to the mandate of God, and that from the lips of a superior being.
But after that time the increased veneration of the faithful to the
Virgin pictures her as she was, — the superior being ; and her aspect
befits the " Regina angelorum." The work-basket, typical of the
industry of Mary, is seldom omitted ; and to express her temperance,
a dish of fruit and a pitcher of water are frequently introduced.
There are certain mystical or allegorical representations of the An-
nunciation difficult to be understood. One represents a unicorn
taking refuge in the bosom of the Virgin : an angel near by winds
a hunting-horn, while four dogs crouch near him. Its signification is
given thus in an ancient French work. The fabulous unicorn, who
with his single horn was said to wound only to free the part
wounded from all disease, is an emblem of Jesus, the great physician
of souls. The four dogs represent jNfercy, Truth, Justice, and Peace,
as the four considerations which influeuced the Saviour to undertake
the salvation of men. The remainder of the explanation is so pecu-
liar that no translation can give the exact idea. It is thus : " Mais
comme c'etoit par la Vierge Marie qu'il avoit voulu descendre parmi
les hommes et se mettre en leur puissance, on croyoit ne pouvoir
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seule servir de piege a la licorne, eu I'littirant par le charme et
le parfuin de son sein virginal qu'elle lui preseiitoit — enfiii laii'T'e
Gabriel concouraut au mystere etoit bien reconnoissable sous les
traits dii veneiir aile laii9ant les levriers et enibouchant la trom-
pctte." Another mode of representation is that of Mar}-, standing
with her hands folded over her breast and her liead bowed. She is
beneath a splendid portico. Gabriel kneels outside and extends the
lily. Above, the Padre Eterno appears and sends forth the Saviour,
who is in the form of the Infant Christ bearing his cross, who floats
downward toward the earth, preceded by the Holy Spirit in the form
of the Dove. These ideal pictures usually, if not always, date earlier
than the seventeenth century. March 25.

The Visitation {Fr. La Visitation de la Vierge ; ItaL La Visi-
tazione di Maria ; Ger. Die Heimsuchung Mariii). This scene,
which represents the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, is also called
" The Salutation of Elizabeth." This picture is not easily mistaken,
however painted ; sometimes the scene is in the garden of Zacha-
rias, where the legend relates that Mary often retired to meditate
upon the great honor God had bestowed upon her. It is told that
one day while in this garden the Virgin touched a flower which
before had no perfume, but since that time its odor is delicious.
Again tlie two favored women meet at the entrance of the dwelling
of Elizabeth. She is of course much older than Mary, but should
not be feeble and wrinkled. Her manner befits one who recoi;-
nizes the Mother of her Lord, with glad humility, but shows also a
certain dignity, since she herself is appointed by God to an exalted
motherhood. Zacharias and Joseph as well as servants are fre-
quently introduced, and sometimes the ass on which Mary has rid-
den. Zacharias is robed as a priest, and Joseph as a traveller.
Sometimes Elizabeth kneels as if to make more impressive her
words, "And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord
should come to meT' July 2.

The Nativity (Fv. La Nativitr ; Ital. II Presepio, II Nascimonto
del Nostro Signoro ; Ger. Die Geburt Christi). An ancient legend,
relates that about the same time that Csesar Augustus decreed " timt
all the world should be taxed," he was warned by a sibyl of the birth
of Jesus. The j)ictures and sculptures re})resenting this legend are
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which they so distinctly point. The legend relates that the emperor
consulted the sibyl Tiburtina, to know if it were right that he should
accept the divine honors which the Senate had decreed to him. The
sibyl, after meditating some days, took the emperor alone, and showed
him an altar. Above this altar the heavens opened, and he saw a
beautiful virgin bearing an infant in her arms, and he heard a voice
saying, " This is the altar of the Son of the living God." Then Caisar
Augustus erected on the Capitoline Hill an altar, and inscribed it
" Ara primogeniti Dei." The church called the Ara-Coeli stands on
the same spot as that on which the altar was built ; and in it is a
bas-relief representing this legend, to which a very great antiquity is
attached by the Church. There are other paintings of the same sub-
ject. The Nativity, when treated as an historical event, is represented
in a stable, at midnight, and in winter. The earlier pictures give
Mary an appearance of suffering, but from the fourteenth century it
is not so. Sometimes she kneels by the child, or points to the manger
in which he lies, or bending over him is bright with the light which
comes from the child, and which, according to the legend, illuminated
the place with supernatural light. Joseph is sitting, or leaning on his
staff, and frequently holds a taper or other light to show that it is
night. The angels who sang the " Gloria in Excelsis " were at first
represented as three, but in later pictures their number is larger, as
of a chorus. The ox and the ass are invariably seen. The old monks
had various ideas associated with these animals. They regarded them
as the fulfilment of prophecy (Habakkuk iii. 4), and as typical of the
Jews and Gentiles, — the ox representing the former and the ass the
latter; and one old writer relates that they warmed the heavenly
babe with their breath. Sometimes the ass is with open mouth, as
if proclaiming in his way the light that had come to enlighten the
Gentiles. The shepherds are frequently in the background. • When
treated as a mystery, the Virgin adores the child who is her son and
her God. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between this and
a " Madre Pia," but usually something is introduced to denote the
Nativity. The babe lies in the centre with his finger on his lip, as if
to say, " Verbum sum," and looks upward to the angels, who in the
heavens sing his glory. His hand sometimes rests on a wheat-sheaf,
emblem of the bread of life. Mary kneels on one side, and Joseph,
if present, also kneels; and often angels adore and sustain the child. ^.^

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WlieD other figures are introduced, they are saints, or votaries for
whom the picture was painted. December 25.

The Adoration of the Shepherds (Fr. L' Adoration des "Bergers;
Ger. Die Anbetung der Ilirten ; Ital. L'Adorazione dei Pastori).
The shepherds present their offerings of fruits, lambs, or doves, and
with uncovered heads show their devotion with rude simplicity.
AVomen, dogs, and sheep sometimes accompany them ; and there is
a legend that the Apostles Simeon and Jude were of their number.
Sometimes the child sleeps, and the Virgin or Joseph raises the
covering to show him to the shepherds. When angels scatter flowers,
they are those gathered in heaven.

The Adoration of the Magi {Ger. Die heilige drei Konigen ; Die
Anbetung der Weisen aus dem Morgenland ; Ital. L'Adorazione de'
Magia; L'Epifania; i^r. L' Adoration des Rois Mages). This picture,
while it makes one of the historical series in the life of the Virgin,
has another deep interest in the consideration that it is the ex-
pression of the Epii)hany, — of the manifestation to the Gentiles of
God made man. The legend follows the Scripture account, and the
reasonable inferences to be deduced from it, more closely than many
others. It is that these Magi were not men who knew the arts of
magic, but wise prmces of some eastern country. The prophecy of
Balaam had been held in remembrance by their people, " I shall see
him, but not now ; I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall
come a Star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel,"
and when they saw a star differing from those which as learned
astronomers they had studied, they recognized it as the star of the
proj)hecy, and at once followed whither it led. It has been said that
the star when first seen had the form of a child bearing a sceptre or
cross. The wise men said farewell to their homes and friends, and
took numerous attend.'mts for their long journey. After many perils,
the climbing of mountains, the crossing of deep streams, and many
difficulties, they came to Jerusalem. On inquiry for the King they
sought, they were directed to Bethlehem, and asked by Herod to
bring him news on their return of where the child could be found,
that he too might worship him. At length the star stood still over
the lowly place where Jesus was. No matter how different may
have been their previous imaginations from the reality they found,
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thus giving themselves first, and then presented the gold, which
signified that Jesus was king; the frankincense, that he was God;
and the myrrh, that he was suffering man, and must yield to death.
In return for their gifts Christ gave them charity and spiritual riches
in place of gold; perfect faith for their incense; and for myrrh truth
and meekness of spirit. The Virgin gave them, as a precious memo-
rial, one of the linen bands in which she had wrapped the divine
child. Being warned in a dream, they returned not to Herod, but
went another way. There is a legend that their homeward journey
was made in ships; and in a commentary of the fifth century on the
Psalms it is said that when Herod found that they had escaped
from him " in ships of Tarsus," he burned all the vessels in the port.
But however they returned, the legend relates that the star guided
them to the East as it had led them from it, and they reached their
homes in safety. They never again assumed their former state, but
in imitation of their new sovereign they gave their w^ealth to the
poor, and went about to preach the new gospel of peace. There is
a tradition that after forty years, w^hen St. Thomas went to the
Indies, he met there these wise men and baptized them ; and after-
wards, as they continued to preach, they went among barbarians and
were put to death. Long after, their remains were found, and the
Empress Helena had them removed to Constantinople. During the
first Crusade they were carried to Milan, and lastly the Emperor
Barbarossa placed them in the cathedral at Cologne, where they
remain in a costly shrine whereat many wonderful miracles have been
wrought. The names of these three " Kings of Cologne," as they are
often called, are Jasper, or Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar. In the
pictures they are of three ages : the first, Jaspar, very old, with gray
beard ; Melchior of middle age ; and Balthasar always young, and
sometimes a Moor or black man, to signify that he was of Ethiopia,
and that Christ came to redeem all races. Sometimes this idea is
manifested by making Balthasar's servant black. Their costumes, at-
tendants, and various appointments vary with the time in which the
pictures were painted, and with the nationality of the artist. Xow
they have all the usiial paraphernalia of royalty as seen in the conti-
nental capitals ; again the knowledge acquired in the Crusades was em-
ployed, and all about them is Oriental in style ; and elephants, leopards,
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sometimes held bj his mother, and sometimes sits alone, but usually
raises his hand as if in blessing, lu early days Joseph was seldom
present ; but as devotion to him increased in the Church, he was
more frequently made an actor in this scene : he sometimes only
looks on quietly; again he receives the treasure, and in some in-
stances the Magi seem to congratulate him. The various modes
of representing this inexhaustible subject would if described fill a
volume. January G.

The Purification of the Virgin ; The Presentation of Christ in the
Temple {Ital. La Purificazione della B. Vergine ; Ger. Die Dar-
bringung im Tempel). The Virgin, after the birth of her son,
complied with all the requirements of the law, and the scene in
the Temple is sometimes called the Purification, but more fre-
quently it is regarded as referring especially to the Saviour ; and
many representations present the prophecy of Simeon as the impor-
tant event in the scene. It is also considered as the first of the
seven sorrows of the Virgin ; and the words, " Yea, a sword shall
pierce through thy own soul also," may well have saddened the
heart of Mary, and given her a warning of all the glorious sorrows
■which were before her. The legend of Simeon is so closely con-
nected with this scene as to be better given here than elsewhere.
Two hundred and sixty years b. c, Ptolemy Philadelphus requested
the high-priest of the Jews to send him scribes and interpreters to
translate for him the Hel)rew Scriptures, so that he might place them
in Ills library. Six learned Rabbis from each tribe were sent, seventy-
two in all ; and among them Simeon, who was full of learning. His
j)()rtion was tlie book of Isaiah ; and when he came to the sentence,
" liohcjld a Virgin shall conceive," he feared tlie translation might
offend the Greeks, and after much consideration he rendered it a
young woman, l)ut when- it was written, an angel effaced it, and
wrote the word Virgin as it should be. Then Simeon wrote it again
and again, and every time it was changed. When this was done
three times, he was confounded ; and as he meditated on this, it was
revealed to him that the prophecy should not only be fulfilled, but
that he "should not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ."
So he lived until these things came to pass, and then he was led
to tlje Temple on the very day when this Virgin Mother came to
present there her Divine Son. And there it was that he exclaimed,

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when his prophecy was ended, " Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
depart in peace according to thy word." Anna the prophetess has
her part in this picture. She prophesied of him who should bring
redemption to Israel, but she did not take the child ; from this she
has been regarded as an image of the synagogue, which had prophe-
sied much of the Messiah, but failed to embrace him when he came.
This picture is frequently called the Niuic Dimittis, which is its title
in Greek art. February 2.

The Flight into Egypt {Ital. La Fuga in Egitto; Fr. La Fuito
de la Sainte Famille en Egypte ; Ger, Die Flucht nach Aegypten).
There are various legends connected with this journey of the Holy
Family which have been illustrated by artists. One is that when,
escaping, and fearing lest they should be overtaken by the officers of
Herod, they came to a place where a man was sowing wheat. Mary
said to him, " If any shall ask you whether we have passed this way,
ye shall answer, ' Such persons passed this way when I was sowing
this corn.' " And then, by a miracle of the infant Jesus, the corn
grew in one night so as to be fit for the harvest. Next day the offi-
cers did indeed come ; and the man, who was cutting his wheat in
great wonder and thankfulness, answered as he had been instructed,
and the pursuers turned back. Another legend relates that the
Holy Family encountered a band of robbers, of which there were
large numbers in that country in those days. One of the robbers
was about to attack them when another said, " Suffiar them, I beseech
thee, to go in peace, and I will give thee forty groats, and likewise my
girdle." This offer the first robber accepted. The second then took
the travellers to a safe place, where they passed the night. The Virgin
said to him, " The Lord God will receive thee to his right hand, and
grant thee pardon of thy sins ! " And this was done ; for (according to
the legend) these were the two thieves who, were crucified w^ith Jesus,
and the merciful one was the same who went with Christ to Paradise.
Another popular incident of this journey in legendary writings is
that the palm-tree bent its branches at the command of the child, to
shade the Blessed Virgin. It is also related that a tree which grew
at the gate of Heliopolis and was venerated as the home of a god, bowed
itself at the approach of the Saviour, and that all along the route
of the Holy Famil}^, wherever there were idols, these fell on their
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antliorities as well as by writers of legends. There are many ways of
representing tlie three travellers on this remarkable journey, but all
are easily recognized. There are a few in which they are either em-
barking or are in a boat crossing one of the streams or lakes which in-
tercepted the course of their journey. Sometimes an angel assists the
Vir"-in to enter, and sometimes steers the boat. See, also, St. Joseph.

The iiepose of the Holy Family (Ital. II Riposo ; Ger. Die Kuhe
in Aegypten ; Fr. Le llepos de la Saiute Famille). The subject of
this picture is really an incident of the Flight ; but it is not found
in very early art, — rarely, if at all, before the sixteenth century.
When other figures than those of the Virgin and child with Joseph
are introduced, it is not a Riposo, but a Holy Family. The legend
states that the Holy Family reposed beneath a sycamore grove near
the village of Matarea, and that near the same village a fountain
sprang forth miraculously for their refreshment. This gave a reli-
gious interest to the sycamore, and the Crusaders brought it to Eu-
rope ; and this same " Fountain of Mary " was shown me by the Arab
guides, a few miles from Cairo. Mary is sometimes painted dipping
water, and again washing linen in this fountain, which the legend
also tells that she did. In pictures of the Repose, angels often
minister to the comfort of the travellers, in various ways and with
beautiful propriety. There is a wild ballad legend, which probably
originated in tlie East, which gives an account of the meeting of Mary
and a Zingara, or gypsy. The gypsy crosses the palm of the child
and tells his future, according to their customs. Her prophecy of
all his sutFerings quite overcomes the Virgin ; but the Zingara con-
soles her with the assurance of the redemption of mankind through
all tliese sorrows, and ends by asking forgiveness of her sins, instead
of the usual gold or silver piece the gypsies love so well. This af-
fords a fine subject for art, and has been painted. When tljc Holy
Family are seen as on a journey, and the Saviour represented as
walking, it is the return from Egypt that is intended.

The Holy Family (Fr. La Sainte Famille ; Hal. La Sacra Famiglia,
La Sacra Conversazione). From the return to Nazareth until Jesus
is twelve years old, the Gospels record no events of tlie life of the
Virgin or her Son. Under the title of Holy Family, there are hun-
dreds of pictures representing the imaginary life of these exalted
ones, whose every act was full of interest to all the world. The

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simplest form is that of two figures, the Virgin and Child ; and fre-
quently she is nursing the babe, sometimes kisses him, or amuses him
with playthings, and again watches him asleep, and ponders in her
heart upon her wonderful child ; which last are called " II Silenzio,"
or •' Le Sommeil de Jesus." Where there arc three figures it is gen-
erally St. John who is added, but sometimes St. Joseph makes the
third. Four figures include either St. John and St. Elizabeth or
more rarely St. Joseph and St. John. Five figures include all who
have been named, and Zacharias sometimes makes the sixth. More
than these are unusual, although there are pictures in which large
numbers surround the Holy Family proper, and are supposed to rep-
resent the relatives of the Saviour, especially those who were after-
wards to be his disciples and followers. But any description of these
pictures would fill volumes. Many of them are designated by some
prominent peculiarity, and bear such names as "La Vierge aux Cerises,"
"La Vierge a la Diademe," "La Vierge a I'Oreiller Verd," "La Ma-
donna del Bacino," " Le Menage du Menuisier," " Le Raboteur," etc.

The Dispute in the Temple {Ital. La Disputa nel Tempio ; Fr.
Jesus an milieu des "Docteurs). While this is the representation
of a very important act in the life of Jesus, it is quite as frequently
made one of the series from the life of the Virgin. And in regarding
these pictures it will aid one to consider whether it is the wonderful
knowledge of Jesus or the grief of Mary which is the more forcibly
portrayed.

The Death of Joseph {Ital. La Morte di San Giuseppe ; Fr. La
Mort de St. Joseph ; Ger. Josefs Tod). See St. Joseph.

The Marriage at Cana in Galilee {Ital. Le Nozze di Cana; Fr.
Les JSToces de Cana ; Ger. Die Hochzeit zu Cana). Although Jesus
performed his first miracle at this marriage feast, it was not a fa-
vorite subject in early art. It is accounted greatly to the Virgin's
honor that this miracle was done at her request. His answer, that
his hour had not yet come, and his performing the miracle imme-
diately after, is construed to mean that although the period had not
fully arrived for the use of his power, still, out of regard to his mother
and her wishes, the power was put forth. In some pictures the bride
is dressed as a nun about to make her vows ; and an ancient legend
declared that this was the marriage of St. John the Evangelist with
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chaste and austere lives, dcvotin;^ themselves to Christ's service.
After this marriage the Virgin is scarcely mentioned in the Gospels
until the time of the Crucifixion.

In the liosarj two scenes from the Passion of Our Lord make
two of tlie mystical sorrows : the Procession to Calvary, or " II Por-
tamento della Croce," and the Crucifixion. It was in the Via
Dolorosa, through which Christ bore his cross, that ^lary is said
to have fainted at the sight of his sufferings, and this incident is
frequently a subject of painting. The celebrated " Lo Spasimo di
Sicilia" of Eaphael represents Mary as " Notre Dame du Spasnie,"
or "du Pamoison," as the French call the mournful festival which
they keep in Passion Week to commemorate this event. The
Italians call these representations "II Pianto di Maria," or "La
Madonna dello Spasimo." But in all these pictures and those of
the Crucifixion, Mary is a prominent figure. There has been much
said and written upon the impropriety of representing the Virgin as
too greatly overcome with her grief, as it is thought to detract from
the grandeur of her character ; and it would seem that although the
time had come when Simeon's prophecy was fulfilled, yet her heaven-
given patience and hope should have sustained her, and she should
have endured where any other mother might have fainted.^ The
legend relates that in the Descent from the Cross, when Joseph of
Arimathea and Nicodemus removed the nails from the hands of the
Saviour, St. John took them away secretly, that Mary might not see
them ; and while Nicodemus drew forth those which held the feet,
Joseph so sustained the body that the head and arms of Jesus hung
over his shoulder. Then Mary arose, and kissed the bleeding hands
of her beloved Son, and clasping them tenderly, sank to tlie earth in
anguish ; and tliis action is usually represented in pictures of the
Descent from the Cross. In the Deposition, or the act" of laying
down the body of Clirist, the Virgin supports her Son, or bends ten-
derly over him. In older pictures she is fainting here, which docs
not meet with the same censure from critics in this case as in the
Procession to Calvary. The Virgin is also seen in the representa-
tions of the Entombment, although this is not painted in the series
of the Life of the Virgin ; and in this, as in the others, her sorrow is
often expressed by fainting. The next subject in course is, John

^ "Now, there stood by the Cross of Jesus, his Mother." — John xix. 25.

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conducting the Virgin to his Home, which, beautiful as it is, did not
appear in works of art until the seventeenth century, so that it is
not frequently seen. Although not recorded in Scripture, the tradi-
tions tell that Jesus appeared first of all to his mother, and the
story is thus told : After all was finished, Mary retired to her cham-
ber, and waited for the fulfilment of the promise of Christ's resur-
rection. And she prayed earnestly : " Thou didst promise, 0 my
most dear Sou, that thou wouldst rise again on the third day.
Before yesterday was the day of darkness and bitterness ; and be-
hold, this is the third day. Return then to me, thy mother. 0 my
Son, tarry not, but come ! " And while she prayed, a company of
angels surrounded her, and they waved palms, and joyously sang
the Easter hymn, " Regina Coeli laetare, Alleluia ! " Then Christ
entered, bearing the standard of the cross, and followed by the
patriarchs and prophets whom he had released from Hades. All
knelt before Mary, and thanked her because their deliverance had
come through her. But she greatly desired to hear the voice of
Jesus, and he raised his hand in benediction, saying, " I salute thee,
O my mother!" And she fell on his neck, exclaiming, "Is it thou,
indeed, my most dear Son 1 " Then he showed her his wounds, and
bade her be comforted since he had triumphed over death and hell.
Then Mary on her knees thanked him that she had been his mother,
and they talked together until he left her to show himself next to
Mary Magdalene. The representations of the Apparition of Christ
to the Virgin are in the most matter-of-ftict style, and poorly portray
the spirit of this beautiful legend. The Ascension of Christ is the
seventh of the mystical sorrows of the Virgin, for by it she was left
alone. The legends say that she was present, and gazing at the
departing Saviour, prayed, "My Son, remember me when thou
comest to thy kingdom. Leave me not long after thee, my Son ! "
Mary, when represented in the pictures of the Descent of the Holy
Ghost, is placed in the centre or in front, as Regina et Mater Apos-
tolorum. It has been objected that as Mary was Wisdom, or the
Mother of Wisdom, she needed no accession of understanding. But
if the testimony of Scripture is taken, it would seem proper that
she should be represented here (Acts i. 14 and ii. 1). There is no
authoritative record of the life of Mary after the ascension of Jesus ;
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and a very curious one of her death and assumption. One which has
heen the subject of pictures is the Communion of Mary, in which she
receives the Sacrament from the hand of St. John. The traditions
relate tliat when the persecution began at Jerusalem, the Virgin went
with St. John to Ephesus, accompanied by Mary Magdalene ; also,
that she dwelt on Mt. Carmel in an oratory which the prophet Elijah
had built, and from this she became the patroness of the Carmelites,
and the sixteenth day of July is set apart by the Church as that of
the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel.

7yie Death and Assunij)tioii of the Virgin (Lat. Dormitio, Pausatio,
Transitus, Assumptio, B. Virginis ; Ital. II Transito di Maria, II Sonne
dclla Beata Vergine, L'Assunzione ; /"r. La Mort de la Vicrge,
L'Assomption ; Ger. Das Absterben der Maria, Maria Himmelfahrt).
Sometimes these two events are represented together, the death
making the lower, and the apotheosis the upper portion of the picture.
But so many circumstances of the legend are jjortrayed in these pic-
tures that they cannot be well understood without a knowledge of it.
It is thus given by Mrs. Jameson in the " Legends of the Madonna : "
" Mary dwelt in the house of John upon Mt. Sion, looking for the
fullilment of the promise of deliverance ; and she spent her days in
visiting those places which had been hallowed by the baptism, the
sufferings, the burial and resurrection of her divine Son, but more
particularly the tomb wherein he was laid. And she did not this as
seeking the living among the dead, but for consolation and for remem-
brance. And on a certain day the heart of the Virgin, being filled
with an inexpressible longing to behold her Son, melted away within
her, and she wept abundantly. And, lo ! an angel ap])eared before
her clothed in light, as with a garment. And he saluted her, and
said, ' Hail, 0 Min*y ! blessed by Him who hath given salvation to
Israel ! I bring thee here a branch of i)alm gathered in Paradise ;
command that it be carried before thy bier in the day of thy death ;
for in three days thy soul shall leave thy body, and thou shalt enter
into Paradise, where thy Son awaits thy coming.' Mary, answering,
said : * If i have found grace in thy eyes, tell mo first what is thy
name; an<l <rrant that tlio Apostles, my brethren, may be reunited
to me before I die, that in their presence I may give up my soul to
Cod. Also, I j)ray thee that my soul, when delivered from my body,
may not be allrighted by any spirit of darkness, nor any evil angel

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be allowed to have any power over me.* And the angel said, ' Why
dost thou ask my name 1 My name is the Great and the Wonderful.
And now doubt not that all the Apostles shall be reunited to thee this
day ; for He who in former times transported the prophet Habakkuk
from Judaea to Jerusalem by the hair of his head, can as easily bring
hither the Apostles. And fear thou not the evil spirit ; for hast thou
not bruised his head, and destroyed his kingdom 1' And having said
these words, the angel departed into heaven ; and the palm branch
which he had left behind him shed light from every leaf, and sparkled
as the stars of the morning. Then Mary lighted the lamps and pre-
pared her bed, and waited until the hour w^as come. And in the same
instant John, who was preaching at Ephesus, and Peter, who was
preaching at Antioch, and all the other Apostles, who were dispersed
in different parts of the w^orld, w^ere suddenly caught up as by a
miraculous power, and found themselves before the door of the habi-
tation of Mary. When Mary saw them all assembled round her,
she blessed and thanked the Lord ; and she placed in the hands of
St. John the shining palm, and desired that he should bear it before
her at the time of her burial. Then Mary, kneeling down, made her
prayer to the Lord, her Son, and the others prayed with her ; then
she laid herself down in her bed, and composed herself for death.
And John wept bitterly. And about the third hour of the night, as
Peter stood at the head of the bed, and John at the foot, and the
other Apostles around, a mighty sound filled the house, and a
delicious perfume filled the chamber. And Jesus himself appeared,
accompanied by an innumerable company of angels, patriarchs,
and prophets ; all these surrounded the bed of the Virgin, singing
hymns of joy. And Jesus said to his mother, 'Arise, my beloved,
mine elect ! come with me from Lebanon, my espoused ! receive
the crown that is destined for thee ! ' And Mary, answering, said,
* My heart is ready ; for it was written of me that I should do thy
will ! ' Then all the angels and blessed spirits who accompanied
Jesus began to sing and rejoice. And the soul of Mary left her
body, and was received into the arms of her Son ; and together they
ascended into heaven. And the Apostles looked up, saying, * 0 most
prudent Virgin, remember us when thou comest to glory ! ' and the
angels who received her into heaven sung these words, * Who is this
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is fjiirer than all the dau<:htcrs of Jerusalem.' But the body of Mary
reniaiued upon the earth ; and three among the vir;,ans prepared to
wash and clothe it in a shroud ; but such a glory of light surrounded
her form, that though they touched it they could not see it, and no
human eye beheld those chaste and sacred limbs unclothed. Then
the Apostles took her up reverently, and placed her upon a bier, and
John, carrying the celestial joalm, went before. Peter sung the 114th
Psalm, 'In exitu Israel de Egypto, domus Jacob de populo barbaro,*
and the angels followed after, also singing. The wicked Jews, hearing
these melodious voices, ran together ; and the high-priest, being seized
with fury, laid his hands upon the bier, intending to overturn it on
the earth ; but both his arms were suddenly dried up, so that he
could not move them, and he was overcome with fear ; and he prayed
to St. Peter for help, and Peter said, * Have faith in Jesus Christ
and his Mother, and thou shalt be healed ; ' and it was so. Then
they went on, and laid the Virgin in a tomb in the Valley of Jehosha-
phat. And on the third day Jesus said to the angels, ' What honor
shall I confer on her who was my mother on earth, and brought me
forth ] ' And they answered, ' Lord, suffer not tliat body which was
thy temple and thy dwelling to see corruption ; but place her beside
thee on thy throne in heaven.' And Jesus consented ; and the
Archangel Michael brought unto the Lord the glorious soul of our
Lady. And the Lord said, ' liise up, my dove, my undefiled, for
thou shalt not remain in the darkness of the grave, nor shalt thou
see corruption ; * and immediately the soul of ^lary rejoined her body,
and she arose up glorious from the tomb and ascended into heaven,
surrounded and welcomed by troops of angels, blowing their silver
trumpets, toucliing their golden lutes, singing and rejoicing as tiiey
sung, * Wi)o is she that riseth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear
as the sun, and terril)le as an ai-iny with banners?' (Cant. vi. 10.)
But one among the Apostles was absent ; and wlien he arrived soon
after, he would not believe in the resurrection of the Virgin (and
tl)is Apostle was the same Thomas who had formerly been slow to
believe in the resurrection of the Lord) ; and he desired that the
tomb should be opened before liini, and when it was opened it was
found to be full of lilies and roses. Thou Tliomas, looking \\\) to
heav(.'n, beljold the Virgin bodily, in a glory of light, slowly mounting
towards the heaven; and she, for the assurance of his faith, flung

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down to him her girdle, the same which is to tliis day preserved in
the cathedral of Prato. And there were present at the death of the
Virgin Mary, besides the twelve Apostles, Dionysius the Areopagite,
Timotheus, and Hierotheus ; and of the women, Mary Salome, Mary
Cleophas, and a faithful handmaid whose name was Savia." The
French legend gives Mary Magdalene and Martha among those who
witnessed the Virgin's death. The full illustration of this legend
re(iuires seven different scenes; namely, (1) The Angel announces her
Death, and presents the Palm ; (2) She takes leave of the Apostles ;
(3) Her Death ; (4) The Bearing to the Sepulchre ; (5) The Entomb-
ment; (6) The Assumption ; (7) The Coronation in Heaven. Fre-
quently two or three of these scenes are represented together ; as, the
Death below, and the Assumption above, and sometimes the Corona-
tion above all. The angel who announces the death frequently
presents a taper to the Virgin. It is customary to place a blessed
taper in the hand of one dying. The death of the Virgin is sometimes
called the Sleep (II Sonno della Madonna), as in early times a belief
existed that she only slept before her assumption. This belief has
since been declared heretical. There are two modes of treating the
Assumption : one represents the assumption of the soul, and in- this
Christ receives the spirit, standing near the death-bed of the Virgin.
The other portrays the union of the soul to the body, when it rises
from the tomb, and leaving earth and all earthly things, the Mother
soars to meet the Son, and to share his glory and his throne for-
evermore. She is represented in a mandorla, or aureole, crowned or
veiled (sometimes both), her dress spangled with stars, and surrounded
by angels. These are the more ideal or devotional pictures. The
strictly historical ones have the wondering Apostles, the doubting
Thomas, and the blossoming tomb below ; while Marj', " quasi aurora
consurgens " is borne towards heaven. The Legend of the Holy Girdle
belongs properly to the consideration of the pictures of the Assump-
tion of the Virgin. It is of Greek origin, and relates that St. Thomas,
when about to go to the far East, gave the girdle to one of his disci-
ples for safe keeping. The girdle remained for a thousand years
guarded from profane eyes, and was in the possession of a Greek
priest, to whom it had descended from a remote ancestry. He had
one daughter, dearly beloved, to whom he gave the care of the sacred
girdle. It happened that Michael of Prato, who had gone on the

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Crusade of 1096, had remained in Jerusalem after the war was ended,
and lodged in the house of this priest. He loved the daughter, too,
and wished to marry her, but the father would not consent. Then
the mother assisted the lovers to be married, and gave them the
precious girdle as a dowr}'. They fled, and embarked for Tuscany.
They landed at Pisa, and sought the home of Michael at Prato, bear-
hig always with them the casket which held the sacred relic.
Michael so venerated his treasure, and so feared lest he should be
robbed of it, that he every night lighted a lamp in honor of it, and
besides placed it beneath his bed for safety. Now, although he did
this without knowing that thus he was wanting in resfject to so
holy a relic, it displeased his guardian angel, who every night lifted
him out of his bed, and laid him on the bare earth. At length
Michael fell sick, and knowing that he was near death he delivered
the girdle to P>ishop Uberto, commanding him to preserve the girdle
in the cathedral of Prato, and ordain that from time to time it
should be shown to the people. This injunction Uberto obeyed, and
he carried the girdle in a solemn procession to the church. There it
remained until 1312, when an attempt was made to carry it away
and sell it to Florence. This attempt was discovered, and Muscia-
tino, the would-be thief, was put to death. Then the people of Prato
erected a shrine for the safe keeping of the girdle ; and the chapel
containing it is painted to represent all the circumstances of this
legend.

T/ie Coronation of the Virgin is not always easily distinguished from
the allegorical picture called the " Incoronata." When the historical
scene is intended, the last of the life of ^lary, the death-bed, the
tomb, the Apostles, and weeping friends are seen on the earth, while
above the Saviour crowns his Mother, or she is seated beside him on
his throne.

Having thus briefly considered the historical pictures of Our
Lady, the mystical, allegorical, or strictly devotional ones remain.
These are : — "*

The Virgin Alone (Lat. Virgo Gloriosa ; Ital. La Vergine Gloriosa;
Fr. La Grande Vierge). Pictures representing the Virgin Mary
alone, and placing her before us as an object of religious veneration,
are painted in a variety of ways, and to illustrate the diflerent
attributes which are accorded to her by the Church. When she

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stands alone, with saints or apostles apparently subordinate to her,
she is The Woman ; the Mother of Humanity, a second Eve ; and
the Virgin of Virgins. When she has a book, she is the represen-
tation of Heavenly Wisdom, — Virgo Sapientissima. When she
has a sceptre, or wears a crown over her veil, or is enthroned alone,
she is the Queen of Heaven, — Regina Cceli. When represented
as above, and sun-ounded by worshipping angels, she is Queen of
Angels, — Regina Angelorum. When veiled, with folded hands,
and a face full of purity, sweetness, and all imaginable beauty, she is
the Madonna, the Blessed Virgin, — Santa Maria Vo'gine.

V Incoronata, — The Coronation of the Virgin {Lot. Coronatio Beatae
Marise Virginis ; Ital. Maria Coronata dal divin suo Figiio ; Fr. Le
Couronnement de la Sainte Vierge ; Ger. Die Krbnung Maria). This
jDicture is entirely different in its spirit and object from the historical
coronation of the Virgin before described. That picture makes the
closing scene in the life of Mary, and, as before remarked, has the
Apostles, the tomb of flowers, and the death-bed to distinguish it.
But the intent of the devotional coronation is to represent the Virgin
as the type or emblem of the Spiritual Church. She is received into
glory and exalted above all created beings, angels and men, as
the Espoused, the Bride of Christ, — the Church. Frequently the
Saviour has an open book with the inscription, " Veni, Electa mea,
et ponam te in thronum meum," etc., — ** Come, my Chosen One, and
I will place thee upon my throne." Many chapels are dedicated to
the Virgin in this character, "Capella dell' Incoronata." The dress
of the Virgin is most beautiful, and frequently embroidered with
sans, moons, and golden rays, recalling the " woman clothed with the
sun," which John describes (Rev. xii. 1). When Mary holds the
child and is crowned, it is not a coronation, but a representation of
her as the Mother of God.

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Lat. Regina sine labe
originali concepta ; Fr. La Conception de la Vierge Marie ; Ital. La
Madonna Purissima ; *S;:>. Nuestra Sefiora sin pecado concebida. La
Concepcion ; Ger. Das Geheimniss der unbefleckten Empfangniss
Maria). This picture is unknown in the early days of art, but has
been almost miraculously multiplied since the beginning of the
seventeenth century, when Paul V. instituted the office for the com-
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teaching or preacliing the oi)posite belief. The question had been
in agitation a decade of centuries,^ and in the fifteenth century the
Sorbonne liad dechired in its f\ivor. The Immaculate Conception of
the Mother of God was defined as an article of faith by Pope Pius IX.
in 1854. Tlie model for the Virgin in this representation is the wo-
man of the Apocalypse. She is young, about twelve or fourteen ;
her robe of wliite, with blue mantle; her hands folded as if in prayer;
her beauty, " all that painting can express ; " the sun, a vivid light,
about her, the moon beneatli her, and a starry crown above her
head. Sometimes the same idea of the Madonna Purissima is repre-
sented by the head alone. It is painted very young, with white
vesture and flowing hair. Before the definition of the doctrine of the
Immaculate Conception, there was another mystical representation
of Mary, which might be confounded with those of the Madonna
Purissima. It is the embodiment of the idea that the redemption
of the human race existed in the mind of tlie Creator before the
beginning of the world. And tliis is expressed by the Virgin sur-
rounded by the same attributes as in the Conception, and sometimes
setting her foot on the serpent. Mary, made thus a second Eve, is
sometimes painted as an accompaniment to the picture of Eve hold-
ing the apple. The date of the picture will decide the question
between tliese subjects. December 8.

The Mater Dolorosa {Ital. La Madre di Dolore, L'Addolorata ; Fr,
Notre Dame de Piti6, La Vierge de Douleur ; Sp. Nuestra Senora de
Dolores; Cer. Die Schmerzhafte Mutter). There are three distinct
modes of representing the " Mourning Mother," to whom the afflicted
of the Catholic world address their prayers, feeling that she has felt
tlie deepest pangs of earthly sorrow. As the Mater Dolorosa, she is
alone, seated or standing, and frequently only a head or half figure;
of middle age, with bowed head, clasped hands, sorrowful fiice, and
streaming eyes. Often the bosom is pierced with one, and sometimes
with seven swords. As the Stabat Mater, she stands on the ri«dit
of the cnicifix while St. John is on the left. The wliole figure ex-
presses intense sorrow. She is usually wrapped in a dark violet or
blue mantle. La Pieth, the third Sorrowing Mother, when strictly
rendered, consists only of the Virgin and the dead Christ. Occa-

^ Tliough, for the honor of her Son, the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin was generally believed from the beginning.

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sionally lamenting angels are introduced. This representation has
been varied in every possible way whicli could express sorrow, resig-
nation, tenderness, love, and dignity. But usually the Son is in the
arms, on the lap, or lying at the feet of the Mother.

21ie Virgin of Mercy, Our Lady of Succor {Ital. La Madonna di
Misericordia ; Fr. Notre Dame de Mis^ricorde ; Sp. Nuestra Sefiora
de Gracia ; Ger. Maria Mutter des Erbarmens). This picture repre-
sents the Virgin as the Merciful Mother of Humanity. In it she
sometimes stands with outstretched arms, crowned or veiled ; her
ample robe extended by angels, over kneeling votaries and wor-
shippers. Sometimes these embrace all ranks and ages, and again
those of some particular order who seek her aid. But these instances
are rare, as she usually bears the child in her arms, signifying that
from her maternity itself a large portion of her sympathy is derived.
In pictures of the Day of Judgment, the Virgin is also represented
as Our Lady of Mercy. She is on the right hand of the Saviour,
while John the Baptist kneels on the left. Mary is usually a little
lower than the Saviour, but has been represented in ancient pictures
seated by his side. She appears as a mediator and intercessor for
mercy, whatever her position. In one instance this inscription is
painted beneath her : " Maria Filio suo pro Ecclesia supplicat."

The Virgin and Child Enthroned [Lat. Sancta Dei Genitrix, Virgo
Deipara ; Ital. La Santissima Vergine, Madre di Dio ; Fr. La Sainte
Vierge, Mere de Dieu ; Ger. Die Heilige Mutter Gottes). The very
title of these pictures, which are numberless, explains their significa-
tion. They are devotional, and represent the mother and child in
various positions, and with such differences of expression and senti-
ment as must inevitably result from the vast number of artists who
have treated this subject. Its beauties are inexhaustible as they
are indescribable, and there are few hearts that have not been filled
with emotion and admiration by some of these representations of
what is j)urest and holiest in woman.

In addition to the IMadonnas already mentioned, there are numer-
ous votive Madonnas both public and private. Their titles usually
indicate the objects for wdiich they were painted, as those painted
for the Carmelites, which are called "La Madonna del Carmine."
Others denote especial acts, as " La Madonna della Vittoria," or de-
liverance from dangers, such as pestilence, floods, fire, and tempests,

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as the " Madonna di San Scbastiauo," which was an offering of the
city of Modeua against the ])lague. P'amily votive Madonnas usu-
ally bear the name of those who offer them, as the " ^ladonna di
Foligno," which was presented by Sigismund Couti, of Foligni, in
fulfilment of a vow made when in danger from a severe storm.
There is scarcely a church or a religious institution of the Catholic
Church which does not possess at least one votive Madonna.

The Mater Amabilis {Hal. La Madonna col Bambino; Fr. La
Yierge et I'eufant Jesus; Ger. Muria mit dem Kind). This is the
representation of the Virgin as The Mother alone; and its exquisite
beauty and feeling, when painted as it should and may be, is only to
he felt, it cannot be told. Here "she is brought nearer to our sym-
pathies. She is not seated in a chair of state with the accompani-
ments of earthly power; she is not enthroned on clouds, nor glorified
and star-crowned in heaven ; she is no longer so exclusively the
Yergine Dea, nor the Yirgo Dei Genitrix ; but she is still the
Alma Mater Redemptoris, the young and lovely and most pure
mother of a divine Christ. She is not sustained in mid-air by angels;
she dwells lowly on earth, but the angels leave their celestial home
to wait upon her." A version of this Madonna is styled the " Mad re
Pia," and represents the Yirgin as acknowledging the divinity of her
Son. The spirit of these pictures is the same as that of some
^Nativities where the Yirgin adores the babe, but the accessories
determine the difference between them. And lastly there are the
Pastoral Madonnas, in which numerous persons, such as the relatives
of the Yirgin or St. Joseph, the saints and holy personages, are in-
troduced as participating with the Yirgin in the adoration of the
child.

La Madonna della Sedia. The pretty and poetical legend of this
famous picture relates that centuries ago there dwelt among the
Italian hills a venerable hermit, whom the people called Father Ber-
nardo. He was renowned for wisdom and holiness, and many visited
him for advice and consolation. He often remarked that though his
solitude was deep, yet he was not entirely alone, for he had two
daughters, one that spoke to him and one that was dumb. Now the
first was the daughter of a vine-dresser, named Mary, who dearly
loved the old man and often brought him little presents of such
things as would add to his comfort; while she cheered him with

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loving words and caresses. But his dumb daughter was a " brave old
oak," that grew uear his hut and sheltered it with its branches. This
tree old Bernardo greatly loved, and in the heat of summer he brought
water to its thirsty roots, and tended and talked to it as if it could
hear and feel. At morning and evening he fed the birds which lived
in its branches, and in return was cheered by their songs. Many
times some woodman had desired to cut down this oak, but the
prayers of the old man deterred him from the deed. There came
at last a terrible winter when the mountains were laden with heavy
snow, and then the sun shone warm, and fearful freshets came down
like torrents, and swept away flocks and trees and even hamlets in
their course. After the worst had subsided, Mary and her father
went to see how it had fared with the good hermit, fearing that he
had perished. But his dumb daughter had saved his life ; for when
the thaw came on he had sought the roof of his hut, but he was soon
convinced that there was no safety for him there ; and as he lifted
his eyes in prayer it seemed that the limbs of the oak beckoned him
to come to them. Then he climbed with confidence among: its
branches, and there he stayed three days. While below him his hut
and everything else was swept away, still his dumb daughter stood
firm. But he only had a few dry crusts to eat ; and when Mary arrived
he was fainting and ready to die from cold and exposure. Then this
talking daughter comforted him, and took him to her home until his
hut could be rebuilt. And now with great fervor* Bernardo thanked
God for his preservation, and called down blessings upon his two
children who had both been instruments in his deliverance; and he
prayed God to distinguish them in some way from the other works
of his hand. Years passed on, and the hermit was laid to rest ; his
hut was in ruins forever, and the oak was converted into wine-casks
for Mary's father. One day, one of these casks was in an arbor where
Mary, now a wife and mother, sat with her two boys. As she
pressed her baby to her breast and watched the elder one at play,
she thought of the old hermit, and wondered if his blessing would
ever be fulfilled in her or these children. Just then the older child
ran towards her with a stick to which he had fastened a cross ; and
at the same time a young man approached, whose large dreamy eyes
were such as feast on beauty, but his air was that of one restless
and weary. And so he was ; for he had long been seeking a model

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which could be used to assist liiin in painting a picture of the Blessed
Virgin and her .Son which floated before liis vision, just real enough
to haunt his thoughts continually, and just unreal enough to refuse
to be rendered by his brush. This was Raphael Sanzio d'Urbino.
;Now at last, as he gazed on Mary, the wish of his heart was realized.
But he had only a pencil! On what could he draw? Just then the
smooth cover of the huge wine-cask presented itself to him, and
eagerly he drew upon it the outlines of Mary and her babe. This
he took away with him, and rested not till with his very soul he had
painted his wondrous "Madonna della Sedia." Thus was the bless-
ing and desire of the old monk realized, and together his two daughters
were distinirnished for all time.

St. Marcella is represented with Lazarus and his sisters. All that
is known of her is that she accompanied these saints from the East,
wrote the life of Martha, and announced the Faith in Sclavonia.

St. Marcellinus. See St. Peter Exorcista.

St. Margaret {Ital. S. Margarita; Fr. Ste. Marguerite; Cer.
Die lleilige Margaretha ; Gr. "Ay. MapyapLT7)<; : signification, "a
pearl"). This saint was the daughter of a pagan priest of Antioch.
She w^as a delicate child, and was therefore sent to a nurse in the
country. This woman was a Christian, and brought Margaret up in
her own faith. She was seen one day by Olybrius, who was governor
of Antioch ; and her beauty so impressed him that he commanded
she should be brought to his palace, and he determined to marry her
if he should find that she was free born. But Margaret declared her-
self a Christian, to the great horror of the governor and her relatives.
The latter deserted her, and Olybrius attempted to subdue her by
torments of so fearful a nature that he could not endure the sight of
her agony. Still she yielded not. She was then imprisoned, and in
her dungeon Satan ai)peared to her in the shape of a hideous dragon,
and endeavored to confound her with fear. But Margaret held up
a cross and he fled from her; or (as another legend teaches) he
swallowed her, and instantly burst asunder, and she remained un-
hurt, lie then came in the form of a man, to tempt her still further ;
but she overcame him, and j)laced her foot upon his head, and com-
pelled him to confess liis vile purpose and to answer her questions.
Again she was taken before the governor and tortured ; but her firm-
ness was so great that she not only remained true to Christ herself,

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but she converted many who witnessed her devotion, so that in one
day five thousand converts were baptized. Then it was determined
that she should be beheaded ; and as they led her away to death she
prayed that in memory of her deliverance from the womb of the
dragon, all who called on her in childbirth should be safely delivered,
and a heavenly voice assured her that her prayer should be granted.

The attributes of Margaret are the palm and the dragon. She is
young and girlish, and is thus easily distinguished from St. Martha,
who also has the dragon. Sometimes she has pearls around her head,
and rarely the daisy or marguerite, which is so named in memory of
her. She is especially the tj^pe of maiden innocence and humility.

** Si douce est la Marguerite."

In the picture by Lucas v. Leyden, she is rising from the back of
the dragon, while a piece of her robe remaining in his mouth indicates
that he had swallowed her. She is the patroness of women in child-
birth, and patroness of Cremona. July 20, a. d. 306.

St. Margaret of Cortona, whose church is on the highest part
of the hill upon which that city is built, was the Magdalene of that
locality. She was born in Alviano in Tuscany. Her mother died
when she was still in infancy, and the cruelty of a step-mother and
the unkindness of her father drove her to desperation, and she led
an evil life for several years. One of her lovers was assassinated
when returning from a visit to her. A little dog which was with
him returned to Margaret, and attempted to lead her to the body of
his master, by pulling at her robe and piteously whining. Wonder-
ing at length that her lover returned not, she went with the dog,
and was horrified to find the murdered body of him she sought.
She was overcome with terror and repentance, and went to her
father's house. But the step-mother persuaded her father to refuse
to admit her. She then retired to a vineyard near by, and here in
her lonely wretchedness she was tempted to return to her sinful life.
But she prayed God to be to her more than all earthly friends could
be, and while so praying she had a revelation that her prayer was
answered, and she was directed to go to the Franciscan convent at
Cortona. This she did, and entering barefooted and with a cord
about her neck, she threw herself before the altar and begged to be
admitted to the order as a humble penitent. She was refused

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this privilege until she should prove her penitence by a more wor-
thy life. But at length she took the habit of St. Francis in 1272.
Tradition relates that as she knelt one day before the crucifix, Christ
bowed his head in answer to her prayers, and from that time she was
held in great reverence by the people of Cortona. She is painted
young and beautiful, her dress not always that of the nun, but usu-
ally with the cord for a girdle, which indicates the Third Order of
St. Francis. Her attribute is a dog, which is seldom omitted.
February 22, a. d. 1297.

Santa Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi was of the noble Floren-
tine family whose name she bears. She was a Carmelite nun. Her
life was one of extreme sanctity and humility, yet comparatively
uneventful. May 27, a. d. 1607.

Maria Maggiore, Santa. This splendid church at Rome is
said to owe its origin to a vision related in a legend called that
"of the Snow," — in Italian, "della Neve." Giovanni Patricio, a
Homan who was rich and childless, prayed the Virgin to direct him
how he should dispose of his wealth. On the 5th of August, a. d. 352,
Mary came to him in a dream, and commanded him to build a
church in her name on the spot w^here he should find snow the next
morning. His wife and the Pope Liberius each had the same vis-
ion ; and early next day they all went to the Esquiline, where they
found miraculous snow, in spite of the heat of the season. Liberius
traced upon it, with his crosier, the plan of the church, and here the
church was built. Murillo painted two beautiful pictures of this
legend, called, in Spanish, S. Maria la Blanca.

St. Marina. The sad story of this saint presents a touching
illustration of self-sacrifice and unbounded humility, for which she
was greatly revered. Her father was an Eastern hermit ; and when
he first went to the desert he so longed for his daughter whom
he had left, that he dressed her in male attire, and charged her
never to reveal her sex. He then took her with him to his retreat,
and there she grew up as Brother Marinus. She was frequently
sent to the shores of the Red Sea with a wagon and oxen to get sup
plies for the monks. The man to whom she went had a daughter
who was found to be with child, and who wickedly accused Marinus
of being her seducer. Marina did not deny the charge, and the
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the monastery; and the wicked woman came with her child, and
putting it in the arms of Marina, said, " There, as you are its father,
take care of it." Then Marina cared for the child. She remained
outside the gate of the convent and begged a support, which was
given her with many insults, as to a vile sinner. But when she
died and the truth was discovered, there was great mourning on
account of all she had endured, and she was honored for her
humility. She is represented with the dress of a monk and the
face of a beautiful woman, with a child in her arms. June 18.
Eighth century.

St. Mark {Lat S. Marcus; Ital. San Marco Evangelista; Fr,
St. Marc ; Ger. Der Heilige Marcus). This Evangelist was not an
apostle, but a convert and beloved disciple of St. Peter, according to
the tradition of the Catholic Church. He journeyed with Peter even
to Eome, where he wrote his Gospel ; and many believe it to have
been dictated by St. Peter. He went afterwards to preach in Egypt,
and after spending twelve years in Libya and the Thebais, he founded
the church at Alexandria. On account of his miracles the heathen
accused him of being a magician ; and at length, when celebrating
the feast of their god Serapis, they seized St. Mark and dragged
him through the streets with cords until he died. Then imme-
diately there fell a storm of hail, and a tempest of lightning came
with it which destroyed his murderers. The Christians buried his
remains, and his tomb was greatly venerated. But in a. d. 815
some Venetian merchants despoiled the tomb of its sacred relics,
and took them to Venice, where the splendid cathedral of San
Marco was erected over them. There are many legends of this
saint which have afforded subjects for representations in art. One
day as he walked in Alexandria, it is said that he saw a poor cobbler
who had wounded his hand so severely with an awl that he could no
longer support himself. St. Mark healed the wound, and the man,
who was called Anianus, was converted and afterwards became Bishop
of Alexandria. The famous legend of the preservation of Venice is
thus related: It was on the 25th of February in 1340. The
waters had been rising for three days ; and on this night there was
a fearful storm, and the height of the w^ater was three cubits more
than ever before. An old fisherman with difficulty reached the
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there for the ceasing of the tempest. But there came to him a
man who entreated him to row him over to San Giorgio Maggiore.
After great persuasion, the fisherman, believing it to be the will of
God, consented. Having arrived at San Giorgio, the stranger landed
and commanded the fisherman to await his return. The former came
back bringing with him a young man, and told him to row again to
San Niccolo di Lido. The fisherman doubted his ability to do this ;
but his passengers assured him he might row boldly, and strength
would be given him. They came at last to San Niccolo di Lido, where
the two men landed. When they returned to the shore there was a
third one also. They ordered the fisherman to row beyond the two
castles. AVhen they came to the sea, they saw a barque filled with
frightful demons rapidly approaching. These were coming to over-
whelm the city with water. Then the three men in the boat made
the sign of the cross and bade the demons depart. Instantly the
barque vanished, the sea became calm, and the watei*s began to
subside. Then the men commanded the boatman to land them at
the places whence they had come. He did -so, but in spite of the
great wonder he had seen he demanded of the third that he should
pay him. Then the man replied: "Thou art right; go now to the
Doo^e and to the Procurator! of St. Mark ; tell them what thou hast
seen, for Venice would have been overwhelmed had it not been for
us three. I am St. Mark the Evangelist, the protector of tliis city ;
the other is the brave knight St. George ; and he whom thou didst
take up at the Lido is the holy bishop St. Nicholas. Say to the
Doge and to the Procuratori that they are to pay you ; and tell them
likewise that this tempest arose because of a certain schoolmaster
dwelling at San Felice, who did sell his soul to the devil and after-
wards hanged himself." The fisherman answered that his story
would not be believed. Then St. Mark took from his finger a ring,
and gave it to the man, saying, "Show them this, and tell them
when they look in the sanctuary they will not find it." And lie
disa])peared. The next morning the fisherman did as he had been
commanded. It proved as he had been told, and the ring was not
found. Then the man was paid, a procession was ordained with
great solemnity, and the citizens gave thanks to God and the three
saints for their miraculous di'liverance. The fisherman received a
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in the sanctuary. Another legend relates that a certain slave whose
muster resided in Provence, persisted in going to the shrine of St.
Mark to pray, for which he was condemned to be tortured. As the
sentence was about to be executed, St. Mark descended to save his
votary. The executioners were confounded, and the instruments of
torture broken and made unfit for use. The tradition which makes
St. Mark the amanuensis of St. Peter is frequently illustrated in
paintings. The attribute of St. Mark is the lion, either witli or
without the wings, but generally with them. This enables one to
distinguish him from St. Jerome, who has the lion un winged. He
often wears the robes of a bishop. April 25, a. d. G8.

St. Martha (7^^/. Santa Marta, Vergiue, Albergutrice di Christo;
Fr. Ste. Marthe, la Travailleuse). St. Martha is highly venerated
on account of having persuaded her sister Mary to listen to the words
of Jesus, thus becoming the instrument of her conversion. Tlie old
story in " II Perfetto Legendario " goes on to say of this, " Which
thing should not be accounted as the least of her merits, seeing that
Martha was a chaste and prudent virgin, and the other publicly
contemned for her evil life ; notwithstanding which, Martha did not
despise her, nor reject her as a sister, Ijut wept for her shame, and
admonished her gently and with persuasive words, and reminded her
of her noble birth, to which she was a disgrace, and that Lazarus,
their brother, being a soldier, would certainly get into trouble on her
account. So she prevailed, and conducted her sister to the presence
of Christ ; and afterwards, as it is well known, she lodged and enter-
tained the Saviour in her own house." The Provengal legends relate
that Martha was the first who founded a convent for her own sex,
and the first one after the Blessed Virgin who consecrated her virgin-
ity to God. While Mary Magdalene made converts in Marseilles,
Martha made known the Faith at Aix. In those days there was
a fearful dragon who inhabited the river Rhone, and ravaged the
country by night. He was called the Tarasque, and on the scene of
his life the city of Tarascon now stands. Xow Martha sprinkled this
monster with holy water and bound him with her girdle, and then
he was speedily killed by the people. When after many years of
labor, death approached, she desired to be borne to some spot where
she could see the sun in the heavens. She wished the story of the
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" Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." Her attribute is
a dragon ; and she may be known from St. Margaret by the pot of
holy water, while the latter has the cross. St. Martha also bears
SDmetimes a cooking utensil. Patroness of cooks and housewives.
June 29, a. D. 84.

St. Martial was Bishop of Limoges. St. Valerie, or Valere, was a
beautiful virgin who was converted by his teaching. She refused to
listen to the addresses of the Duke de Guyenne. This so enragi'd
the duke that he "luy fit trancher la teste, couronnant sa virginite
d'un martyre bien signale, car a la venue d'un chacun elle prit sa
teste, et la porta jusques au pied de I'Autel ou S. Marcial disect
la messe ; le bourreau, la suivant pas-a-pas, mourut dans TEglise,
aprcs avoir clairement proteste qu'il voyoit les anges a I'entour de
son corps." This legend is illustrated in the cathedral of Limoges.
She is represented with a streak around the neck. Her festival is
December 10.

St. Martin of Tours {Lat. S. Martinus; /tal. San Martino)
was one of tlie most popular saints of the Middle Ages. He was
born at Saberia, in Pannonia, in the time of Constantine the Great ;
and tradition relates that on one occasion the Empress Helena, who
was the daughter of a wealthy lord of Caernarvonshire, prepared for
him a supper with her own hands, and waited on him while he ate
it, like tiie humblest servant ; and at the end gathered up the
cruml)s, esteeming them more precious than any meal she could
eat at the emperor's board. From a child St. ^Martin was of a
religious disposition, but he became a sc^ldier before he was bap-
tized. In the army he won the love and respect of his comrades,
by the great excellences of his character and the purity of his life.
He was especially noted for his benevolence and charity to the
poor. The winter of 332 was so severely cold that large numbers
perished in the streets of Amiens, where the regiment of St. Martin
was quartered. One day he met at the gate a naked man, and tak-
ing ])ity on him he divided his cloak (f(>r it was all he had), and gave
half to tlie beggar. That night in a dream Jesus stood before him,
and on his shoulders he wore the half of the cloak that Martin had
given the beggar. And he said to the angels who attended him,
"Know ye who hatli tluis arrayed me? My servant Martin, though
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baptized ; being at the time twenty-three years old. At forty years
of age, he desired to leave the army that he might devote all
his time to God's service. Then the legend tells that Julian the
Apostate, now emperor, accused him of cowardice, saying that
he wished to be dismissed to avoid a coming battle. But Martin
replied, he would be set naked in the front of the fight, armed only
with the cross, and not fear to meet the enemy. Then the emperor
commanded men to guard him and see that this was done ; but be-
fore the time of battle peace was made, and it was not attempted.
After leading a religious life for years he was made Bishop of Tours
in 371. He did many miracles, healing the sick, and even restoring
to life the son of a poor widow. One day, as he celebrated mass in
his cathedral, he asked his deacon to clothe a naked beggar before
him. The deacon did not comply readily, and St. Martin took off
his priestly robe and gave it to the wretched man ; and while he
officiated at the altar a globe of fire was seen above his head, and as
he elevated the Host, his arms (being exposed on account of the
absence of the garment) were covered, by a miracle, with chains of
gold and silver, which angels fastened upon them. His evenness of
temper was an especial virtue, and he was never angry, neither spoke
he ever unkindly. In spite of all, he was often greatly tempted, and
Satan one day ridiculed him because he so soon received the sinful
who repented. St. Martin replied, " 0 most miserable that thou art !
if thou also couldst cease to persecute and seduce wretched men, if
thou also couldst repent, thou also shouldst find mercy and forgive-
ness through Jesus Christ ! " It is due to the wonderful energy of
St. Martin that paganism was rooted out of that portion of Gaul in
which he ruled the Church. He destroyed temples, demolished the
images of the gods, and was impervious to all the threats and dangers
which he incurred by so doing. The demons whom he thus dis-
enthroned often appeared to him, sometimes in hideous forms and
again with all the beauty of Venus ; but he overcame all fear and all
temptation, and steadfastly served God. At length he wearied of
the people who thronged about him, and he built himself a cell
away from Tours, between the rocks and tlie Loire. From this the
monastery of Marmoutier arose. St. Martin not only opposed hea-
thenism, he battled against blind superstition as well. There was
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believed ; but Martin thought them mistaken. He went and stood
on the sepulchre, and prayed that it might be revealed to him if any
martyr rested there. Soon a dark form appeared, and told St. Martin
that he was a robber whose soul was in hell, and whose body rested
beneath him, where he stood. Then the saint destroyed the chapel
and altar, as he did those of the pagans. He was once invited to sup
M'ith the emperor. The cup was passed to Martin, before his majesty
drank, with the expectation that he would touch it to his lips, as was
the custom. But a poor priest stood behind Martin, and to the sur-
prise and admiration of all, the saint presented the full goblet to
him, thus signifying that a servant of God deserved more honor,
however humble his station, than any merely earthly potentate.
From this legend he has been chosen the patron of all innocent con-
viviality. It is said that on an occasion when St. Martin sought an
interview with the Emperor Yalentinian, his majesty did not rise
from his chair as the saint approached, whereupon the chair took fire
beneath him, and necessity compelled him to do what reverence had
no power to effect. This unique legend has been represented in art.
St. Martin died after being bishop more than thirty years, and many
heard the songs of the angels who bore him to Paradise. From the
time of his death he has been an object of extreme veneration. In
art he is usually represented with a naked beggar at his feet. A
goose when introduced alludes to the season of his feast, which
occurs at the time when geese are eaten, and is called, in Eng-
land, Martinmas-tide. In France this festival was kept like the
last day of the Carnival, — a time of feasting. November 11,
A. D. 397.

St. Martina was a Roman virgin. A church dedicated to her
stands at the foot of the Capitt)line Hill. It is on the left as we
descend to the Forum from the Ara Coeli. Here from very ancient
times there was a chapel where the people venerated this saint, who
was martyred in the time of Alexander Severus. In 1G34, when
repairing this chapel, a sarcopliagus was discovered built into the
foundations, wViich contained the body of a young woman, while the
head was in a separate casket. This, being regarded as the body of
the saint, called tlie attention of all Rome to the place, and even the
pope was filled with enthusiasm at the discovery. Cardinal Fran-
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Cortoiia very solemnly dedicated his talents to the work of adorning
the same. The church was given to the Academy of Painters, and con-
secrated to St, Luke, their patron. It now bears the name of "San
Luca e Santa Martina." Pietro da Cortona left all his fortune to the
chapel of St. Martina, which he himself had painted. She is repre-
sented as young and beautiful, with different instruments of torture,
signifying the manner of her death. January 30.

St. Mary of Egypt (Ital. Santa Maria Egiziaca Penitente ;
Fr. Ste. Marie I'Egyptienne, La Gipesienne, La Jussienne), The
legend of this Mary Egyptiaca is much older than that of Mary
Magdalene. It was in a written form, and fully believed in the sixth
century; for a very ancient tradition stated that a female hermit had
dwelt for years in Palestine, and there died. The legend as now
given rests on the authority of St. Jerome, and relates that a woman
named Mary, whose wickedness far exceeded that of the Magdalene,
dwelt in Alexandria. After seventeen years of abandonment to
sin, in the year 365, as she walked one day near the sea, she saw
a vessel about to depart well filled with pilgrims. On inquiry she
found that they were going to Jerusalem to keep the feast of the
true cross. She was seized with anxiety to go also, but had no
money to pay her passage. Then she sold herself to the sailors and
pilgrims, and so accomplished the journey. Arriving at Jerusalem,
she thought to enter the church with the others; but when she
reached the entrance some invisible power held her so that she could
not go in, and as often as she tried to cross the threshold, so often
was she driven back. Then a sense of all her sins came over her,
and she was overcome with sorrow, and prayed to God for grace and
pardon; whereupon the restraining power was taken away, and she
entered the church on her knees. She then bought three loaves of
bread and went into the desert, even beyond Jordan. Here she
remained in deepest penitence. She drank only water, and subsisted
on roots and fruits, and her three loaves, which were constantly
renewed by a miracle. Her clothing wore out and dropped from
her ; then she prayed God to clothe her, and her prayer was an-
swered, for her hair became a cloak about her, or, as others say, a
heavenly robe was brought her by an angel. She had lived thus
forty-seven years when she was found by Zosimus, a priest. She
begged him to keep silence concerning her, and to return at the end

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of a year and bring with him the Blessed Sacrament, that she mi"'ht
conless her sins and receive communion before her death. Zosimus
compHed with her desires and returned to her in a vear. He was
not able to cross the Jordan, and Mary was miraculously assisted
to cross to him. After receiving the Sacrament she requested iiim to
leave her again to her solitary life, and to return at the end of an-
other year. When the year was passed and he went again to meet
her, he found her lying dead, with her hands folded as in prayer.
And upon the sands these words were written : "0, Father Zosimus,
bury the body of the poor sinner, Mary of Egypt! Give earth to
earth, and dust to dust, for Christ's sake ! " When he endeavored to
do this, he found he had not sufficient strength, for he was an old
man. Then a lion came and assisted him, digging with his paws;
and when the body of Mary was in the grave the lion w^ent quietly
away and Zosimus returned home, praising God for the mercy he
had shown to the penitent woman. She is represented in art as old,
worn, and wasted, with long hair, and three loaves of bread in her
hand. When united with Mary Magdalene, the contrast of age,
appearance, and dress is very striking. The pictures of her penance
are sometimes mistaken for the Magdalene ; but if the vase, skull, and
crucifix are wanting, it is the Mary of Egypt, A chapel in the church
of St. Meiry in Paris is painted with scenes from her life. April 9,
A. D. 433.

St. Mary Magdalene {Lat S. Maria Magdalena; Fr. La Made-
leine, La Sainte Demoiselle pecheresse ; Ital. Santa Maria Maddalena ;
Sp. Santa Maria Magdalena). The writings which would fill volumes,
the numberless sermons which have exhausted the talents of the
preachers and the patience of the hearers, the learned arguments of
tongue and pen, and the wild, imaginative legends which have each and
all essayed to give and establish the truth about this saint, have left
her, in the heart of the world, what the Gospel alone and unaided
makes her, — the first sinning and repenting woman forgiven through
the love of Jesus, a glorious beacon of hope, shining down through all
ages, silently saying to all other Magdalenes, " Go and sin no more."
It has never been decided whether she was differently spoken of as
" Mary of Bethany," the " woman who was a sinner," and she " out
of whom Jesus cast seven devils," or whotlier slio was but one of
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is as follows : Mary Magdalene was the daughter of noble, if not royal
parents, and the sister of Martlia and Lazarus. Syrus, their father,
had vast riches, and at his death these were divided equally among
the three. The castle of Mary, called Magdalon, was in the district
of Magdala on the shore of the sea of Tiberias. Lazarus was by
profession a soldier. Martha w\as virtuous and discreet ; but IMary,
giving herself up to luxury and idleness, became at length so wicked
as to be called " The Sinner." Martha, loving her sister and filled
with sorrow by her sinful life, continually rebuked her, and finally
persuaded her to listen to the teachings of Jesus. The seven evil
spirits w^hich Jesus cast out were the seven deadly sins, to which she
had been subject before her conversion. The entertainment of the
Saviour at the house of Martha, the supper at the house of Simon
the Pharisee, the devotion of Mary to Jesus, and the scenes con-
nected with his death and resurrection, are given in the legend as in
the Gospels. It then adds that after the ascension of Christ, Lazarus
and his sisters with their handmaid Marcella, Maximin who had bap-
tized them, and the blind man to whom Jesus had given sight, called
Cedon, were placed in a boat with no rudder to steer and no oars nor
sails to speed them, and set adrift. This was done by the heathen.
They were carried by winds and waves to a harbor which proved
to be that of Marseilles. The people of tliat place were also heathen,
and they refused to give the castaways food or shelter. Tlien these
found a resting-place in the porch of a temple, and Mary began to
tell of Christ and to urge the people to forsake their idols ; and
both the sisters did such miracles that many were converted and
baptized. When Maximin was dead, Lazarus was made first bishop
of Marseilles. But Mary desired to live in solitude, and retired to
a frightful wilderness, where she lived thirty years a life of penitence
and sorrow for the sins she never ceased to regret and bewail. It
was supposed she was dead ; but at length a hermit whose cell was in
the same desert as her own saw a miraculous sight which disclosed
the truth that she still lived. It appears that often in her hunger
and exhaustion angels had ministered to her, and during the last
years of her life they bore her, every day, up into regions where she
could hear celestial harmonies, and see the glory prepared for those
who repent and believe in God. It was this daily ascension that the
hermit saw ; and he hastened to the city to relate the wonderful

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vision. Legends disagree concerning the place and manner of her
death. iSoiiio relate that it occuned in the desert, where angels
watched over her and cared for her, while others say she died in a
church, after receiving the last sacraments from St. Maximin. The
scene of her solitary penance is said to be the site of the monastery of
La Sainte Beaume, or the Holy Cave, between Marseilles and Toulon.
In the thirteenth century some remains, believed to be those of
St. Lazarus and St. Mary Magdalene, were found about twenty miles
north of Toulon, at a place called St. Maximin. Here a church was
built in 1279 by Charles, Count of Provence, brother of St. Louis,
King of France. A few years later, Charles was made pris<jner by the
King of Aragon ; and he ascribed the praise of his liberation to Mary
Magdalene, who was his chosen protectress. Many miracles were
wrought through her intercession, one of which has been frequently
represented in pictures. A certain prince of Provence came to Mar-
seilles with his wife to sacrifice to the pagan gods. They listened to
the instructions of Mary, and were persuaded to leave the service of
tlie idols. One day tlie husband told Mary of his strong desire to have
a son. Mary asked him if he would believe if his prayer were heard.
He promised that he would believe. Not long after, this prince de-
cided to go to Jerusalem to see St. Peter, and to ascertain if what
Magdalene told him agreed with the preaching of that saint. The
wife determined to go also, but he said, " How shall it be possible,
seeing that thou art with child, and the dangers of the sea are very
great 1" But she so entreated him that he granted her request, and
they departed. After a day and night had' passed, a terrible storm
arose. Tlie pains of childbirth came upon the woman, and in the
midst of the tempest the babe was born and the mother died. The
sailf)rs wished to throw the body into the sea, believing that the storm
would not cease wliile it remained in the ship; but the prince per-
suaded them with entreaties and raoncv to retain it awhile. Soon
they arrived at an island, where he laid his wife on the shore, and
placing tlie babe on her breast he covered them with his cloak and
wept bitterly, and said, "0 Mary Magdalene ! to my grief and sorrow
didst thou come to Marseilles ! Why didst thou ask thy God to give
mo a son only that I might lose both son and wife together? 0
Maiy Magdalene ! have pity on my grief, and if thy prayers may
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Jerusalem, and remained there two years. He was instructed by
St. Peter, and saw the places which had been hallowed by the life
and death of the Saviour. Now on his return he landed at the island
where he had left the body of his wife, that he might weep at her
last resting-place. Who can tell his surprise when he saw his child
running about on the shore 1 And when the infant saw the strange
man he was afraid, and bid beneath the cloak that covered his dead
mother. Then when the father approached, the mother also opened
her eyes and smiled, and put out her arms to embrace her husband.
Then did the prince greatly rejoice, and they all returned to Mar-
seilles, and threw themselves at the feet of the Magdalene and were
baptized. There are legends (though never accepted by the Church)
which relate that an attachment existed between St. John the
Evangelist and Mary Magdalene ; and even that the feast which
Jesus attended at Cana of Galilee was on the occasion of the mar-
riage of these two saints. Donatello's famous statue, carved in wood,
stands above her altar in the baptistery in Florence. It represents
her as the wasted, sorrowing penitent, and is strangely in contrast
with the loveliness of many representations of her. Her proper
attribute is the jar of ointment. This signifies either the ointment
which she brake upon the feet of the Saviour, or that which she
prepared for the anointing of his crucified body. It varies in size and
form ; is usually either in her hand or standing near her, though some-
times borne by an attending angel. The colors of the dress of the Mag-
dalene are red, expressing love ; violet, penitence and mourning; and
blue, constancy. Sometimes she w^ars a violet tunic and red mantle.
Some Spanish pictures represent her with dark hair; but it should
be luxuriant, fair, and golden. Patroness of frail and penitent
women; of Provence and Marseilles. July 22, a. d. 68.

St. Mary the Penitent (Ital. Santa Maria Penitente ; Fr. Ste.
Marie, la Penitente). This Mary was the niece of the hermit Abra-
ham, and her life was mostly spent in the deserts of Syria. She too
was a sinner and became a penitent, to whose prayers God granted
miraculous answers. Her father had large riches and lived in splen-
dor. When he died, the daughter was carried to her hermit uncle
to be religiously instructed. She was seven years old when taken
to the desert. Abraham built a cell close to his own and opening
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her to pray, to sing praises, to recite psalms, and to despise the
pleasures (jf the world. Thus Mary lived until she was twenty years
old. At this time there came a young hermit to the cell of Abraham
to receive his instructions. The beauty of the face which he beheld
by chance through the window, and the music of the voice which
chanted lioly praises so near him, inflamed his heart with love for
tlie maiden ; and he tempted her to sin, forgetting his vows. When
she at length reflected on what she had done, she so feared her uncle
that she fled from his sight, and went to a remote place, where for
two years she lived a shameless life of sin. Now on the very night
that she fled, Abraham dreamed that a hideous dragon came to his
cell and found there a white dove and took it away with him. When
he awoke the dream troubled him. Again when he slept he saw the
same dragon ; and he crushed its head with his foot, and took the dove
from its maw and put it in his bosom. Then the dove came to life,
and spreading its wings, flew to heaven. Then the hermit knew that
this dream referred to his beloved Mary. He took his staff and went
forth, seeking her through all the land. After a long time he found
her; and when she was overcome with shame and sorrow he encour-
aged her, and promised himself to do penance for her. Then she
cried ' out, " 0 my father ! if thou thinkest there is hope for me, I
will follow thee whithersoever thou goest, and kiss thy footsteps which
lead me out of this gulf of sin and death ! " Then he comforted her,
and leaving behind all her jewels and gay attire, she returned with
him to the cell in the desert. Here she ministered to her aged uncle,
and lived a life of contrition and penance. For many years after
his death she still continued the same life ; and so great was the
virtue of her prayers that the sick who were brought to her were
cured when she prayed. When she died she was bonie by angels to
paradiso. Conversion of Mar}' the Penitent, October 29.

St. Matthew {Lat S. Mattheus; Ger. Der Heilige Matthiius;
Fr. St. Matthieu ; Ital. San !Matteo). Among the Evangelists St.
Matthew holds the first place on account of having written his Gospel
first. In representations of the disciples he is the seventh or eighth,
lie has not been a popular subject of art. The Scripture account
tells only that his name was Levi, and his office that of tax-gatherer;
a Hel)rew by birth. When Christ called him, he immediately left
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which Jesus with his disciples sat with publicans and sinners — to the
horror of the Jews. After the separation of the Apostles, Matthew
preached twenty-three years in Egypt and Ethiopia. At the capital
of Ethiopia he was honorably entertained by that eunuch whom
Philip had baptized. He raised the son of the King of Egypt from
the dead, and cured his daughter, called Iphigenia, of leprosy, and
placed her at the head of a society of young maidens, dedicated to
the service of God. A heathen king determined to take her away
from this community; for which impiety, his palace was burned,
and he became a leper. When this saint was in Ethiopia a terrible
fear was over the people, on account of two skilful magicians who
put many under their spells, and afflicted them with dreadful dis-
eases. St. Matthew overcame these sorcerers, and ended their power
by baptizing the people. All this is related in the " Perfetto Legen-
dario." The manner of his death is doubtful. The Greek legend
says he died a peaceful death, but the Western traditions declare that
he suffered martyrdom in the time of Domitian. His proper attributes
are the purse, when represented as an Apostle ; the pen and book,
with an attendant angel, when the Evangelist. The angel holds
the inkhorn or the book, or points to heaven, or dictates. Greek
pictures of his death show him dying peacefully, while an angel
swings a censer; other representations give the martyrdom by the
sword. September 21, a. d. 90.

St. Matthias {Ital. San Mattia ; Fr. St. Mathias ; Lat. S. Mat-
thseus) was the last apostle, chosen to take the place made vacant
by the treachery of Judas. St. Denis relates that he was selected
by the Apostles on account of a beam of divine splendor which
pointed to him. This has been represented in art. He preached
in Judsea, and was martyred by the Jews. His attribute is a lance
or an axe. February 24.

St. Maurelio, or Maurelius, was the first bishop, and is the
patron saint of Ferrara and Imola. His image is on the coins of
Ferrara. He was beheaded.

St. Maurice {Lat. S. Mauritius; Ital. San Maurizio; Ger. Der
Heilige Moritz ; Fr. St. Maurice). The legend of St. Maurice and
the Theban Legion is one of the most ancient of all legends, and has
been so received as to have almost the importance of a strictly
historical fact. The Theban Legion was so called because levied

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iu the Thebaid. It was composed of 6,GGG men, a]\ of whom
were Christians. It was commanded by Maurice, who was of ilhis-
trious descent. This legion was so characterized by valor, piety, and
fidelity, that it had received the title of Felix. "When Maximin was
about to enter Gaul, he ordered this legion to accompany him thither.
AVlien thev had passed the Alps the legion was divided : a part went
to the Kliine, and tlie remainder halted on the banks of Lake (Jeneva.
Here Maximin ordered a great sacrifice to the gods, with all the
games and festivities which accompanied the pagan rites. There,
Maurice and his soldiers separated themselves from the army, and
pitched their camp at a place now called St. Maurice, but then
Aganum. Maximin then made it known that the purpose of his
expedition was the extermination of the Christians, and threatened
the Theban Legion with his vengeance if they did not join in the
sacrifices. They steadfastly refused to do so, or to assist iu the per-
secution of the Christians. Then Maximin commanded the men to
be deciniated. Those to whom the lot fell rejoiced in being thus
chosen to testify to their faith, and those who were left were still so
determined that they were decimated the second time. Even when
the third summons came, Maurice replied, "0 Ctesar ! we are thy
soldiers, but we are also the soldiers of Jesus Christ. From thee we
receive our pay, but from him we have received eternal life. To
thee we owe service, to him obedience. We are ready to follow thee
against the barbarians ; but we are also ready to suffer death, rather
than renounce our faith or fight against our brethren." Then Maxi-
min commanded that the rest of the army should surround these
men, and murder every one with the sword. He was obeyed, — not
one was left alive. But some were trampled to death, some hanged,
and some shot with arrows. Maurice knelt down and was belieaded.
At Cologne, and in other places, many more who belonged to tlie
Theban Legion suffered martyrdom. Savoy, Piedmont, and parts of
Germany abound in these soldier saints. The name of Maiu-ice
signifies "a Moor," and he is represented as one in some pictures.
He is dressed in armor, and bears the standard nnd the palm. In
Italian pictures he wears a red cross on his breast, <^hich is the badge
of the Sardinian Order of St. Maurice. September 22, a. d. 280.

St. Maurus was the son of a Roman senator, and was placed
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old. He became one of the most famous disciples of his great master.
At one time Maurus expressed his satisfaction at the death of one
Florentius, who had attempted to poison St. Benedict, and had com-
mitted many crimes which disgraced his office (for he was a priest) ;
this expression so shocked his teacher that he commanded him to
atone for his sin by a severe penance. After the death of Bene-
dict, Maurus introduced the Benedictine Order into France, and
founded the monastery of St. Maure-sur-Loire (then called Glanfeuil),
where he died. His attribute is the book or censer. January 15,
A.D. 584.

St. Mercuriale was the first Bishop of Forli in the second cen-
tury. His attribute is a dragon, representing sin, which the saint
had vanquished. He is patron saint of Forli.

St. Mercurius {Gr. "Ay. 'Ep/x^? : signification, "God's messen-
ger"). The representations of this saint belong especially to Greek
art. He was an officer whom Julian the Apostate put to death on
account of his Christian faith. When Julian afterwards fought
against the Persians, St. Basil had a vision in which he saw a woman
seated on a throne and surrounded by angels. To one of these she
said, "Go forthwith, and awaken Mercurius, who sleepeth in the
sepulchre, that he may slay Julian the Apostate, that proud blas-
phemer against me and against my Son ! " As soon as the vision
had passed, Basil went to the tomb of Mercurius, but neither the
body nor the armor which had been buried with him were in the
tomb. But the next day the body of the saint and all the armor
was as before, except that the lance was stained with blood. "For
on the day of battle, when the wicked emperor was at the head
of his army, an unknown warrior, bareheaded, and of a pale and
ghastly countenance, was seen mounted on a white charger, which
he spurred forward ; and brandishing his lance, he pierced Julian
through the body, and then vanished as suddenly as he had
appeared. And Julian being carried to his tent, he took a handful
of the blood which flowed from his wound, and flung it into the
air, exclaiming with his last breath, ',Thou hast conquered, Gali-
lean ! Thou hast conquered ! ' Then the demons received his part-
ing spirit. But Mercurius, having performed the behest of the
Blessed Virgin, re-entered his tomb, and laid himself down to sleep
till the Day of Judgment."

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St. Methodius. See St. Cyril.

St. Michael {Lat. S. Michael Angelas ; Fr. Monseigneur St.
Michel; Ital, San Michele, Sammichele; "Ay. Mi;^ay/A). St. Michael,
whose name signifies " like unto God," or Michael the Archangel, is
regarded as the first and mightiest of all created spirits. He it was

: whom God commissioned to expel Satan and the rebellious angels
from heaven. His office now is believed to be twofold, — including
that of patron saint of the Church on earthy and Lord of the souls of
the dead; presenting the good to God, and sending the evil and
wicked away to torment. It is believed to have been St. Michael
who appeared to Hagar (Gen. xxi. 17), to Abraham to forbid the
sacrifice of Isaac (Gen. xxii. 11) ; who brought the plagues on Egypt,
led the Israelites on their journey, contended with Satan for the body
of Moses (Jude 5), put blessings instead of curses in Balaam's mouth
(Num. xxii. 35), was with Joshua at Jericho (Josh. v. 13), appeared
to Gideon (Judges vi. 11), brought the pestilence to Israel (2 Sam.
xxiv. 16), destroyed the Assyrian army (2 Chron. xxxii. 21), deliv-
ered the three Hebrew children from the fiery furnace (Dan. iii. 25),
and sent Habakkuk to feed Daniel in the lion's den (Bel and the

> Dragon, 32). The legends also relate that St. Michael appeared
to the Blessed Virgin to announce to her the time of her death,
and that he received her soul and bore it to Jesus. And again,
during the sixth century, when a fearful pestilence was raging in
Rome, St. Gregory advised that a procession should be made, which
should pass through the streets singing the service which since then
has been called the Great Litanies. This was done for three days,
and on the last day, when they came opposite to the tomb of Ha-
drian, Gregory beheld the Archangel Michael hovering over the city ;
and he alighted on the top of the Mausoleum and sheathed his sword,
which was dripping with blood. Then the plague was stayed, and
the Tomb of Hadrian has been called the Castle of Sant* Angelo
from that day, and a chapel was there consecrated, the name of
which was Ecclesia Sancti Angeli usque ad Ccclos. St. Michael is
also said to have appeared to ct)nmiand the building of two churches.
The first was on the eastern coast of Italy, and was called the church
of Monte Galgano. The legend relates that in the fifth century
there dwelt in Siponte a man named Galgano, who was very rich in
herds which were pastured on the mountain. At one time a bull

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strayed away, and Galgano took his servants and went to find him,
and when seen he was on the very summit of the mountain,
near the mouth of a cave. Galgano was angry with the bull, and
ordered a servant to kill him ; but the arrow came back to the
bosom of him who sent it, and killed him instantly. Then Galgano,
being troubled, sent to the bishop to know what he should do. Then
the bishop fasted and prayed for three days, at the end of which
time St. Michael appeared to him and told him that the spot where
the bull had been seen was especially sacred to him, and he could not
permit it to be violated by blood, and he commanded that a church
should be built there under his patronage. When they entered
the cave they found a stream of water running from the rock, which
cured all manner of diseases; and three altars were already built
there, and one was covered with a rich cloth embroidered in crimson
and gold. So the fame of this vision spread through all Europe, and
the church which was there built became a place of pilgrimage.
Again, in the reign of Childebert II., St. Michael appeared to St.
Aubert, Bishop of Avranches, and commanded that a church should
be built on the summit of a rock in the Gulf of Avranches, in
Normandy. This rock is inaccessible at high water, and has been
celebrated as an impregnable fortress. The bishop was also told
that a bull would be found concealed there and a spring of pure
water, and the church should be made to cover as much ground
as the bull had trampled. St. Aubert considered this as but a
dream ; but it was repeated again and again, and the third time the
Archangel pressed his thumb upon the head of the bishop and left
there a mark which never disappeared. After this a small church
was built which was afterwards replaced by a magnificent abbey,
begun by Richard, Duke of Normandy, and completed by William
the Conqueror. Mont-Saint-Michel became one of the most cele-
brated places of pilgrimage, as it is one of the most picturesque
in scenery ; but this legend seems only a poor repetition of that of
Monte Galgano. From this time St. Michael was greatly venerated
in France. He was selected as patron saint of the country and of
the order which St. Louis instituted in his honor. An old French
writer also makes him the angel of good counsel, and says, " Le vrai
office de Monseigneur St. Michel est de faire grandes revelations
aux hommes en bas, en leur donnant moult saints conseils," and

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particularly " sur le bon noiirissement qne le pere et la m^re donnent
a leiirs eufuus." St. Michael is always represented as young aud
beautiful. As patron of the Church Militant lie is " the winged
saint," with no attribute save the shield and lance. As conqueror
of Satan, he stands in armor, with his foot upon the Evil One, who
is half human or like a dragon in shape. The angel is about to
chain him or to transfix him with the lance. But the treatment of
this subject is varied in many ways, all however easily recognized.
As lord of souls St. Michael is unarmed ; he holds a balance, aud in
each scale a little naked figure representing the souls ; the heaio
usually joins the hands as in thankfulness, while the rejected one
expresses horror in look aud attitude. Frequently a demon is seizing
the fulling scale with a Plutonic hook or with his talons. In these
pictures the saint is rarely without wings." When introduced in
pictures of the Madonna and Child he presents the balance to Christ,
who seems to welcome the happy soul. Wliether witli or without
the balance, he is always the lord of souls in pictures of the death,
assumption, or glorification of the Blessed Virgin; for tradition says
that he received her spirit and cared for it until it was reunited to
her body and ascended to her Son. The old English coin called an
angel was so named becausFSi^)oretlifi..^ image of this archangel.
September 29. Apparition of St. Michael, May 8.

St. Miniato,^ Mmias. The Florentine legend relates that
this saint was an Armenian prince who belonged to the Roman
army and served under Decius. When that emperor was encamped
outside the city of Florence, Miniato was denounced as a Christian
and condemned to be thrown to the beasts of the amphitheatre. A
panther was first set upon him, but the saint was delivered from
him in answer to his prayers. He was then hanged, put in boiling
oil, and stoned without being destroyed ; for an angel descended to
comfort him, and clothed him in a garment of light. Finally he
was beheaded. It is said that this occurred in 254. He is repre-
sented dressed as a prince with a scarlet robe and a crown. His
attributes are the palm, the lily, and javelins.

St. Modwena was an Irish virgin who had power to heal dis-
eases. King Egbert had a son who was epileptic, and no physician
of his court could heal him. Now the king, hearing of the power of
Modw^ena, sent his son over seas to her with many aud rich gifts.

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The virgin refused the presents, but she healed the sick boy. Then
the king* sent for her to come to England. Ho was surprised at lier
learning and piety; and ho built for her a convent at Polesworth, in
Warwickshire, and gave his daughter Edith into her care. This
Edith of Polesworth, as she is called, became a holy nun, and was
canonized. St. Modwena is represented in the black habit of a Bene-
dictine nun, with a white veil; in one hand a crosier, as hrst abbess
of her monastery, and in the other a book. July 5, a, d. 1387.

St. Monica {Fr. Ste. Moniqne) was the mother of St. Augus-
tine and a Christian, while his father was a heathen. Monica was
sorely troubled at the dissipated life of her young son ; she wept
and prayed for him, and at last sought the advice and aid of the
Bishop of Carthage. He dismissed her with these words : " Go in
peace ; the son of so many tears will not perish." At length she
had the joy to behold the baptism of St. Augustine by the Bishop
of Milan, in which city it took j)lace. She is venerated as the great
patroness of the Augustinian nuns. She is represented in many of
the pictures illustrative of the life of St. Augustine. Her dress is a
black robe, with veil or coif of white or gray. In one picture in Flor-
ence she is seated on a throne and attended by twelve nuns or saints.
May 4, a. d. 387.

Moses, The Patriarch. There are some legends concerning
Moses so entirely outside all connection with the Scripture account
of him, that the pictures which are painted to represent them are
quite incomprehensible without the traditions. According to these
the daughter of Pharaoh Valid went to the Xile in order to heal
some disease from which she suffered, by the use of its waters.
And when Thermutis (for so she was called) touched the babe, she
found she was immediately well. One legend relates that the king
had seven daughters, all of them lepers, and tliat ;ill were made
whole by the touch of the infant; and that therefore the king al-
lowed them to rear the child in the palace. But art represents the
first version ; and the legend goes on to say that Thermutis, having
no children, grew so fond of the boy that she desired that he shonld
succeed to the throne of Enypt. Xow, when the cliild was tliree
years old, she brought him to the king, who caressed him, and spor-
tively placed the crown on his head. Moses pulled it off, and dashed
it to the ground, it is said, because it was engraved with the figures

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of idols, which even then ^^es abhorred ; again it is said that
it was tlie covering of the king's beard that he pulled otf and threw
down, iiut be it as it may, tliose who stood by looked upon it as
a bad omen, and advised the king that the boy should be slain; but
others said lie was too young to know right from wrong ; while
others still thought there was something very uncommon in the
babe. Then the third counsellor said, " Let a ruby ring and a burn-
ing coal be set before him; if he should choose the ring it will
show that he knows right from wTong, and so let liim be slain ; but
if he choose the coal it will show he is too young to distinguish the
right, and so let him live." Then this was done ; and the ring was
the kiui^'s siy:net, which was laro;e and shininoj. Then at first the
child reached out for the ring; but the angel Gabriel, who took the
form of one of the attendants, turned his hand aside, so that he
took the coal and put it into his mouth, and his tongue was
so burned that he could never speak distinctly while he lived,
but his life was spared. This appears in art from the fourteenth
centiu'v.

St. Nabor and St. Felix. Little is known of these two saints
beyond the fact that they were Christians, and were martyred on
account of their faith in the reign of Diocletian. They suffered at
Milan, and were buried by a Christian named Philip. A chapel
was built over their remains, and it was in this church that St. Am-
brose prayed when he had the vision which led to the discovery of
the relics of SS. Gervasius and Protasius. They are represented in
art botli in armor and in secular costume. July 12.

St. Narcissus. See St. Afra of Augsburg.

St. Natalia. See St. Adrian.

St. Nazarius {Ital. San Nazaro). See St. Celsus.

St. Neot was the preceptor as well as the kinsman of King Al-
fred. He was a very learned monk of Glastonbury. It is said that
he journeyed to Rome seven times. He is described as " humble to
all, affable in conversation, wise in transactinsf business, venerable
in aspect, severe in countenance, moderate even in his walk, upright,
calm, totnperatc, and charital)le." He dwelt at one time in a wild
8olitud»3 m ('(ii-invMll. lie died in 878. Two towns in England
bear his name. Uis attributes are the pilgrim's stalf and wallet.
October 28.

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St. Nereus {Ital. San Nereo). See St. Achilleus.

St. Nicaise {Lat. S. Nicasius) was bishop of lilieims, and was
famed for the success of his preaching. When Rheims was besieged
in 400 by the Vandals, St. Nicaise went forth to meet them,
attended by his clergy and singing hymns. A barbarian soldier
struck off the upper part of his head ; but still the saint marched on
and continued to sing, until after a few steps he fell dead. He is
represented in his bishop's robes, carrying a part of his head, upon
which is the mitre. December 14.

St. Nicholas of Myra [Lat. S. Nicholaus; Ital. San Niccolo
or Nicola di Bari ; Ger. Der Heilige Nicolaus, or Niklas). Very
little of historical fact is known of this saint. There was a bishop
of this name much venerated in the East as early as the sixth cen-
tury ; a church was dedicated to him in Constantinople about a. d. 560 ;
in the Greek Church he ranks next to the great Fathers. He began
to be reverenced in the West in the tenth century, and since the
twelfth has been one of the most popular of all saints in Russia, as well
as in Italy, and in all Catholic Europe. But what history does not tell
is more than supplied by tradition. The stories of St. Nicholas are
numberless, and many of them have been treated in art. According
to these legends Nicholas was born of illustrious Christian parents,
after they had been many years married without having children;
and it was thought that this 'son was given by God as a reward for
the alms which they had bestowed upon the Church and the poor, as
well as for the praj^ers they had offered. Their home was in Pan-
thera, a city of Lycia in Asia Minor. The very day of his birth this
wonderful child arose in his bath, and joining his hands, praised God
that he had brought him into the world. And from the same day he
would take the breast only once on Wednesday and Friday ; thus
knowing how to fast from the time that he knew hunger. On
account of his holy dispositions his parents early dedicated him to
the service of the Church. While still 3'oung, Nicholas lost both
father and mother ; and he regarded himself as but God's steward
over the vast wealth of which he was possessed. A certain nobleman
of Panthera, who was very rich, lost all his property, and became so
destitute that he could not provide for his three daugliters, and he
feared that he should be driven to sacrifice their virtue for money
to keep them from starvation. The daughters were filled with gi'ief,

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and having no bread knew not where to look for aid. Xow Nicholas
heard of this, and resolved to relieve them. So he took a good sum
of gold, and tied it in a handkerchief, and went to the house by night
to try how he could give it to them and not be himself seen. As he
lino-ered near tlie dwelling, the moon shone out briglitly and showed
an open window. Then >«'icholas threw the gold inside the house
and hastened away. The money fell at the feet of the unhappy
father; and with it he portioned his eldest daughter, and she was
married. Again Nicholas did the same, and the second daughter
received this sum. But now the nobleman resolved to watch, in
order to know who was thus kind to him; and when Nicholas went
the third time, he seized him by his robe, saying, " 0 Nicholas !
servant of God! why seek to hide thyself?" Then Nicholas made
him xjromise that he would tell no man. This was but one of
the many charities which he did in Panthera. At length he deter-
mined to go to Palestine. On the voyage a sailor fell overboard and
was drowned, but St. Nicholas restored his life ; and when a storm
arose, and they were about to perish, the sailors fell at his feet and
implored him to save them ; and when he prayed the storm ceased.
After his return from Palestine Nicholas dwelt in the city of Myra,
where he was unknown, and he lived in great humility. At length
the Bishop of Myra died ; and a revelation was made to the clergy
to the effect that the first man who should come to the church the
next morning would be the man whom God had chosen for their
bishop. So when Nicholas came early to the church to pray, as was
his custom, the clergy led him into the church and consecrated him
bishop. He showed himself well worthy of his new dignity in every
way, but especially by his charities, which were beyond account. At
one time a dreadful famine prevailed in his diocese ; and when ho
heard that ships were in the })ort of Myra laden with wheat, he re-
quested the cai)tains to give him a hundred hogsheads of wheat
out of each ve^:scl. But they dared not do this ; for the grain was
measured at Alexandria, and would be again measured at Constanti-
nople, where they were to deliver it. Then Nicholas said that if they
obeyed him, it would happen by the grace of Cod that their cargoes
should not bo diminished. So they complied ; and when they were
arrived at the granary of the emperor they found as much wheat in
their ships as when they left Alexandria. And moreover that which

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the}'- gave St. Nicholas was miraculously increased ; for lie fed the
people so that they had enough to eat, and still sufficient remained
to sow their fields for the next year. During tiiis time of hunger,
as St. Nicholas was travelling through his diocese, he did one of his
greatest miracles. He slept in the house of a man wlio was a most
loyal son of Satan ; for in this time of want he was accustomed to
steal children, to kill them and serve them up as meat to those who
stopped at his inn. Now Nicholas no sooner had this abominable
dish placed before him than he knew what it was, and understood
the horrible wickedness of the man. Then he accused the host, and
went to the tub where the children were salted down, and made the
sign of the cross over it, when, lo ! three children rose up whole and
well. All the people were struck dumb at this miracle, and the three
children were restored to their mother, who was a widow. At one
time Constantine sent certain tribunes to put down a rebellion in
Phrygia. On their journey they stopped at Myra, and Nicholas
invited them to his table ; but as they w^ere about to sit down, he
heard that the prefect of the city was preparing to execute three
innocent men, and the people were greatly moved thereat. Then
Nicholas hastened to the place of execution, followed by his guests.
When they arrived the men were already kneeling, with their eyes
bound, and the executioner was ready with his sword. St. Nicholas
seized the sword and commanded the men to be released. The
tribunes looked on in wonder, but no one dared to resist the good
bishop. Even the prefect sought his pardon, which he granted after
much hesitation. After this, when the tribunes went on their way,
they did not forget St. Nicholas; for it happened that while they
were absent in Phrygia their enemies poisoned the mind of Constan-
tine against them, so that when they were returned to Constantinople
he accused them of treason and threw them into prison, ordering
their execution on the following day. Then these tribunes called
upon St. Nicholas, and prayed him to deliver them. That same
night he appeared to Constantine in a dream, and commanded him
to release those whom he had imprisoned, and threatened him with
God's wrath if he obeyed not. Constantine not only released them,
but he sent them to Myra to thank St. Nicholas, and to present him
with a copy of the Gospels which was written in letters of gold and
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who were in danger of shipwreck on the ^Egean Sea called upon
Jesus to deliver them for the sake of St. Nichohis ; and immediately
the saint appeared to tliem, saying, " Lo, here 1 am, my sons ! put
your trust in (jod, whose servant I am, and ye shall be saved." And
the sea was calm, and he took them into a safe harbor. Now, the
fame of these miracles so went abroad through the world, that since
that time those who are in peril invoke this saint and find aid in
him. And so his life was spent in doing all manner of good works ;
and when he died it was in great peace and joy, and he was buried
in a magnificent church in Myra, The miracles attributed to St.
Nicholas after his death are quite as marvellous as those he did
while yet alive. A man who greatly desired to have a son made a
vow that if this wish were realized, the first time he took his child
to church he would give a cup of gold to the altar of St. Nicholas.
The son was granted, and the father ordered the cup to be made ; but
when it was finished it was so beautiful that he decided to retain it for
his own use, and he had another less valuable made for St. Nicholas.
At length he went on the journey necessary to accomplish his vow,
and while on the way he ordered the little child to bring him water
in the cup which he had taken for himself. In obeying his father,
the boy fell into the water and was drowned. Then the fi^ther
repented sorely of his covetousness, and repaired to the church of
St. Nicholas and offered the second cup ; but when it was placed upon
the altar it fell off and rolled on the ground, and this it did the second
and third time ; and while all looked on amazed, behold, the drowned
child stood on the steps of the altar with the beautiful cup in his
hand ; and he told how St. Nicholas had rescued him from death and
brought him thither. Then the joyful father made an offering of both
cups, and returned home full of gratitude to the good St. Nicholas.
This story has often been told in prose and poetry, as well as repre-
sented in art. Again, a Jew of Calabria, having heard of all the
wonderful deeds of St. Nicholas, stole his image from the church and
set it up in his house. Whenever he left his house he put the caro
of his goods in the hands of the saint, and threatened that if anything
should befall thcui in his absence he would chastise the Baint on his
return. One day the robbers came and stole his treasures. Then
the Jew beat the image and cut it also. That night St. Nicholas
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them to restore what they had stolen ; and thej, being afraid at the
vision, did as he bade them. Then the Jew was converted by this
miracle and was baptized. Another rich Christian merchant who
dwelt in a pagan country had an only son who was made a captive,
and was obliged to serve the king of the country as cupbearer. One
day, as he filled the king's cup, he remembered that it was St. Nich-
olas' day, and he wept. Then the king demanded the cause of his
grief; and when the young man told him, he answered, *' Great as is
thy St. Nicholas, he cannot save thee from my hand ! " And instantly
the palace was shaken by a whirlwind, and St. Nicholas appeared
and caught the youth by the hair, and set him in the midst of his
own family with the king's cup still in his hand. And it happened
that the very moment when he came there was that in which his
father was giving food to the poor, and asking their prayers for his
captive son. It is necessary to keep these traditions in mind when
regarding the pictures of St. Nicholas ; for in two different pictures
there appears a boy with a cup, so that it is important to distinguish
them by the accessories. Sometimes it is a daughter who is rescued
from captivity. The tomb of St. Nicholas was a famous resort for
pilgrims for centuries. In 807 the church was attacked by Achmet,
commander of the fleet of Haroun Al Raschid. But the watchfulness
of the monks prevented him from doing any harm ; and putting to
sea, he and his whole fleet were destroyed in punishment for their
sacrilegious attempt. The remains of the saint rested in Myra until
1084, although several attempts were made by different cities and
churches to possess themselves of these holy relics. At length, in
the year mentioned, some merchants of Bari who traded on the coast
of Syria resolved to obtain these remains, of which they had heard
so great wonders. At this time Myra was desolated by the Sara-
cens, and the ruined church was guarded by three monks. Tlie
remains were taken without difficulty and carried safely to Bari,
where a splendid church was erected for their resting-place. The
Venetians, however, claim that they have the true relics of St. Nich-
olas, brought home by Venetian merchants in 1100. But the claims
of Bari are generally acknowledged, and the saint is best known as
St. Nicholas of Bari. In Greek pictures he is dressed like a Greek
bishop, with no mitre, the cross in place of the crosie?', and the em-
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tlie bishop's dress, the mitre, the cope very much ornamented, the
crosier, and jewelled gloves! His attributes are three bulls, which
are on the book, at his feet, or in his lap. They are said to represent
the three purses of gold which he threw into the window of the poor
nobleman ; or three loaves of bread, emblematic of his feeding the
poor; or again, the persons of the Trinity. The first interpretation
is the most general. He is chief patron of Russia, patron of Bari,
Venice, and Freiberg, as well as of many other towns and cities,
numbers of them being seaport places. He is protector against
robbers and losses by violence. He is patron of children and school-
boys in particular; of poor maidens, of sailors, travellers, and/

merchants. December 6, a. d. 326.,^ ^^ — ' "~ '

St. Nicholas of Tolentino was born in the little town of
St. Angelo, near Fermo, in 1239. His parents had prayed earnestly
to St. Nicholas for a son ; and as they believed that this son was given
to them through the intercession of this saint, they named him
^Nicholas, and dedicated him to the service of the Church. At an
early age he took the habit of an Augustine friar ; and so great was
the austerity of his life that it has been said that "lie did not live,
but languished through life." He was siiccessfnl as a preacher, and
his miracles and visions are numberless. He never allowed himself
to taste animal food ; and when he was very weak he refused a dish
of doves that h's brethren brought him, and waved his hand above
the dish, when the doves rose up and flew away. Tradition relates
that at the hour of his birth a brilliant star shot through the heavens
from Sant' Angelo, where he was born, and rested over the city of
Tolentino, where he afterwards lived. In the year 1G02 a plague
visited the city of Cordova ; and according to the legend the governor
caused the image of St. Nicholas of Tolentino to be carried through
the city, in solemn processi(^n, on the day which was observed as the
festival of that saint. Father G. de Uavas, bearing a crucifix, met
the prcH-ession, when the figure of Christ stooped from the cross and
embraced that of St. Nicholas, and immediately the ])lagiie was
stayed. He is also represented in art as restoring a cliild to life,
and doing many other miracles. He is painted in the Mack habit
of his order, with a star on his breast ; he often bears a criuitix
wreathed with lilies, tyi)ical of the purity and austerity of his life.
September 10, a. d. 1309.

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St. Nilus of Grotta Ferrata {Ital. San Nilo ; Fr. St. Nil le
jeiiiie). St. Nilus was connected with many interesting events in
Roman history in life, and since his death is associated with art in
an interesting manner. He was a Greek, born near Tarentuui. It
was not until after the loss of his wife, whom he loved devotedly,
that he embraced a religious vocation. He took the habit of the
Greek Order of St. Basil, and was soon made the superior of his com-
munity on account of his worth and learning. The chances of war
drove him to the west of Italy ; and he fled to the convent of Monte
Cassino at Capua, which was of the Benedictine Order. He was
received with great kindness, and a small convent as'signed to him
and his followers by the abbot. At this time Capua was governed
by Aloare, who was the widow of the Prince of Capua, ancj reigned
in the name and right of her two sons. This wicked mother had
influenced her children to murder their cousin, who was a powerful
and worthy nobleman. Now she was seized with the agony of re-
morse, and sought St. Nilus to confess her crime, and entreated
absolution at his hands. He refused this, except upon condition that
she should give up one of her sons to the family of the murdered
man, to be dealt with as they saw fit.^ This she would not consent
to do. Then St. Nilus denounced her unforgiven, and told her that
what she would not give, Heaven would soon exact of her. She
offered him large sums of money, and begged him to pray for her ;
but he threw down her money in scorn and left her. Not long after
this the younger son killed the elder in a church, and for this double
crime of fratricide and sacrilege he was put to death by command of
Hugh Capet. Nilus afterwards went to Rome, and lived in a con-
vent on the Aventine, where large numbers of sick people visited
him, and he did many and great miracles. Among others, his cure
of an epileptic boy forms a subject for art. Crescent ius was consul
at this time, and had set up Philagatus, Bishop of Placentia, as
anti-pope, against Gregory V., with the title of John XYI. Then
Otho TIL came to Rome to expel the anti-pope, and laid siege to the
castle of St. Angelo, to which Crescentius had retired. After a short
siege the castle was given up on honorable terms ; but not heeding

1 This incident is not mentioned in the Rev. Alban Butler's sketch of the
saint ; and the pledge exacted of the mother comports not with the Christian
spirit.

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these, Otho ordered that Crescentius should be thrown headlong
from the walls, and Stephanie, his wife, given up to the outrages
of the soldiers. So great was the influence of Nilus in Rome at this
time, that he interceded, to good effect, with both Pope and Emperor,
in behalf of the anti-pope, claiming that he should be treated with
mildness, as he was a bishop. The saint then left Home, and went
first to a cell near Gaeta, but soon after to a cave near Frascati,
called the Crypta, or Grotta Ferrata. Otho went on a pilgrimage to
Monte Galgano. When returning, he visited Nilus, and on his knees
besought his prayers. He offered to erect a convent and endow it
with lands, but this Nilus refused ; and when Otho demanded what
boon he could grant him, the saint stretched out his hand, and replied,
" I ask of thee but this : that thou wouldst make reparation for thy
crimes before God, and save thine own soul ! " Soon after Otho
returned to Rome he was obliged to fly from the fury of the people,
and was poisoned by Stephanie, the widow of Crescentius. When
St. Nilus died, he desired his brethren to bury him immediately, and
to keep secret the place where they laid him. This they did ; but
his disciple, Bartolomeo, built the convent which Nilus had not
wished to do, and received the gifts he had refused. The magnificent
convent and church of San Basilio of Grotta Ferrata was built, and
St. Nilus is regarded as its founder. The rule is that of St. Basil,
and the priests say mass in Greek, but they wear the Benedictine
habit as a dependency of Monte Cassino. The finest Greek library
in all Italy was here, and is now in the Vatican ; and Julius II.
changed the convent to a fortress. In IGIO Domenichino was
employed by Cardinal Odoardo Farnese to decorat-e the chapel of
St. Nilus, which he did, with paintings from the life of the saint.
September 26, a. d. 1002.

St. Norbert (Ital. San Norberto, Fondatore de' Premostratesi ;
Ger. Stifter der Pramonstratenser-Orden). This saint was a relative
of Henry IV. He was born at Cologne, and early dedicated to the
Church. But he led a dissolute life as a young man. At last, as he
was one day riding, he was overtaken by a tempest, and a ball of fire
fell from heaven and, exploding at the feet of his horse, sank into the
earth. He was terrified when he reflected upon what his state would
have been had he been killed by it, and he resolved to lead a difter-
ent life from that time. He bestowed his money on the poor, and

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determined to be a missionary. He only reserved a mule to carry
the sacred utensils for the altar and the vestments, and ten marks of
silver. He dressed himself in skins, with a cord as a girdle, and thus
he went forth to preach. After preaching for some years there were
many who desired him to form a community, and lead them in a life
of austerity and severe discipline. He prayed to the Blessed Virgin
for direction, and she pointed out to him a spot called Prc-montre
(Pratum Monstratum), in the valley of Coucy, where he should
establish his monastery. The Virgin also directed what habit his
monks should wear ; that it should be a coarse black tunic, with a
white woollen cloak, in imitation of angels, who are clothed in white ;
and a four-cornered cap of white also, but in form like the beret of the
Augustinian canons. The rule was that of Augustine in extreme
severity. St. Norbert was made Bishop of Magdeburg, and before
his death his order embraced twelve hundred souls. According to
the legend, one day when he had consecrated the holy wine, and was
about to drink it, he saw a large and poisonous spider in the cup.
For a moment he hesitated ; but he reflected that he could not
spill the consecrated wine, — it would be sacrilege ; so he drank it,
and remained unharmed. This was considered a miraculous rec-
ompense of his faith, and is often represented in art. When at
Antwerp, there was one Tankelin who preached most heretical doc-
trines, saying that the sacraments were unnecessary, the priesthood
a cheat, and a community of wives as well as goods the true doctrine.
St. Norbert confronted this heretic, opposed him, and triumphed over
him with great honor. He wears in pictures the dress of an arch-
bishop, with mitre, crosier, and cope. Sometimes he bears the sacra-
mental cup, over which is a spider. He also has, in some instances,
a demon at his feet, representing the sin and error which he had
overcome. May 6, a. d. 1134.

St. Omobuono was a citizen saint of Cremona. He was a mer-
chant, and married to a good and prudent wife ; so, though a saint,
he was not monk or priest.^ From his youth all his affairs prospered
greatly, and his wealth was equalled only by his charity. He not
only fed and clothed but he comforted the poor, and tried to encour-
age the erring ones to repent and lead virtuous lives. His wife often
feared lest his generosity should make his children poor, but his

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mouey seemed to be miraculously increased ; and it is related that
being on a journey with liis family, he gave all the wine and bread
he had provided for their use to some poor pilgrims whom he met;
but when he took his wine-flasks to a spring and tilled them with
water, most excellent wine was poured from them, and his bags were
filled with bread by angels. He died peacefully while kneeling be-
fore a crucifix in the church of St. Egidio, just as the choir sang the
"Gloria in Excelsis." He is represented clotlied in a loose tunic and
a cap, both of which are trimmed with fur. He usually distributes
alms to tlie poor ; wine-flasks stand near him.

St. Onuphrius (Onofrio, Hcniofrio, Onuphre) was a hermit. He
went out from Thebes and passed sixty years in the desert, during
which time he never uttered a word except in prayer, nor saw a
human face. His clothing was of leaves, and his hair and beard were
uncut. He was thus seen by Paphnutius, who when he first saw him
was filled with fear, believing him to be some strange wild beast ;
but when he saw that it was a man, he fell at his feet filled with
reverence for his sanctity. Then Onuphrius recounted all he had
endured in his solitude : how he had been tempted ; had suffered
from cold, heat, hunger, thirst, and sickness ; and how God had sent
angels to comfort, strengthen, and minister unto him. Then he
begged Paphnutius to remain with him, as he was near to death. It
was not long before he died, and Paphnutius covered his remains
with one half of his cloak. Then he had a revelation that he should
go into the world and make known the wonderful life and merits of
him who had died. Many convents where silence and solitude are
especially practised are placed under the protection of this saint.
Tasso died and is buried in the convent of St. Onofrio in the Traste-
vere in Rome. St. Onuphrius is represented as meagre and old ; a
stick in his hand, and a branch with leaves twisted about hitn. In
many old pictures he looks more the beast than the man. Sometimes
money is lying at his feet to signify his scorn of it. June 12.

Ordeal. The trial by ordeal was used for the decision of cases
where the oath of the accused person was not considered worthy of
reliance. It was called the great purgation. The word ordeal is
from two Saxon words, — or, great; and deal, judgment. There were
three tests used in these trials: (1) By red-hot iron; this the person
held in the hand, or walked on barefoot. (2) By boiling water; the

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person dipped the hand to the wrist or the arm to the elbow, and took
out a stone. (3) By cold water, or compelling persons to swim ; this
was chiefly used f )r detecting witches, and was also employed not
only by judges, but at length by the people and especially by foresters,
to discover criminals. These tests had their origin among the
northern nations, but were condemned at Rome, whenever any notice
of them reached there. Where certain bishops sanctioned these trials,
exiimples are recorded of God's fsivor shown to the good faith and
piety of the innocent ; as, for instance, in the case of the monk Peter,
SLirnamed Igneiis, at Florence, in 1067.

St. Oswald. This king, being moved with a desire to live a
truly Christian life, asked that a teacher might be sent to instruct
him and his people. The first man who was sent was severe in
disposition, and had no success with the unlearned. Then Aidan
came, and by means of his mildness and great discretion, he had
much influence with the king and his people. Aidan w^as afterwards
prior of JMelrose. According to the legends, it happened that as
Oswald sat at dinner one Easter Day with Aidan by his side, he was
told that there were those at his door who begged for bread. Now
there was before him a silver dish filled with delicate and savory
meat. Oswald told the servant to give the beggars the meat, and
then to break the dish and divide it among them. Then Aidan took
his right hand, saying, " May this hand never wither ! " And his
prayer was granted ; for at Oswald's death his heathen enemies cut off
his head and hands, and set them on stakes ; but his head was taken
to the church of Lindisfarne, and buried in St. Cuthbert's tomb, be-
tween the arms of that saint : his right hand was carried to Bara-
borough Castle, where it was a long time preserved, free from decay.
At one time Oswald was driven from his throne by Cadwallader. At
length he determined to regain his kingdom. He raised an army ;
and when in sight of his enemies he ordered his men to make a large
wooden cross, and himself helped to place it in the ground. Then
he cried out, " Let us all kneel down and beseech the living God to
defend us from the haughty and fierce enemy, for he knows that we
have undertaken a just war for the safety of our nation." And when
they fought, Oswald was victorious. The greatest proof of his charity
of heart is shown in the fact that as he died he prayed for those who
killed him. " May God have mercy on their souls, as Oswald said

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when he fell," was a proverb for many years in England. And the
le'^end tells that "in the place where he was killed by the pagans,
ti"'htin«' for his country, iutirrn men and cattle are healed to this
day ; nor is it to be wondered at, that the sick should be healed in
the place where he died, for whilst he lived he never ceased to pro-
vide for the poor and infirm, and to bestow alms on them and assist
them." His remains were carried to Eardney in Lincolnshire by
Osthrida, and afterwards to St. Oswald's in Gloucestershire by
Eifleda, the daughter of King Alfred. Pie is dressed as a king,
in his pictures; he wears a crown and carries a cross. August 5,
A. D. G42.

St. Ottilia was the blind daughter of the Duke of Alsace. Her
father, who was a pagan, commanded that on account of her infirmity
she should be left out, and exposed to death. Her nurse then lied
to a monastery with the child. Then Erhard, a bishop of Bavaria,
was told in a vision that he should go to a certain monastery, where
he would find a little girl of noble birth who was blind. He was
commanded to baptize her and call her name Ottilia, and promised
that her sight should be given her. All this was done according to
the vision. Her father repented of his wickedness before his death,
and gave her all his wealth. Then Ottilia, knowing that for his
cruelty her father was tormented in purgatory, determined to deliver
him by prayers and penance. She built a convent at Hohenburg, of
which she was abbess, and there she gathered one hundred and thirty
nuns. She is represented in the black Benedictine habit. Her attri-
butes are the palm or crosier, and a book upon which are two eyes.
She is patron saint of Alsace, and especially of Strasburg. She is
also protectoj- of all who suffer with diseases of the eye. December
13, A. D. 7-20.

St. Pancras (Ital. San Pancrazio ; Fr. St. Pancrace). This
saint, when only fourteen years old, died a martyr's death. He
boldly defended the Christians and their faith before Diocletian, and
was beheaded. His remains were buried by Christian women. His
church at Rome, near the gate which bears his name, was built in
the year 500. French kings formerly confirmed their treaties in hia
name ; for he was regarded as the avenger of false swearing, and it
was believed that all who swore falsely in his name were immediately
and visibly punished. May 12, a. d. 304.

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St. Pantaleon of Nicomedia {Ital. San Pantaleone; Cr. "Ay.
HavTokiuiv) was born (according to tradition) at IS'^icomedia in Bithynia.
He was remarkable for his personal beauty and elegant manners, on
account of which, after completing the study of medicine, he became
the favorite physician of the Emperor Galerius Maximian. The
father of Pantaleon was a pagan, and his mother a Christian ; but at
the heathen court the sou forgot all the instructions that his mother
had carefully given him. At length he heard a priest, Hermolaus,
preach, and was converted. When the persecution broke out, he
knew he could not conceal himself, and he prepared to suffer a cruel
martyrdom. He went about to the sick and needy, and well earned
the title of the " all-merciful," which is the Greek signification of his
name. When accused before the emperor, he was condemned to be
beheaded, together with the aged and venerable Hermolaus, who was
apprehended at the house of Pantaleon. The latter was bound to an
olive-tree, and as soon as his blood flowed to the roots of the tree it
burst forth wnth leaves and fruit. He is especially venerated at
Venice. There have been some who doubted his existence, and be-
lieved his name to have been derived from the war-cry of the Vene-
tians,— Pianta Leone (Plant the Lion)! But Justinian erected a
church under his patronage in Constantinople, and he was celebrated
in the Greek Church at that time when Venice would have been
more likely to introduce his veneration from the East than to have
originated it in any other way. Patron of physicians. He is repre-
sented as young, beardless, and handsome. As a martyr he is bound
to an olive-tree, with his hands nailed to it above his head, a sword
at his feet. Without observation he might be mistaken for St.
Sebastian. When he is painted as patron, he wears the physician's
robe and bears the olive or palm, or both. July 27. Fourth
century.

St. Patrick {Lat. S. Patricius) was the son of Christian parents.
He was carried a captive to Ireland when a boy, and tended the
herds of his master. He was greatly moved at the ignorance and
heathenism of the people about him ; and when at last he made his
escape and returned to his home, he had visions in which it appeared
that the cliildren of Ireland not yet born stretched forth their hands
to him and cried for salvation. Patrick resolved to become a mis-
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from Pope Celestine, and returned to Ireland. He labored there
forty years. He gained many disciples, and preached with the
greatest success. He baptized the kings of Dublin and Munster,
and the seven sons of the King of Connaught. Having found Ireland
uudor the spiritual sway of the Druids, he loft it Cliristianizcd ; with
schools wliich became fi\mous, and sent forth many learned scholars.
The familiar story of the exi»ulsion of the reptiles from Ireland, by this
saint, has the meaning of many other legends and allegories, and fig-
ures probably the triumph of good over evil. He died and was buried
at Down, in the province of Ulster. His resting-place is still vene-
rated by the people, and his remains were preserved man}" years;
but his church at Down was destroyed in the reign of Henry VI 1 1.,
and such relics of him as remained were scattered either by the sol-
diers of Elizabeth or by those of Cromwell. When represented as
bishop, he wears the usual dress with the mitre, cope, and crosier,
while a neophyte regards him with reverence. As the Apostle of Ire-
land he should wear a hooded gown and a leathern girdle. The staff,
wallet, standard with the cross, and the Gospel are all his proper
attributes. Serpents are represented as running from him at the
motion cf his cn^sier. March 17, a. d. 4G4.

St. Paul (Lett. S. Paulus ; ItaL San Paolo ; Sp. San Pablo ; Fr. St.
Paul ; Gr. "Ay. UavXo^). St. Paul and St. Peter occupy the tirst place
among the Apostles. St. Peter more especially represented the con-
verted Jews, and St. Paul the Gentiles ; together they represent the
Universal Church. There are few legends connected with St. Paul,
but the scenes of his life as given in the Gospel have furnished
inexhaustible subjects for the illustrations of art. St. Paul is so often
represented with St. Peter that it is necessary to be able to distin-
guish the one from the other. Augustine and other early writers
allude to portraits of St. Paul as existing in their time; and it is
sujiposed that the traditionary picture of him which is so strictly
followed had its origin in those portraits. lie is small of stature,
with high forehead, sparkling eyes, and aquiline nose. His hair and
beard are brown, and the latter long and flowing. Later artists have
varied the head of St. Paul more than that of St. Peter, but the most
ancient j)ictures are exact in these jjarticulars. When the two Apostles
are together, their proper place is on ea(;h wide of the Saviour, (tr of
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the altar, or of the arch over the choir. The dress is the same for
both, — a bhie tunic and white mantle in Greek pictures, a blue or
green tunic and yellow mantle in later works of art. Paul bears the
sword in a double sense, signifying his spiritual warfare and the
manner of his death. He also has a book or scroll, and sometimes
twelve rolls, representing his epistles. When he leans on his sword,
it is his death which is represented; when he holds it aloft, it signifies
the "good fight" which he fought. If two swords are given him,
both the manner of his death and that of his life are sij^nified. The
events in the life of this Apostle are so well known to all that they
are easily recognized in art. The church called " San Paolo delle
Tre Fontane," near Rome, is built over three fountains which are
said to have sprung up at the three places where the head of St. Paul
fell and bounded, after being cut off by the executioner. It is said
that the fountains vary in the warmth of the water, — the first, or
the cne where the head fell, being the hottest ; the next, or that of
the first bound, cooler ; and the third still cooler, — but probably time
has equalized the temperature, for I could not distinguish the dif-
ference. Formerly a magnificent monastery existed here ; but three
old churches and ruins, with a few sickl^^-looking monks, are the
only remains of its former splendor. The body of St. Paul wixs
interred where the church of San Paolo-fuori-le-mura stands, be-
tween the Ostiau Gate and the Aqua Salvias ; but traditions relate
that they were removed with those of St. Peter to the Catacombs,
and laid in the same tomb, during the reign of Heliogabalus. Two
hundred years later the Oriental Christians endeavored to possess
themselves of them ; but the Western Christians contended for them
with success, and they removed them to tho church of the Vatican,
and placed them together in a magnificent shrine. St. Peter and
St. Paul, June 29. Conversion of St. Paul, June 30. See also
St. Peter.

St. Paul. Hermit. See St. Anthony.

St. Paul and St. John. See St. John and St. Paul, brothers.

St. Paula {Gr. "Ay. Hav'Aa) was a noble Roman matron, a pupil
and disciple of St. Jerome. Though descended from the Scipios and
the Gracchi, and accustomed to luxurious self-indulgence, she pre-
ferred to follow her saintly teacher to Bethlehem and devote herself
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said to be upon the spot where tlie house of Paula stood, in which
slie entertained that holy man during his stay in Rome, a. d. 382.
She stuilied Hebrew in order to understand the Scriptures better.
Slie built a monastery, an hospital, and tliree nunneries at Beth-
lehem. Her daughter St. Eustocliium was with her. The rule for
these convents was very strict, and her own austerities so severe that
she was reprimanded for them by St. Jerome. Her granddaugh-
ter Paula was sent to her at Bethlehem to be educated, and suc-
ceeded her as superior of the monastery. The elder Paula died
making the sign of the cross on her lips, and was buried in the
church of the Holy Manger, where her empty tomb is now seen
near that of St. Jerome. Her relics are said to be at Sens. Jan-
uary 2G, A. D. 404.

St. Paulinus of York was sent from Rome to England in GOl,
to assist St. Augustine in his mission. He became the first Primate
of York, where he founded the cathedral. Wordsworth gives a
word-picture of him thus : —

" Of shoulders curved, and stature tall,
Black hair and vivid eye, and meagre cheek,
His prominent feature like an eagle's beak."

By the preaching of Paulinus, Coifi, the Druid and high-priest of
Thor, was converted. King Edwin had renounced idolatry, and
given Paulinus license to preach. When the king asked Coifi who
would destroy the idols, the priest answered, " I ! for who can more
properly than myself destroy those things which I worshipped through
ignorance ! " It was not lawful for the high-priest to ride, except on
a mare, or to bear arms ; but now he asked Edwin to give him a horse
and a sword. This was done, and he rode to the temple and thrust
his spear in, and commanded the temple and idols to be burned.
Paulinus is often seen in pictures of St. Augustine. October 10,
A. D. G44.

St. Perpetua was one of the martyrs who suffered at Carthage
during the persecution of Severus. This saint manifested miracu-
lous fortitude in submitting to her fate. She was tossed by a wild
cow in the amphitheatre, but was not qiiite killed, and after great
tortures was put to death in the spoliarium, or ]dace where the
wounded were despatched by the gladiators. She had a vision of a

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narrow ladder which reached to heaven, beset with spikes, and a
dragon lay at the bottom, on whose head she must tread in order to
mount the first step. One scene from her life, represented in modern
art, is her farewell to her infant child. There are many incidents
in her story which would be most interesting subjects for the artist,
that as yet remain without representation. In her pictures a cow
stands by her side or near her. March 7, a. d. 203.

St. Peter {Lat. S. Petrus; Ital San Pietro or Piero; Fr. St.
Pierre; Sp. San Pedro: signification, "a rock"). St. Peter and St.
Paul are so associated in history that it is quite impossible to sepa-
rate them in our minds, or entirely to do so in descriptions of them ;
and in works of art they are constantly associated. St. Peter is a
strong man, old, with gray hair, and curling, silvery beard, a broad
forehead, and an expression of courage and confidence. Sometimes
he is bald ; there is a legend that the Gentiles shaved his head in
mockery, and that from this originated the tonsure of the priests.
His dress is a blue tunic and white mantle in the oldest pictures and
mosaics, but in later art it is a blue or green tunic with a yellow
mantle. In the earliest pictures Peter bears only a scroll or book,
and there is nothing to distinguish him from Paul except the dif-
ference in the head and features. The kej^s are not assigned as his
attribute until the eighth century. He has usually two keys, one
golden and one silver ; they are interpreted as signifying his power
to bind and to loose ; or again, one as the key of heaven, the other
of hell, when the first is of gold and the second iron, and sometimes
a third is added to express dominion over earth also. When the
traditional differences in the two men are well represented, the con-
trast is marked and impressive. In some early representations, from
the middle to the end of the fourth century, Peter bears a cross and
stands on the left of Christ, with Paul on the right. This cross is
said to be the emblem of the death he should die. When St. Peter
and St. Paul occur together in strictly devotional pictures, they are
represented as the founders of the Universal Church. The Church
reveres St. Peter as its visible head, and St. Paul as the Apostle of
the Gentiles. When St. Peter is represented in company with all
the Apostles, he frequently has a fish, which is the symbol of liis
early avocation ; but if the fish is given him when alone, it is
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represented as the Head of the Church, he is seated on a throne,
one hand raised in benediction, while in the other he holds keys,
and often a book or scroll inscribed " Thou art Peter, and on
this rock have I built my Church." Sometimes he wears the papal
tiara. When another saint without attributes is seen with Peter, it
is Mark, wlio was his interpreter and amanuensis at Rome ; and a
tradition relates that St. Mark's Gospel was written after the dic-
tation of Peter. The historical pictures, or those which represent
scenes in the life of Peter, are of great interest and almost number-
less, but all easily recognized. Of the legendary j)ictures those con-
nected with Simon Magus are important. The story is, that Simon
was a magician of great fame among the Jews. He did wonderful
things at Jerusalem, and greatly astonished the people ; but the
miracles of Peter far excelled the inventions of the sorcerer. Then
Simon endeavored to buy from the Apostles the secret by which
these miracles were done. These offers much enraged Peter, who
rejected them with great indignation. Simon then threw away his
wand, and casting his books into the Dead Sea, he fled to Rome,
where he became a favorite of Claudius, and again of Nero. Peter
also came to Rome, and afterwards Paul. Simon asserted that he
was a god and could raise the dead. Peter and Paul challenged him
to prove his skill before the emperor. His arts failed ; and not only
then, but many times he was vanquished by the Apostles. At last
Simon attempted to fly to heaven in the sight of the emperor and
all Rome. He was crowned with laurel and supported hy demons,
and thus preci])itated himself from a tower. He appeared to fl(^at
in the air for a time ; but Peter knelt and commanded the demons
to let go their hold of him, when he fell to the earth, was severely
hurt, and died a few days later in rage and confusion. This legend*
is not without solid foundation in history, as there existed a Samari-
tan magician by that name who, assumed to be God. Irena:us calls
him the father of all heretics. He carried about with him a beau-
tiful woman called Helena, who was, he said, the first conception
of his divine mind. He presented her as being the resuscitation of ^

^ It rests on the testimony of Christian Fathers, as Sis. Justin, Anihrose,
Cyril, of Jerusiilcin, Angiistini*, Pliilastrius, Isidore of relubiuui, TheoJorct, etc.;
and of tlie pagan writer, Dion Chrysostomus.

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Helen of Troy. In the church of St. Francesca Romana at Rome,
there are two stones let into the wall, bearing a double depression,
made, it is said, by St. Peter's kneeling on them when Simon Magus
was attempting his heavenward flight. Another legend relates that,
after the burning of Rome, Nero accused the Christians of having
fired the city. This was the origin of the first persecution. The
Christians besought St. Peter to save himself by flight, which he at
length consented to do. He departed by the Appian Way, and when
about two miles from the city he met a vision of Our Saviour. Peter
exclaimed, "Lord, w^hither goest thou?" Looking sadly upon him,
Christ replied, " I go to Rome to be crucified a second time." Peter
understood this as a warning that he ought to return to Rome, which
he did. This is called the " Domine, quo vadis?" when illustrated.
In the little church erected on the spot sanctified by this miracle, is
shown a slab containing footprints, said to be those made by the feet
of Christ, as he talked with Peter. After Peter's return to Rome he
preached and labored as usual, until he was seized with St. Paul and
thrown into the Mamertine Prison. Here the centurions who guarded
them. Processus and Martinian, and many prisoners, were converted.
When St. Peter wished to baptize them and there was no water, he
prayed to God and a fountain sprung up from the stone floor,
which may still be seen. It was not long till the two Apostles were
martyred. The traditions disagree in regard to the place where St.
Peter suflTered. According to one, he w^as crucified with his head
downward in the courtyard of a military station on the summit of
Mons Janicula, where the church of San Pietro in Montorio now
stands; but according to another, his crucifixion took place in the
Circus of Caligula, at the foot of the Vatican. The legends make
St. Peter the keeper of the entrance to Paradise. The church of
San Pietro in Vincoli at Rome was built by Eudoxia, wife of Valen-
tinian III., and in it were preserved the chains with which St. Peter
was bound at Jerusalem. The chains are preserved in a bronze
tabernacle in the sacristy, and are shown to the people on the festival
of St. Peter in Vinculis on the first of August. St. Peter and St.
Paul, June 20.

St." Peter of Alcantara was not canonized until 1G69. Accord-
ing to the legend, he walked on the sea by faith. In a picture in the
Munich Gallery, he not only walks himself, but a lay brother goes

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with liim, whom Peter seems to eucourage bj pointing to heaven.
October 19, a. d. 15G2.

St. Peter Exorcista and Marcellinus (Ifal. SS. Pietro e
MarccUino). Tliese saints are always represented together. Ac-
cording to the legend, tiiey were imprisoned dnring the last persecu-
tion of Diocletian. Their jailer, Artemius, had a danghter, Paulina,
wlio was sick. Peter promised to restore her to health if Artemius
would believe in God. Then Artemius ridiculed him, saying, " If I
put thee into the deepest dungeon, and load thee with heavier chains,
will tliy God then deliver theeT' Then Peter told him that it mat-
tered little to God whether he believed or not; but that Christ might
be glorified, he desired that it should be done. And it was so ; and
in the night Peter and Marcellinus, dressed in shining white gar-
ments, came to Artemius in his own chamber. Then he believed,
and was baptized with all his family and three hundred others.
"When the saints were to die, it was ordered that the executioner
should take them to a forest three miles from Rome, in order that
the Christians should not know of their burial-place. So when they
were come to a solitary place and the executioner pointed it
out as the spot where they were to die, they themselves cleared
a space, and dug their graves, and died encouraging each other.
They are represented in priestly habits, bearing palms. June 2,
about 304.

St. Peter Martyr. St. Peter the Dominican (Ital. San Pietro,
or Pier, jNIartiro ; /V. St. Pierre le Dominicain, Martyr). This
saint is esteemed next to St. Dominick by his order, lie was boru
at Verona about 1205. His parents were of the heretical sect called
Cathari, but Peter went to a Catholic school. He was beaten at
home for reciting the creed. St. Dominick found him a zealous
disciple, when at Verona, and he persuaded him to unite with his
order at the early age of fifteen. Peter was a successful preacher,
and addressed himself earnestly to the conversion of the Cathari.
He was made Inquisitor General under Pope Honorius III. The
Cathari hated hiui, and hired assassins who watched that they
might kill him in a forest where they knew he would i)ass un-
accompanied, save by a single monk. When he appeared one of
the muiderers struck him down with an axe. They tlion ])ursucd
and killed, his attendant. When they returned to St. Peter he was

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reciting the Apostles' Creed, or, as others say, was writing it on the
ground with his blood, when the assassins completed their cruel work.
Fra Bartolomeo painted the head of his beloved Jerome Savonarola
as St. Peter Martyr. He is represented in the habit of his order,
and bears the crucifix and palm. His more peculiar attribute is
either the axe stuck in his head, or a gash from which the blood
trickles. April 28, a. d. 1252.

St. Peter Nolasco (*S^;. San Pedro Nolasco) was a convert of
St. John de Matha. When young, he enlisted in the crusade against
the Albigenses. He was the son of a noble of Languedoc, and be-
came the tutor of the young King James of Aragon, or Don Jayme el
Conquistador. But being much moved at the consideration of the
sufferings of captives, he founded a new order called " The Order of
Our Lady of Mercy " (Xuestra Sefiora de la Merced). At first the order
was military, consisting of knights and gentlemen ; and the king placed
himself at their head, and gave them his arms as a device or badge.
The order was very popular, and soon extended itself on all sides.
Peter Nolasco was the superior, and spent his life in expeditions to
the provinces under the Moors, from which he brought back hun-
dreds of redeemed captives. In time the order changed its character
from that of a military to that of a religious institution. Accord-
ing to tradition, when Peter was old, he was taken from his cell
by angels, and borne to and from the altar whore he received
the Holy Eucharist. He is represented as old, with a white
habit and the shield of King James on his breast. January 13,
A. D. 1258.

St. Peter Regalato. This saint appears in the later Italian
and Spanish pictures of the Franciscans, to which order he belonged.
He was especially distinguished for his sublime gift of prayer.
March 30, a. d. 1456.

St. Petronilla {Fr. Ste. Pernelle) was the daughter of St.
Peter. When at Rome with him, she was deprived of the use of
her limbs by sickness. One day, when some of his disciples sat at
dinner with the Apostle, they asked why it was that when he healed
others his own child remained helpless. Peter replied that it was
good for her to be ill ; but, that the glory of God should be mani-
fest, he commanded her to rise and serve them. This she did, and
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when she had become perfected by suffering, she was made well in
answer to her earnest prayers. Now Petronilla was very beautiful,
and a young noble, Valerius Flaccus, desired to marry her. She
was afraid to refuse him, and promised that if he returned in three
days ho sliould carry her home. Slie then earnestly prayed to be
delivered from this marriage ; and when the lover came with his
friends to celebrate the marriage, he found her dead. Flaccus la-
mented sorely. The attendant nobles bore her to her grave, in which
they placed her crowned with roses. May 31.

St. Petronius was bishop of Bologna, and distinguished himself
by his zeal against the Arian heresy. He was a Roman of an
illustrious family. His pictures are confined to Bologna; and there
is in that city a beautiful church dedicated in his name. He is
represented in episcopal robes, with mitre and crosier. lie has a
thick black beard in an ancient representation, but generally is with-
out it. His attribute is a model of Bologna, which he holds in his
hand. October 4, a. d. 430.

St. Philip {Ital. San Filippo Apostolo ; Fr. St. Philippe). St.
Philip was born at Bethsaida. Beyond the fact that he was the first
called to follow the Saviour, little is told of him in the Gospel. After
the ascension of Christ he preached in Scythia twenty years. Then
going to Hieropolis in Phrygia, he found the people worshipping a
huge serpent or dragon, whom they thought to be a personification
of Mars. Then Philip took pity on their ignorance. He held up
the cross and commanded the serpent to disappear. Immediately it
glided from beneath the altar, and as it moved it sent forth so dread-
ful an odor that many died, and among them the son of the king ;
but Philip restored him to life. Then the priests of the serpent were
so wrotli with the Apostle that they crucified him, and when he was
fastened to the cross they stoned him. The Scriptures state that
Philip htid four daughters who did prophesy (Acts xxi. 9). St. Ma-
riamne, his sister, and his daughter St. Hermione, are martyrs in the
Greek Calendar. St. Philip is represented as a man of middle age,
scanty beard, and benevolent face. His attribute is a cross which
varies in form, — sometimes a small cross in his hand; again a
high cross in the form of a T, or a staff with a small cross at the
top. It has three significations : it may represent the power of the
cross which he held before the dragon ; or his martyrdom ; or his

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mission as a preacher of the cross of Christ. Patron of Brabant and
Luxembourg. May 1.

St. Philip, Deacon {Gr. 'Ay. ^iXnnro^). It is necessary to dis-
tinguish him from the Apostle. It was Philip the deacon, who bap-
tized the chamberlain of Queen Candace. This baptism has been
beautifully illustrated in art. June 6.

St. Philip Benozzi {Ital. San Filippo Beniti, or Benizzi) stands
at tlie head of the Order of the Servi, or Serviti, at Florence. He
was not the founder of the order, not having joined it until fifteen
years after its establishment, but he is its principal saint. The
history of the origin of this order is full of interest, and an outline
of it may be given in few words. It originated about the year 1232.
Seven rich Florentine nobles, in the prime of life, were accustomed
to meet every day in the Chapel of the Annunziata to sing the Ave,
or evening service in honor of the Blessed Virgin, whom they espe-
cially venerated. They became so well known for these pious acts
that the women and children cried out as they passed, " Behold the
servants of the Virgin ! " ('' Guardate i Servi di Maria ! ") At length
they resolved to dispense their goods to the poor and forsake the
world. They retired to Monte Senario, about six miles from Florence,
where they built huts, and lived for the service of the Virgin. Their
first habit was plain white in honor of the immaculate purity of
Mary ; but one of the number was warned in a vision that they
should change it to black, in remembrance of her " maternal sorrow
and the death of her Divine Son." These men, being allied to the
proudest families of Florence, drew much attention to their order,
and the city became proud of them. St. Philip Benozzi had studied
medicine at the Universities of Paris and Padua, and was a very
learned man ; but after receiving his degrees and commencing the
practice of surgery in Florence, he became greatly wearied and
opj)ressed with the sight and knowledge of human suffering. One
day, as he listened to the service in the chapel of the Annunziata, he
w^as impressed by the words, " Draw near, and join thyself to the
chariot." He went home full of thought upon these words, and
when he slept he had a vision of the Virgin seated in a chariot, and
she told him to draw near and join her servants. Then he retired
to Monte Senario ; hut such was his modestv that it was louLr before
the brethren understood the extent of his learning. He diat^gfiifehed

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himself as a preacher, but far more as a peacemaker, for he did much
to reconcile the then opposing factions of Tuscany. He obtained the
confirmation of his order, and preached with great success through
Italy and France. He was General of his order at the time of his
death. The pictures of Andrea del Sarto in the cloisters of the
Annunziata at Florence have still further immortalized this saint.
These were painted after his beatification by Leo X., a. d. 1516;
but his canonization did not take place until 1G71. August 23,
A.D. 1285.

St. Philip Neri (Ital. San Filippo Xeri), the founder of the
Order of tlie Oratoriaus, was a Florentine, and born in 1515. His
father was of one of the oldest Tuscan families, and a lawyer. When
eighteen years of age, Philip went to Rome, and became a tutor in
a noble family. By his intellect, eloquence, and purity of character,
he became very influential in the religious movements of his time.
He was the intimate friend and almoner of St. Charles Borromeo, and
in this capacity did much good. He was ever employed in works of
charity, and gathered about him young men, members of the nobility
and of the learned professions, who went about reading and praying
with the sick and needy, founding and visiting hospitals, and doing
various charities. They were bound by no vows, and were not secluded
from the world. They called themselves Oratoriaus, and from them
arose the P^res de I'Oratoire of France.^ St. Philip Neri was the
spiritual adviser of the Massimi fjimily ; and it is related that when
the son and heir of Prince Fabrizio Massimi died of a fever, St.
Philip came into the chamber where the family were lamenting over
his dead body. Philip laid his hand on the head of the boy, and
called his name ; he opened his eyes and sat up. Philip then said,
"Art thou unwilling to die]" "No," replied the boy. "Art thou
resigned to yield thy soul to Godl" " I am." " Then go," said Piiilip ;
and the boy sank back and expired with a sweet smile upon his face.
On the IGth of March the Palazzo Massimi at Home is dressed for
a festival in honor of this event, and services are held in the chapel,
at wliich sometimes the Pope officiates. A |)icture illustrative of
this miracle is in the church of S. Maria della Vallicella, which

1 Also, the Oratoriaus of Enj^lund, of \vli()iii tlio late Frctleric Wilfrid Faber,
poet and ascetic writer, was, and Cardinal Newman is, a devoted member.

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was given to the Oratorians when their order was confirmed. In
this church a chapel was dedicated to St. Philip Neri, and a mosaic
copy of Guido's picture of this saint was placed there by Nero de'
Neri of Florence. The bed, the crucifix, the books, and other reHcs
of the saint are preserved in the oratory. May 2G, a. d. 1595.

St. Phocas of Sinope (Ital. San Foca). This saint lived in
the third century. He had a cottage and garden near the Gate of
Sinope, in Pontus. His cottage was open to all who needed shelter
and lodging, and the produce of his garden was distributed to the
poor after his own slight wants were supplied. As he sat at supper
one night, some strangers knocked at his door. He asked them to
enter, gave them water to wash, and set food for them. Later in the
evening they told him they had been sent to find Phocas, who had
been accused as a Christian, and they had been commanded to kill
him wherever he should be found. Tlie saint betrayed no emotion,
and gave them a chamber in which to sleep. When all were at rest,
he went to his garden and made a grave among the flowers he loved.
In the morning he announced that Phocas was found. The guests
rejoiced, and said, "Where is hel" But when he answered, "I am
he," they were unwilling to betray their host. Then he said, " Since
it is the will of God, I am willing to die in his cause." Then they
beheaded him on the border of the grave, and buried him. This
saint is represented only in Bj'zantine art. He is in the garb of a
gardener, and has a spade as his attribute. Patron of gardens and
gardeners. July 3, a.d. 303.

St. Placidus was the son of Tertullus, a Roman Senator, who
placed this child under the care of St. Benedict, at Subiaco, when
only five years of age. Placidus was sent by his superior to preach
in Sicily when he was still quite yonng. According to tradition his
sister Flavia and two young brothers joined him, and they dwelt in
a convent near Messina. Tliis was attacked by brigands, who mas-
sacred Placidus and Flavia, with thirty of their companions. The
later Benedictine writers do not believe the account of this massacre.
He is represented in the black habit of his order, or with the rich
dalmatica above a black tunic. The palm is his attribute. January
15, A. D. 584.

Plautilla, though not a canonized saint, is seldom omitted in rep-
resentations of the martyrdom of St. Paul. According to the legend,

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she was a Roman matron, and one of the converts of St. Peter and
St. Paul. She phiced herself on the way by which she knew that
St. Paul would j)ass to his martyrdom, in order to see him for the
last time. When he came, she besought him to bless her, and wept
greatly. Then Paul seeing her faith asked her to give him her veil,
that he might bind liis eyes with it when he was beheaded, and
promised that he would return it to her after his death. Then all
who heard mocked at this promise, but Plautilla gave him the veil ;
and after his death St. Paul did indeed appear to her, and gave her
again the veil, which was stained with his blood.

St. Potitus of Pisa (/A//. San Potito). See St. Ephesus.

St. Praxedes nnd St. Pudentiana {ItaL Santa Prassede e Santa
Pudenziana; Fr. Ste. Prassede et Ste. Potentienne). When St. Peter
came to Rome, he dwelt in the house of Pudens, who was a patrician of
great wealth. Not long after the coming of the Apostle, Pudens and
Sabinella, his wife, with Novatus his son, and his two daughteis,
Praxedes and Pudentiana, were all converted and baptized. Soon
after, the parents and brother died ; and the sisters, left alone, inherited
all the riches of the family. They had houses and public baths at
the foot of the Esquiline. Then began the first great persecution,
in which St. Peter perished. Ivovv the sisters determined to devote
themselves to the relief and care of the suffering Christians and to
the burying of the bodies of such as were slain. They had the assist-
ance of a holy man named Pastorus, who was devoted in their service.
They shrank from nothing that came in the way of their self imposed
duties. They sought out and received into their houses such as were
torn and mutilated by tortures. They visited and fed such as were
in prison. They took up the bodies of the martyred ones which
were cast out without burial, and carefully washing and shrouding
them, they laid them reverently in the caves beneath their houses.
All tlie l)l()od they collected with sponges, and dcjiosited in a certain
well. Thus boldly the}' showed forth the faith which was in them;
and yet they escaped persecution and martyrdom, and died peacefully
and were buried in the cemetery of Priscilla. Pastorus wrote a history
of their deeds and virtues. Their house, which was made holy not
only by their lives but by the preaching of St. Peter, was consecrated
as a ])lacc of Christian worship by Pope Pius I. Their churches are
among the interesting remains of ancient Rome. In the nave of the

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church of Santa Prassede is a well in which she was said to have
put the blood of those who suffered on the Esquiline, while the
holy sponge is preserved in a silver shrine in the sacristy. In the
church of St. Pudentiana there is a well, said to contain the relics
of three thousand martyrs. These sisters are pictured as richly
draped, and the sponge and cup are their especial attributes. July 21
and May 19, a. d. 148.

St. Prisca. The church of this saint, at Rome, on the Aventine,
is supposed to occupy the spot on which stood the house of Aquila
and Priscilla, where St. Peter lodged ; which site was thought to be
also that of the Temple of Diana, founded by Servius Tullius. And
here is shown the font in which St. Peter baptized the earliest con-
verts in Rome, and among others St. Prisca. According to the
legend, she was a virgin of illustrious family, and was exposed to the
beasts of the amphitheatre when but thirteen years of age. A fierce
lion, who was let loose upon her, humbly licked her feet, to the joy of
the Christians. She was then beheaded, and an eagle watched over
her body until it was buried. She is represented bearing a palm with
the lion beside her, and sometimes the eagle, thus being honored by
the kings of both beasts and birds, as the legend remarks. The
name of St. Prisca is retained in the Anglican calendar, January 18,
A. D. 275.

St. Procopius was King of Bohemia. He relinquished his crown
and became a hermit. Many years passed without his being known ;
but at length, as a certain Prince Ulrich was hunting, he pursued a
hind, which fled for safety to the arms of St. Procopius, and so
the saint was discovered. On account of the similarity of the attri-
bute, his pictures are sometimes mistaken for those of St. Giles.
July 8, A. D. 303.

St. Proculus is the military patron of Bologna. In the time
of the tenth persecution a cruel man named Marinus was sent to
Bologna to enforce the edict of the emperor. Proculus was so filled
with indignation, which might perhaps be called holy, that he entered
the house of Marinus and killed him with an axe, which axe is the
attribute given the saint in art. He sometimes carries a head in his
hands, which may be either that of Marinus or his own.^

St. Protasius of Milan. See St. Gervasius.

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St. Pudentiana {Ital. Santa Pudenziana; Fr. Ste. Potentienne).
See St. Praxedes.

Quattro Coronati, or the Four Crowned Brothers. According
to tradition tliese were four Christian brothers, workers in wood and
stone, who dwelt in liome in the time of Diocletian. They refused
to employ their art in fashioning gods or building temples for them,
and for this suftered martyrdom. Some were scourged, some be-
headed, and some put in iron cages and cast into the sea. The
"Cinque Martiri" were also of the same trades, and their fate the
same. The names of the Coronati are given as SS. Carpophorus,
Severus, Severianus, and Victorianus. The church dedicated to them
is on that part of the Coelian Hill which extends from the Lateran to
the Coliseum. It is said that their remains were found here during
the fourth century. Their title of Coronati alludes to the crown of
martyrdom. The five martyrs (I Cinque Martiri) are honored at
the same time and place with the Coronati, and they are represented
in art with the implements of their trade, — the mallet, chisel,
square, and rule, bearing palms and wearing crowns. Kovember 4,
A. D. 400.

St. Quintin was the son of Zeno. He became converted, and
gave up a high command which he held in the Roman army in order
to preach. He labored especially in Belgium and at Amiens. He
was accused before the prefect Kictius Varus, and suffered death by
being impaled on an iron spit. This instrument of his torture is his
attribute, which is not always represented. October 31, a. d. 287.

St. Quirinus was a soldier in the army of Aurelian. He became
a Christian, and preached so openly as especially to exasperate his
officers, who were pagans. His martyrdom was extreme in cruelty.
His tongue was first taken out and thrown to a hawk. He was then
dra^^ged to death by horses. He is represented in armor, with a horse
and a hawk and a shield, with nine balls as well as the martjVs
palm.

St. Quirinus, Bishop of Sissek in Croatia. He was martyred by
being drowned with a millstone about his neck. One of the eight
guardian saints of Austria. June 4, a. d. 309.

St. Radegunda was the daughter of the King of Thuringia,
Bcrthairo, and tlio wife of Clothairc V. of France, who first carried
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queen was devoted to prayer and almsgiving, and often wore beneath
her royal garments a robe of penitential luiir-clotli. One day, as slie
walked in her garden, she heard the prisoners, who were separated
from her only by a wall, weeping and imploring pity. She tliought
of her own sorrows in the past, and she prayed earnestly for tiiem,
not knowing how else to aid them ; and as she prayed their fetters
burst asunder and they were freed from captivity. Later in life
Radegunda took the religious habit, and founded a monastery at
Poitiers. She is represented with the royal crown, and beneath it a
long veil. A captive kneels before her with his broken fetters in his
hand. August 13, a. d. 587.

Ragnar Lodbrog. See St. Edmund.

St. Ranieri {Ital. San Ranieri; Fr. St. Regnier). The whole
life of this saint was full of poetry and mystery. He was born in
or about the year 1100. His family was that of the Scaccieri of
Pisa. In his youth an eagle appeared to him bearing in his beak a
blazing light, and said, " I come from Jerusalem to enlighten the
nations." But Ranieri lived a life devoted to pleasure. At length,
as he one day played the lyre surrounded by beautiful damsels, a
holy man passed by who turned and looked on Ranieri ; and there
was so 'much of sorrow in his gaze that the young man threw
down his lyre and followed the man of God, bewailing and weeping
his own sins and his wasted life. Soon he embarked for Jeru-
salem, where he took off his own garments and w^ore the schiavina,
or slave-shirt, and this he wore ever after for personal humiliation.
He lived the life of a hermit, in the deserts of Palestine, for twenty
years. During this time he had numerous visions. On one occa-
sion he felt his vows of abstinence to be almost more than he could
keep. He then had a vision of a golden vase set with precious
stones and full of oil, pitch, and sulphur. These were kindled to fire,
and none could quench the flames. Then there was put into his
hands a small ewer of water, and when he turned on but a few drops
the fire was extinguished. This vision he believed to signify the
human passions, by the pitch and sulphur ; but the water was the
emblem of temperance. He then determined to live on bread and
water alone. His reverence for water was very great ; and most of his
miracles were performed through the use of it, so that he was called
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cheated his guests by putting water in his wine, the saint did not
hesitate to expose the fraud ; for he revealed to all present the tigure
of Satan sitting on one of the wine-casks in the form of a huge cat
with the wings of a bat. He did many miracles after his return to
Pisa, and made converts by the sanctity of his life and example.
When he died, many miraculous manifestations bore witness to his
eminent holiness. All the bells in Pisa were spontaneously tolled, and
the Archbishop Villani, who had been sick in bed for two years, was
cured to attend his funeral. At the place in the Requiem Mass
where it is the custom to omit the " Gloria in Excelsis," it was sung
by a choir of angels above the altar, while the organ accompanied
them without being played by any perceptible hands. The harmony
of this chant was so exquisite that those who heard it thought the
very heavens were opened. He was buried in a tomb in the Duomo.
After the plague in Pisa in 1356, the life of this saint was painted in
the Campo Santo by Simone Memmi and Antonio Veneziauo. These
frescos are most important in the histor}' of art, and consist of eight
scenes from the life of St. Ranieri : (1) His Conversion; (2) He em-
barks for Palestine: (3) He assumes the Hermit's Dress; (4) He has
many Temptations and Visions in the Desert ; (5) He returns to Pisa ;
(G) He exposes the Fraud of the Innkeeper ; (7) His Death and Funeral
Obsequies ; {><) His Miracles after Death. July 17, a. D. 11 Gl.

St. Raphael, the Archangel (Lat. S. Raphael; Ital. San
RafFaello ; Fr. St. Raphael ; Ger. Der Heilige Rafael : signification,
" the medicine of God "). Raphael is considered the guardian angel
of humanity. He was sent to warn Adam of the danger of sin and
its unhappy consequences.

** Be strong, live happy, and love ! but first of all
Him whom to love is to obey, and keep
Ilis great command ; take heed lest passion sway
Tliy judgment to do aught which else free-will
Would not admit ; thine, and of all thy sons
The weal or woe in thee is placed ; beware ! "

Milton.

He was the herald who bore to the shepherds the ** good tidings of
great joy which shall be for all people." He is especially the pro-
tector of the young, the pilgrim, and the traveller. In the Scripture *

1 The Church includes the Book of Tobias among the inspired writings.

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his watchful care of the youn,<jc Tobias during his eventful journey-
is typical of his benignity and loving condescension towards those
whom he protects. His countenance is represented as full of
benignity. Devotional pictures portray him dressed as a pilgrim,
with sandals ; his hair bound with a diadem or a fillet ; the staff in
his hand, and a wallet or 2>cLnetiere hung to his belt. As a guardian,
spirit he bears the sword and a small casket or vase, containing the
" fishy charm " (Tobit vi. G) against evil spirits. As guardian anger
he usually leads Tobias. The picture of Murillo in the Leuchtenberg
Gallery represents him as the guardian angel of a bishop who appears
as a votary below. September 12.

St. Raymond {Sp. San Ramon). On account of the circum-
stances of his birth this saint is styled Nonnatus. He belonged to
the Order of Mercy, and labored for the captives among the Moors.
By the Mahometans, among whom he was long a captive for the
ransom of his Christian brethren, his lips were bored through with a
red-hot iron and fastened with a padlock. He later was made a
cardinal, and the General of his order. He presided at a chapter
held at Barcelona. Pope Gregory IX. and King James of Aragon
assisted at his funeral obsequies. August 31, a. d. 1240.

St. Raymond of Penaforte was born at the castle belonging
to his family at Pefiaforte in Catalonia. He was allied to the royal
house of Aragon, and his family were of Barcelona. He early en-
tered upon a religious life, and became a model in his zealous devo-
tion to the Church and his charity to the poor. He assumed
the Dominican habit, and was the third General of that order.
His zealous preaching against the Moors was thought to be the
first cause of the final expulsion of the infidels from Spain. A
miracle which he is said to have performed, and which is attested to
in the bull of his canonization, is related thus : Raymond was the
spiritual director of King James of Aragon (el Conquistador). This
king was an accomplished gentleman, and did not incline to allow
his confessor to interfere with his pleasures. Now he was greatly in
love with a beautiful woman of his court from whom Raymond
vainly attempted to separate him. The king summoned the priest to
attend him to Majorca, but he refused to go unless the lady remained
behind. James affected to comply, but the lady accompanied him
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remonstrated severely with the king, who was very angr}'. The
priest threatened to return to Spain, but James forbade any vessel to
leave the port, and passed sentence of death upon any who should
aid Raymond to go away. St. Raymond then said, *' An earthly
king has deprived us of the means of escape, but a Heavenly King
will supply them." Then walking up to a rock which projected into
the sea, he spread his cloak on the waters, and setting his staff
upright and tying one corner of the cloak to it for a sail, he made the
sign of the cross, and boldly embarked in this new kind of vessel. He
was wafted over the surface of the ocean with such rapidity that in
six hours he reached Barcelona. This miracle was attested to by
five hundred persons, who saw him land at Barcelona and take up
his cloak perfectly dry from the water and wrap it round him, and
then with great humility retire to his cell. Don Jay me, overcome
by this miracle, repented of his obstinacy and afterwards governed
his kingdom and his life by the advice of St. Raymond. He is rep-
resented in the habit of his order, and kneels on his mantle while
he is borne over the sea, or else the miracle is represented in the
back;_,Tound. January 23, a. d. 1275.

St. Regulus was an African bishop. He fled from his diocese
in the time of the contentions between the Arians and the Catholics.
He came to Tuscan}^ and lived the life of an anchoret. In the in-
vasion of Totila he was beheaded. According to tradition he took
up his head and proceeded two stadia, when he sat down. Being
found thus by two of his disciples, he gave them his head, and they
buried him there with great reverence and (what is not strange)
with iinspeakable aive.

St. Reparata was a virgin of Cesarea in Cappadocia. In the
persecution under Decius she was martyred, though only twelve
years old. As she died her spirit was seen to issue from her mouth
in shape like a dove, and to fly to heaven. This saint was for six
hundred years the chief patroness of Florence, and the Duomo was
dedicated in Ixr name ; but it was re-dedicated to Santa Maria-del-
Fiore. She is represented in various colored robes, and bears the
crown, ]>!ilin, book, and a banner with a red cross on a white ground.

St. Roch {Lai. S. Rochus; Ital. San Rocco ; Fr. St. Roch or
Roijue) was tiie son of noble i)arents. iMontpelier, in Languedoc,
was his birthplace. When he was born, there was a small red cross

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on his breast. His mother interpreted this as a sign that he should
be consecrated to God's service, and she educated him with great care.
The saint too was of the same mind; but he inclined to follow the
example of Jesus, — to go about doing good, — in preference to that
of many holy men, who flee from the world to serve God. His par-
ents died when he was less than twenty years old, and left him vast
estates. He sold all, and gave the money to hospitals and to the
poor. He then went on foot to Rome in the garb of a pilgrim.
When he arrived at Aquapendcnte, a terrible plague was raging there.
St. Roch offered to attend, the sick in the hospitals. He was espe-
cially successful in his care of the plague-stricken, and it appeared
that some peculiar blessing attended him ; so prevalent was this idea
that, considering his youth and gentleness, the people were ready to
believe him an angel, and he himself was not without the thought
that a special blessing was on his efforts. He then went to Cesena
and Rimini, where he labored in the same manner; and then he ar-
rived at Rome in the rnidst of a fearful pestilence, and for three years
more devoted himself to the most hopeless cases. He constantly
prayed that God might find him worthy to die as a martyr to
this care for others. Years passed thus, and he went from city to
city, wherever he heard of any dreadful disease and suffering. At
length at Piacenza he was himself struck down by an unknown
epidemic then raging there. One night he sank down in the hospital,
weary with nursing, and fell asleep. When he awoke he found him-
self plague-stricken with a horrible ulcer on his thigh, the pain of
which compelled him to shriek aloud. Ho feared lest he should
disturb others, and crawled into the street ; but he was not allowed
to remain there. He then dragged himself to a wood outside the
city, and lay down to die. But a little dog which had attended him
in all his wanderings now cared for him, and brought him every day
a loaf of bread. According to the legend, an angel also dressed his
wound and cared for him ; but this is questioned, and it is stated
that a man named Gothard did this for him ; but be this as it may,
as soon as the saint was able he set out for his home. When he
arrived at a little village near Montpelier, where the land belonged
to his estates, and the people were the vassals of his family, no one
knew him, and they regarded him so suspiciously that they took him
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uot recognize liim, and condemned him to be imprisoned. St. Roch
reo-arded all this as the will of God, and said nothing, desiring that
all should be as Providence should direct. So he was cast into a
duno-eon. There was no one to plead for him, and he adhered to his
resolve of silence; thus he remained five years. One morning when
the jailer went to his cell it was filled with a glory of light, and the
prisoner lay dead with a paper beside him, which told his name, and
these words also: "All those who are stricken by the plague, and
who pray for aid through the merits and intercession of St. Koch, the
servant of God, shall be healed." Then the judge, when he saw this
paper, wept and was filled with remorse. The saint was honorably
buried midst the prayers of the whole city. Nearly a century elapsed
before St. Roch was heard of outside his native city, where he was
held in the greatest possible veneration. But at the time of the
great church council at Constance, the plague broke out in that city,
and priests and people were in consternation, when a German monk,
who had been in France, advised that the power of St. Roch should
be tested in this emergency. His counsel was followed, and the
image of the saint was borne through the city accompanied by a
solemn procession, with prayers and litanies. Then the plague ceased,
and to this the increased veneration of St. Roch may be traced.
Towards the close of the fifteenth century the Venetians, who were
especially exposed to the plague from their commercial intercourse
with the East, resolved to possess, if possible, the relics of St. Roch.
The men appointed to accomplish the purpose went to Montpelier as
pilgrims. They succeeded in carrying away the sacred remains, and
were received with joy by all Venice, from the Doge down to the
poorest beggar. Then the splendid church of San Rocco was built
under the auspices of a society which already existed in Venice for
the care of the sick, and which had been formed under his protection.
In this society many of the nobility enrolled themselves. Many
votive pictures are seen of this saint, in which he is represented as
interceding for the sick person, who is introduced in the painting.
In devotional pictures, St. Roch is represented as a man in middle
age, of refined and delicate features, with an expression of benevolence
and kindness. He is dressed as a ])ilgrim, with the cockle-shell on
his hat, the staff in his hand, and the wallet at his side. With one
hand he points to the plague spot on his side, or lifts his robe to

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show it. His dog also attends him. Patron of all who are in prison ;
of all sick persons in hospitals, but especially of those afflicted by the
plague. August 16, a. d. 1327.^

St. Romain, whose whole history is painted on the windows
of the catliedral of Rouen, was bishop of that city in the time of
Clovis I. He is considered as the great apostle of Normandy, for he
preached there with remarkable zeal and overthrew paganism. The
Seine at one time so overflowed its banks as to threaten the destruc-
tion of the city. St. Romain commanded the waters to retire, but
of the slime and mud which remained a poisonous dragon was born,
called by the French " la Gargouille." This monster spread conster-
nation all along the shores of the river. Then the saint, by the aid of
a wicked murderer, went forth and slew the beast. From this time
it was the privilege of the chapter of Rouen to pardon a criminal
condemned to death ; and this was so until the time of the Revolu-
tion. February 28, a. d. 639.

St. Romualdo w^as born at Ravenna, of the noble family of the
Onesti, about the year 956. He was trained like other young noble-
men, and loved the chase ; but often as he rode on the hunt in the
forests of Ravenna, he was soothed and charmed by the beauty of
the scenery, and would slacken his pace, and become absorbed in the
thought of the quiet peace of those w^ho dwelt alone with Xature.
Then he would breathe a prayer, and return to his busy life of
pleasure. But his father, Sergius, was a man of very difterent
mettle. He was proud and self-willed, and could brook no opposi-
tion. Having disagreed with a relative concerning the succession
of a certain pasture, he challenged him to combat and slew him.
Romualdo was present at the time, and was so overpowered with
horror that he believed it his duty to expiate his father's crime.
He retired to a monastery near Ravenna, Sant' Apollinare in Classe,
and assumed the habit of the Benedictines. But his enthusiastic
and sensitive temperament suffered much from the irregularities of
certain monks; and he conceived the idea of establishing new monas-
tic institutions, according to the pure spirit which he felt should
control them, and of reforming the old ones and raising them to the
same standard. Henceforth his life was a continuous battle. He

1 There are no authentic acts of the life of St. Roch.

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was hated and reviled bj unworthy monks everywhere, and even his
life was in danger from the bitterness of their enmity to him. But
he scorned all danger, and despised all persecution, and fought most
bravely by prayer and labor for the cause he had undertaken to
maintain. His first monastery was founded near Arezzo in the
Apennines; in a glen called Campo-Maldoli, from the name of the
family to whom it belonged. From this the new order was called
that of the Camaldoli. The members of this order are consecrated
to perpetual service to God ; they strictly practise solitude, silence,
and contemplation ; they do not even eat together, but every one
lives in a separate hut with his own garden, in order to comply
witii the requirements for manual labor. The Camaldolesi are among
the most severe of all monks, and are, in fact, hermits in societies.
According to the legend, the color of the habit of his order was
changed in this wise : Not long before his death the saint fell asleep
beside a fountain not far from his cell, and he beheld a vision of a
ladder reaching from earth to heaven, on which the brethren of his
order ascended by twos and threes, and all dressed in white. So he
immediately changed the color, which had been black ; and white has
ever since been worn by the Camaldolesi. Thirty years after his
secession from his first convent he had become famous throughout
the north of Italy, and had communities of reformed monks number-
ing hundreds. He is represented with a loose white habit, and a full
beard which falls to his girdle ; he leans upon a crutch. February 7,
A. D. 1027.

St. Romulo {Lat. S. Romulus) was a noble Roman, whom,
according to the legend, St. Peter sent to preach to the people of
Fiesole, which was then a most important Etruscan city. After thus
being the apostle he became the first bishop of Fiesole. He was at
length accused before the praetor, as a Christian, and was sentenced
to suller death. This was in the time of Nero. After suffering the
most cruel tortures, he was slain with a dagger. The old cathednU
of Fiesole is dedicated to St. Romulo. He is represented in the
episcopal robes, and bears the palm. July 23.

Santa Rosa di Lima was born at Lima in Peru, and is the only
cahouizt'd fenialu saint of the New World. She was distinguished by
her extreme hatred of vanity. The severities of her life, also, were
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her name. She rejected many suitors, and at last destroyed her
great charm with a compound of pepper and quicklime. When her
mother commanded her to wear a wreath of roses, she so arranged it
that it was in truth a crown of thorns. Her food was principally
bitter herbs. She was a model of filial devotion, and maintained her
parents by her labor after they had become poor, toiling all day in
her garden, and all night with her needle. She took the habit of
the Third Order of St. Dominick. The Peruvian legend relates
that when Pope Clement X. was asked to canonize her, he refused,
exclaiming, "India y Santa! asi como Uneven rosas!" ("India and
saint ! as likely as that it should rain roses ! ") Instantly a shower
of roses commenced in the Vatican, and did not cease till the Pope
acknowledged his mistaken incredulity. Stirling's "Artists of Spain,"
thus speaks of Santa Rosa : " This flower of Sanctity, whose fra-
grance has filled the whole Christian world, is the patroness of
America, the St. Teresa of Transatlantic Spain." In a picture by
Murillo, she is represented with a thorny crown ; holding in her
hand the figure of the Infant Saviour, which rests on full-blown
roses. August 30, a. d. 1617.

St. Rosa di Viterbo was a member of the Third Order of St.
Francis. She lived in the thirteenth century, and was remarkable
for the influence she exercised in Viterbo, as well as for her extensive
charities and the eloquence of her speech. She lived a life of great
austerity. She is now the patroness of that city, to which while
living she was a benefiictress. She is represented in a gray tunic,
with knotted girdle, and a chaplet of roses. May 8, a. d. 12G1.

St. Rosalia of Palermo, whose statue towers upon tiie sum-
mit of Monte Pellegrino, overlooking the Mediterranean, and cheer-
ing the mariners, who consider her their protectress, was a Sicilian
virgin of noble birth. When scarcely sixteen years old, she with-
drew from her home and friends secretly, and lived in a cave in
Monte PellegTino, near the summit. She had rejected many suitors,
and longed for the solitude where nothing could distract her mind
from the service of God. She died without having been discovered ;
and twice after she had ascended to her heavenly bridegroom, she
interceded for Palermo and saved it from the ravages of the pesti-
lence. At length her remains were discovered lying in her cave ; and
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uncorriipteil even in deatli. Her name was inscribed above her in
the rock, and on her head was a crown made of the roses of Paradise,
and placed there by angels. Her cave has become a chapel to which
pilgrims resort. She is usually represented reclining in her cave,
which is bright with celestial light; angels crow^n her with roses, and
she holds a crucifix upon her breast. Again, she is seen standing
and inscribing her name upon the rock. She wears a brown tunic,
sometimes ragged, and her hair is loose about her. September 4,
A. D. IIGO.

Rosary, The. The beads used by Catholics and called by this
name are so often represented in art that an explanation of their
use and signification will not be out of place. The use of beads to
assist the memory in regard to the number of prayers recited is of
very ancient date and of Eastern origin. They were employed by
the ancient anchorites, and also by the Benedictines before their
use became general in the Church. The rosary in its present ac-
cepted form was instituted by St. Dominick. He invented a new
arrangement of the beads, and dedicated it to the Blessed Virgin.
The festival of the Eosary was instituted by Gregory XHI. after the
battle of Lcpanto, a. d. 1571 ; and from this time it became popular
as a subject of art, and there are large numbers of pictures which
relate to its institution. A complete rosary has one hundred and fifty
small beads and fifteen larger ones. The latter represent the Pater-
nosters, and the former the Ave-Marias. The large beads divide the
rosary into fifteen decades, each one consisting of ten Ave-Marias,
preceded by a large bead, or Pater-noster, and all concluded with a
Gloria Patri. Five decades make a chaplct, which is a third part
of a rosary. To these beads a crucifix is added. The " ^Mysteries of
the Rosary " consist in the assigning of a certain event in the life
of the Virgin or in the life of the Saviour to each decade. There
are five joyful mysteries, which arc, — the Annunciation, the Visita-
tion, the Nativity, the Purification, and Christ found in the Temple ;
five dolorous or sorrowfid mysteries, — Our Lord in the Garden
of Gethsemane, the Flagellation, Christ Crowned with Thorns, the
Procession to Calvary, and the Crucifixion ; five glorious mysteries, —
the Resurrection, the Ascension, the Descent of the Holy Ghost, the
Assumption of our T.ady, and her Coronation. Tlio rosary in the hand
or about the person of a saint signifies that they obtained aid " per

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intercessione dell' Sacratissimo Rosario." When held before the
Madonna, it indicates that by the use of it she is to be honored ; in
short, the rosary was intended to excite and assist devotion in vai-ious
ways, and its representations illustrate the same idea. Festival of the
Rosary, first Sunday in October.

St. Rufina. See St. Justina of Seville.

St. Sabina, to whom a church is dedicated at Rome, was a noble
matron who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Hadrian. The
church, which dates from the early part of the fifth century, is said to
occupy the site of her house, and the altar-piece represents a soldier
dragging the saint up the steps of a temple, with a sword in his
hand. With her Seraphia, a Greek slave, who had converted Sa-
bina, was also executed. Her attribute is the palm. August 29,
second century.

Santa Casa. This is the title given to the house in which the
Blessed Virgin was born at Nazareth. According to the legend, this
house was threatened with profanation or destruction at the time of
the invasion of the Saracens, when four angels took it and bore it
over sea and land to the coast of Dalmatia ; but there it was not
safe, and the angels again removed it to a spot near Loretto ; but
here the brigands invaded it, and it was again removed to the
spot where it now remains, — said to have been done in 1295.
The Madonna di Loretto is represented as holding the Infant Sav-
iour, and seated upon the roof of a house which is borne by
four angels. Loretto became one of the most celebrated places of
pilgrimage, and many chapels have been dedicated to Our Lady of
Loretto.

St. Scholastica. Very little is known of this saint. She was the
sister of St. Benedict, and followed him to Monte Cassino, and there
gathered about her a small community of nuns. Benedict visited
her but once every year. At one time, when he arose to take leave
of her, she begged him to remain longer, and when he refused she
bent her head and prayed that God would interfere to detain her
brother with her. Then immediately a furious storm arose, and he
was forced to remain for several hours. This was their last parting ;
for two days after St. Scholastica died, and Benedict saw her soul
ascend to heaven in the form of a dove, while he was praying in his
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pressed to her bosom, aud a lily in her hand. February 10,
about 543.

St. Sebald is one of the most distinguished among the early Ger-
man saints, and is especially venerated in Nuremberg. The legends
relate that he was the son of a Danish king, and left England with
St. Boniface. His name in English is Seward, Siward, or Sigward.
He travelled through the north of Germany, preaching as a mission-
ary, and at last lived permanently in Nuremberg. While he dwelt
in a cell not far from the city, he went there almost daily to teach
the poor. He was in the habit of stopping to rest in the hut of a
cartwright. One day, when it was very cold, he found the family in
the hut nearly frozen, and they had no fuel. Then Sebald commanded
them to bring in the icicles which hung from the roof and use them
to feed the lire. They obeyed, and w^ere thus miraculously warmed.
Again the saint desired fish for a fast-day, and sent the same cart-
wright to buy it. Now the Lord of Nuremberg had commanded that
no person should buy fish until the castle was supplied ; so the poor
man was punished by having his eyes put out. But St. Sebald re-
stored his sight. His wonderful shrine in the church at Nuremberg
was made, according to its inscription, by Peter Vischer and his five
sons. These sons with their families all dwelt with the father Peter,
and shared alike his labors, his rewards, and his fame. It was com-
menced in 1508, finished in 1523, and remains undisturbed. The
saint is represented, in his statue by Peter Yischer, as a pilgrim with
shell in hat, rosary, staff, and wallet. He holds in his hand a model
of his church. About a. d. 770.

St. Sebastian {Lat. S. Sebastianus ; Ital. San Sebastiano or
Bastiano ; Fr. St. Sebastien ; Sp. and Ger. Sebastian). The legend
of this saint, though very old, has the advantage of being better
authenticated by history than many antique traditions. Sebastian
was descended from a noble fixmily which had been honored with
high offices in the empire. He was born at Narbonne, and when still
quite young was made commander of a company of the Prjvtorian
Guards, and was thus always near the emperor, Diocletian, with
whom he was an especial favorite. Now Sebastian was secretly a
Christian, and while from this very fact he conscientiously fulfilled
all his duties to the emperor, ho also protected the Christians, and
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Among those whom he had thus influenced were two young soldiers,
of noble family, called ^larcus and Marcellinus. They were accused
as Christians and condemned to the torture ; this they firmly endured,
and were led out for execution. Then their families, their wives and
children, besought them to recant and live. That which the tortures
could not effect, these pra3'ers and tears were about to do, — they
wavered ; then Sebastian, regardless of himself, rushed forward and
eloquently exhorted them that they should not betray their Re-
deemer. So earnest was he, and so great was his power, that the
two soldiers went boldly to their death, while their friends, many of
the guards, and even the judge himself, were also converted and
secretly baptized. Now Sebastian's time had come ; but before his
public accusation, the emperor so loved him that he sent for him to
see if privately he could not influence him to save his life. And he
said, " Have I not always honored thee above the rest of my officers 1
Why hast thou disobeyed my commands, and insulted my gods 1 "
Then answered the young saint, with courage, but also with meek-
ness, " 0 C?esar, I have ever prayed, in the name of Jesus Christ, for
thy prosperity, and have been true to thy service ; but as for the
gods whom thou wouldst have me worship, they are devils, or, at
best, idols of wood and stone." After this, Diocletian ordered that
Sebastian should be bound to a stake, and shot to death with arrows,
but that it should be inscribed on the stake that he had no fault but
that of being a Christian. Then the archers did their duty, and he
was left for dead, being pierced with many arrows. At night, Irene,
the widow of one of his friends who had been martyred, came with
her companions to take his body away to burial. And, lo ! it was
found that he was still alive, for none of the arrows had entered a
vital part. Then Irene took him home, and carefully tended him
until he was well again. When his friends saw him they begged
that he would fly from Rome and save his life ; but Sebastian went
to the palace and stood where he knew the emperor must surely see
him, and he pleaded for certain condemned ones, and plainly told
the emperor of his cruelty and wickedness. Then Diocletian, being
amazed, exclaimed, "Art thou not Sebastian]" And he said, "I am
Sebastian, whom God hath delivered from thy hand, that I might
testify to the faith of Jesus Christ and plead for his servants." Then
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should be taken to the circus and beaten to death with clubs, and
his body thrown into the Cloaca Maxima, and thus hidden from his
friends. But in spite of all this, a lady named Lucina, who was a
Christian, found means to obtain his remains, and they were laid with
reverent care in the Catacombs at the feet of St. Peter and St. Paul.
Apollo was the heathen god who* it was believed afllicted men by
the plague; and he it was whom men invoked against it, and the
arrow was the emblem of pestilence. It would seem that from the
association of the arrow with St. Sebastian the belief arose that he
was especially powerful to obtain aid against this curse ; for there
are, according to tradition, many cities which have been saved from
the plague by his intercession. A century after the great plague in
the time of Gregory the Great, another fearful pestilence ravaged
Rome. In the church of San Pietro-in-Vincoli is an ancient mosaic
of St. Sebastian, and on a tal)let the following inscription in Latin :
" To St. Sebastian, Martyr, dispeller of the pestilence. In the year
of salvation G80, a pernicious and severe pestilence invaded the city
of Ptome. It was of three months' duration, — July, August, and Sep-
tember. Such was the multitude of the dead, that, on the same
bier, parents and children, husbands and wives, with brothers and
sisters, were borne out to burial-places, which, everywhere filled
with bodies, hardly sufficed. In addition to this, nocturnal miracles
alarmed them; for two angels, one good and the other evil, went
through the city ; and this last, bearing a rod in his hand, as many
times as he struck the doors so many mortals fell in those houses.
The disease spread for a length of time, until it was announced to a
holy man that there would be an end of the calamity, if, in the
church of St. Peter ad Vincula, an altar should be consecrated in
the name of Sebastian the Martyr ; which thing being done immedi-
ately, the pestilence, as if driven back by hand, was commanded to
cease." From this time Sebastian became the universal })atron
against pestilence, which honor he has shared in later years with
St. Koch. The pictures of St. Sebastian are innumerable and un-
mistakable. Ho is young, beautifid, without drapery, bound to
a tree, and pierced by arrows. He looks to heaven, whence de-
scends an angel with palm and crown. lie is the favorite saint
of Koman women, and indeed of the women of all Italy. .Tauuary
20, A. D. 288.

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St. Secundus, especially venerated at Asti, is one of the saints
of the Tliebaii legion. See 8t. ^Maurice.

Seven Joys, The, and The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed
Virgin, are often represented in series of pictures. The subjects
of the seven joys are: (1) The Annunciation; (2) The Visitation;
(3) The Adoration of the I\Iagi ; (4) The Presentation in the Temple ;
(5) Christ found by Mary, disputing with the Doctors; (G) The
Assumption ; (7) The Coronation. The seven sorrows represent :
(1) The Prophecy of Simeon ; (2) The Flight into Egypt ; (3) Christ
lost by his Mother; (4) The Betrayal of Christ ; (5) The Crucifixion
(only St. John and the Virgin present) ; (6) The Taking down from
the Cross ; (7) The Ascension of Christ, leaving Mary on earth.

Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, The {Ital. I Sette Dormienti ;
Fr. Les Sept Dormants, Les Sept Enfants d'Eph^se ; Ger. Die
Sieben Schlafer). This tradition is of great antiquity. Gibbon
says it can be traced to within fifty years of the time of the miracle
it relates. There is scarcely a written tongue in which it is not
found. Syriac, Latin, and Scandinavian relate it, and the writer
of the Koran has given it a place. In the time of the persecution
of Decius there dwelt in Ephesus seven young men who were Chris-
tians. Their names were Maximian, Malchus, Marcian, Dionysius,
John, Serapion, and Constantine. Having refused to offer sacrifice
to the gods, they were accused before the tribunal. They fled to
Mt. Ccelian and hid in a cave. They were pursued and discovered.
Then it was ordered that great stones should be rolled against the
mouth of the cave, and they should thus be left to die of starvation.
They resigned themselves to this dreadful f\\te, and embracing each
other went to sleep. Time rolled on until one hundred and niuety-
six years had passed. Then, in the reign of Theodosius, a heresy
arose denying the resurrection of the dead. The emperor, greatly
afflicted at this, retired to his palace, and dressed himself in sackcloth,
and sprinkled ashes on his head ; and God for his sake restored
these seven sleepers. For a certain man of E[)hesus went to Mt.
Ccelian to build him a stable, and he discovered this cavern and
rolled the stones away. When the light entered there, the sleepers
awoke, and thought they had slept but for a night. Then it was
determined that Malchus should venture into Ephesus to obtain
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gates of the city surmounted by crosses. Theu when he entered
within the walls he heard the name of Christ, which he had been
accustomed to sigh forth only with his breath, boldly spoken every-
where. He believed himself in a dream. He entered a baker's shop,
and in payment for his loaf he offered a coin of the time of Decius.
He was regarded with great astonishment, and suspected of having
robbed some hidden treasure. When accused he knew not what to
say, and he was dragged to the bishop with contumely and reproaches.
When the bishop had' talked with him, the truth was discovered.
Then went out the emperor, the governor, the bishop, and hosts of
the people, and the six other sleepers were found in the cave. Then
when the emperor was come, one of them said, " Believe in us, 0
Emperor ! for we have been raised before the Day of Judgment, in
order that thou mightest trust in the resurrection of the dead ! "
Then they all bowed their heads and gave up the ghost. Repre-
sentations of this legend are very common among works of art of the
thirteenth and fourteenth century, in glass, miniatures, and sculpture.
They are usually extended in their cave side by side. Their names
are inscribed above their heads, and they have the martyrs palm.
June 27.

Sibyls, The, were prophetesses, who foretold the coming of
Christ to the Gentiles as the prophets did to the Jews. They are,
in the art of the Latin Church, what the sages of antiquity were to
the Greeks, and are, in fact, a kind of witnesses to the truth of Chris-
tianity. It may be shown that the Church made use of the witness
of the sibyls by an extract from the hymn " Dies Ine," said to
have been written by Pope Innocent III. It is translated thus in
the English version of the Missal : —

" The dreadful day, the da}' of ire,
Shall kindle the avenging fire
Around tlie expiring world ;
And Earth, as Sibyl said of old,
And as the prophet king foretold,
Shall be in ruin hurU'd."

Their origin was obscure ; they were regarded as holy virgins, who
lived in caves and grottos. They were believed to have the power
to read the future, and were interrogated by their votaries upon im-
portant matters, and their answers were considered authoritative.

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Varro, who wrote about one hundred years b. c, gives their number
as ten, and their names as taken from the locahties of their habita-
tions : The Sibylla Persica from Persia; the Sibylla Libyca from
Libya; the Sibylla Delphica from Delphi; the Sibylla Erythrsea
from Erythrsea; the Sibylla Cumana from Cuma) ; the Sibylla Saniia
from Samos ; the Sibylla Cimmeria from the Black Sea ; the Sibylla
Tiburtina from Tivoli ; the Sibylla Hellespontina from the Hellespont ;
the Sibylla Phrygia from Phrygia. Two others called the Agrippa,
or the Hebraica, and the Europa were added in later times, as well
as others seldom referred to. Sometimes the Queen of Sheba is
represented as one of these wonderful beings. There have been
serious disagreements in the opinions of the Fathers of the Church
regarding the sibyls and the worth of their prophecies. Some
of the early Fathers considered them agents of Beelzebub, while
others, including St. Jerome and St. Augustine, believed them to be
inspired of God. The two most interesting traditions of the sibyls
in this connection are those of the Cumrean and Tiburtine Sibyls,
who appeared to King Tarquin and -the Emperor Augustus. The
first, the Cumsean, presented herself to Tarquin with nine books
which she desired to sell him. They contained Sibylline Oracles.
Tarquin refused her request. She went away and buraed three of
them and returned with six. Again he refused ; again she burned
three, and again returned with the three remaining. Then Tarquin
sought the advice of the soothsayers, and they assured him that the
destinies of the world depended upon the preservation of these oracles.
So they were bought, and for centuries after were consulted on all
great emergencies of the Roman nation. They were preserved in the
Capitol under the care of priests, but during the wars of Marius and
Sylla they perislied. Then messengers were sent far and wide all
through the empire to collect the scattered Sibylline leaves, and as
many as were found were again carefully preserved. The idea of the
ancient Romans, as recorded by Tacitus and Suetonins, that those
who should rule the world should come out from Juda}a, is believed
to have been derived from these Sibylline leaves. Again, when the
Roman Senate decreed divine honors to Augustus, he consulted the
Tiburtine Sibyl whether he ought to receive them. She replied that
it was more becoming for him whose power was declining to go away
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reign over the gods themselves; or that a king would come from
heaven whose kingdom would never end. Another version relates
that the heavens were opened, and a vision of the Virgin with the
Infant Saviour in her arms, standing on an altar, was shown him, and
a voice was heard saying, ** H?ec ara filii Dei" (This is the altar of
the Son of God). The emperor adored the vision, and reported it to
the Senate. And in remembrance of it he erected upon the Capitol
an altar inscribed " Ara primogeniti Dei." On this spot stands the
church of Santa Maria in Capitolio, or the "Ara cseli." A passage of
Virgil, who wrote forty years B. c, is also quoted as proving that the
advent of Christ was foretold in Sibylline prophecy. It is thus
translated : " The last age of the Cumseau song now approaches ; the
great series of ages begins again ; now returns the Virgin (Astraea),
now return the Saturnian kingdoms, now a new progeny is sent from
high heaven. Be but propitious, chaste Lucina, to the boy at his
birth, through whom the iron age will first cease, and the golden age
dawn on the whole world." The Sibyls do not aj)pear in the earliest
art. Tliey were not represented in the Catacombs. In the four-
teenth century the vision of Augustus was employed as a symbol
of the appearing of the star to the Magi, or the manifestation of
Christ to the Gentiles. They were emjjloyed in the cyclical decora-
tions of churches with the prophets. Often they were about the
principal entrance, or, if inside, near the door ; their position being
typical of their having been "forerunners of the Lord." Their
number varies. In the Eastern Church there is but one " la sage
Sihylle.'' They should be recognized by their scrolls ; but the in-
scriptions have been so varied that they are not always guides. The
sibyls of Michael Angelo, on the ceiling of the Sistine Cliapel, are too
well known to need any description ; and it has been said that these
representations are "the highest honor that art has rendered to the
sibyls." Their various attributes, dress, and age, as nearly as it is
possible to give them, are as follows: —

The Sihi/lla Ptrsica was supposed to be a daughter-in-law of
Moses. She predicted the coming of the Messiah. She is old ; and
her attributes are a serpent beneath her feet, and a lantern in her
hand.

The Sibylla Lihyca prophesied the manifestation of Christ to the
Gentiles. She is twenty-four years old, and bears a lighted torch.

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The S'hijHa Eryt'unjea is the prophetess of Divine vengeaiico.
She predicted the Trojan War; in this character slie iiolds a naked
sword. But it is ako said that she foretold the Annunciation, and
in this representation she has a white rt)se. !She is old.

The Sibylla Delphica. Her attributes are a horn, or the crown of
thorns.

IVie Sibylla Samia. Attributes, a reed, or a cradle. She lived, it
is supposed, in the time of Isaiah.

The Sibylla Cimmeria prophesied the Crucifixion. She is eighteen,
years old, and has a cross or a crucifix.

The Sibylla Cumana is fifteen years old ; and her attribute is a
manger, she having foreseen the Nativity in a stable.

The Sibylla Hellesjjontiaa, prophesied the Incarnation and also the
Crucifixion. Her attributes are the crucifix and a budding rod.

The Sibylla Phrygia prophesied the Resurrection. Attributes, a
banner and a cross.

The Sibylla Tiburtina symbolizes the mocking and the flagellation
of Christ. She is dressed in skins, and bears a rod.

The Sibylla Acjrippa. Attribute, 9, scourge ; fifteen years old.

The Sibylla Europa prophesied the Massacre of the Innocents.
Attribute, a sword ; fifteen years old. Sometimes all the sibyls have
books in which they read ; or they bear torches or lanterns ; and
some have a sun on the iiead.

St Sigismond of Burgundy {Ital. San Gismondo) was the
son of Gondul)ald and the cousin of St. Clotilda, wife of Clovis, Kin<r
of France. Gondubald was an Arian, and had murdered the parents
of Clotilda. Sigismond was a devout Catliolic ; but he fell into
grievous sin by putting to death his eldest son on the accusation
of his second wife, who hated and falsely accused tlie son of her
predecessor. Sigismond later was seized with remorse, and sorely
repented liis crime. He prayed that his deserved punislmient might
be inflicted in this world rather than in the next, and his prayer was
granted ; for Chlodomir, the barbarous king of the Franks, invaded
his kingdom, took him prisoner, and finally drowned him in a well at
Columelle, four leagues from Orleans. His body was at length fotmd,
and removed to the convent of St. Maurice. In a chapel dedicated
to St. Sigismond, in Cremona, Francesco Sforza was married to
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tills chapel with great beauty. St. Sigismond is rei)resented in the
splendid altar-piece, by Giuliu Campi. He is patron saint of Cremona.
May 1, A. D. 52.3.

Simeon, The Prophet. See the Madonna. The Presentation
in the Temple.

St. Simon Zelotes, or The Zealot ; St. Jude, Thaddeus,
or Lebbeus {Ital. San Simoiie, San Taddeo ; Fr. St. Simon le Zi h-,
St. Tiiaddee ; Ger. Judas, Thaddaus). St. Simon is snrnamed the
Canansean, or Canaanite, and Zelotes, or the Zealot, to distinguish
him from St. Peter, and from St. Simeon, the brother of St. James
the Less. The name '* Cananaean *' has, in Syro-Chaldaic, the same
meaning which the word ''Zelotes" bears in Greek. St. Luke trans-
lated it ; but the other Evangelists retained the original name, for
Canath, in Syro-Chaldaic, or modern Hebrew, signifies "zeal." St.
Jude is distinguished from the Iscariot by the surname of Thaddeus,
and also by that of Lebbeus. He was brother to St. James the Less,
also to St. Simeon of Jerusalem, and a certain Joses; all of whom
were kinsmen of Christ, their mother being the sister of the Blessed
Virgin. St. Jude wrote a Catholic, or general, epistle to all the
churches of the East. We have no authentic record of the laboi-s
of these Apostles, nor of the manner of their martyrdom. It is
thought that St. Simon was sawn asunder, and St. Jude killed
with a halberd. They therefore bear the saw and halberd as their
attril»utes. They are sometimes represented as young, and again as
old, according to the tradition which the artist follows. In Greek
art, Jude and Thaddeus are different persons, Jude being young and
Thaddeus old. They have rarely been represented as members of the
Sacra Famiglin, and when so introduced have their names in the
glories altout their heads. Both saints are honored on October 28.

St. Siro, or Syrus, whose statue is in the cathedral of Pavia,
was first bishop of that city, and governed the church fifty-six years.
His f'ffigv appears on the coins of Pavia.

St. Stanislas Kotzka, a young Polish nobleman, was among
the earliest ])upils of the Jesuits. He was distinguished for his
piety as a child. His mother educated him until he was fourteen,
when he went to Vienna. He entered the Society of Jesus through
the influence of Francis Borgia. He died at Kome when but seven-
teen. Once he fell sick at Vienna, and being apparently near death,

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desired the Viaticum. The landlord, a Lutheran, would not suffer it
to be brought publicly to tlie house, whereupon the saint seemed
in a vision to receive communion at the hands of an angel. He is
represented in art on a couch with an angel at his side. lie is one
of the patron saints of Poland, and as such his attribute is the lily.
November 13, a. d. 1589.

St. Stephen, Protomartyr {Lat. S. Stephanus ; Ital. San Ste-
fano; Fr, St. Etienne ; Ger. Der Heilige Stefan). Little has been
added to the Scripture account of this holy deacon by tradition or
the fancy of his votaries. His name is significant of faith, devotion,
zeal, and enduring love ; it commands the veneration of the world,
standing as it does at the head of the great and ''noble army of
martyrs." He was chosen deacon during the first ministry of Peter,
and did great wonders and miracles. He was falsely accused of
speaking blasphemously of the Temple and the Jewish law. For
this he was condemned to death, and stoned by the people outside
of the gate at Jerusalem, now called by his name. The legend con-
cerning his relics relates that it was not known for four hundred years
what had become of his body. Then a certain priest of Carsagamala in
Palestine, named Lucian, had a vision in which Gamaliel, the same
who had instructed Paul in all the learning of the Jews, appeared to
him, and revealed the burying-place of Stephen. Gamaliel himself
had taken up the body and had placed it in his own sepulchre, where
he had also interred Nicodemus and other holy men and saints. This
dream or vision was repeated a second and third time. Then Lucian,
with the sanction of the bishop, dug in a garden that had been
pointed out, and found the relics of St. Stephen, and their wonderful
sanctity was proved by many miracles. They were first placed in the
church of Sion at Jerusalem ; then carried by Theodosius to Con-
stantinople ; and lastly by Pope Pelagius to Rome, where they were
deposited in the same tomb with those of St. Laurence. The legend
adds that when the sarcophagus was opened to receive these sacred
remains, St. Laurence moved to the left, thus giviusj the honorable
right hand to St. Stephen. On this account St. Laurence is called
by the populace of Ptome "II cortese Spagnuolo " ("the courteous
Spaniard"). St. Stephen is represented as young and beardless,
in the dress of a deacon. The dalmatica is square and straight at
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the shoulders ; it is crimson and richly embroidered. He has the
palm almost always, and the stones are his special attribute, and
when given to him it is impossible to mistake him ; but when they
are left out, he is like St. Vincent. December 26.

St. Stephen of Hungary was the son of Duke Geysa. His
father and mother were baptized late in life by St. Adelbert, the North-
umbrian missionary. They gave their son the name of the Proto-
martyr. Stephen was thus the first Christian king of Hungary. He
found his country in ignorance and heathenism ; he not only Chris-
tianized it, but he subdued other pagan nations about him and
brought them also into the Church. He sent to Rome requesting
the pope to grant him the title of king and to give him his benedic-
tion. The pope sent him a crown, and a cross to be borne before his
army. !Maria Teresa was crowned with this diadem, which was pre-
served at Presburg. St. Stephen married the sister of St. Henry
called Gisela. No child survived him, and his son St. Emeric is
associated with him in the veneration of the Hungarians. He is rep-
resented in armor with his crown. As apostle of Hungary he bears the
standard with the cross and the sword. September 2, a. d. 1038.

Sudarium. See St. Veronica.

St. Susanna was the daughter of Gabinius, brother of Pope
Caius, and nearly related to the Emperor Diocletian. She was re-
markable for her beauty, but more so for her learning. Diocletian
desired her as a wife for his adopted son Maximns. She had made
a vow of chastity, and refused even this tempting offer. Then
Diocletian desired his empress, Serena, to try her influence with the
maiden. Put Serena was herself a Christian, and sympathized with
Susanna in her determination. At length Diocletian became exas-
perated at her firmness, and sent an executioner who killed her in
her own house. Her attributes are the sword and palm. August 11,
A. D. 200.

Susanna. The illustrations of the history^ of Susanna are often
seen among works of art ; indeed, ** Susanna at the Path " is seen
at least once in almost every picture gallery of any size. She was
of Pabylon, the daughter of Chelcias, and of exceeding beauty. She

1 The Catliolic f'lmrcli incliules tlie Book of Daniel, in which this history is
given, among the inspired writings.

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was married to Joacim, a very rich man, and greatly respected ; and
unto his liouse all the Jews resorted. There was a fair garden
adjoining this house, and there Susanna was often seen walking with
her maids. Now there were two judges, elders of tlie people, and
both wicked men, who came each day to Joacim's house ; and they
both desired to possess tSusanna, for her beauty had intlamed their
hearts. So it happened that one day, when all the people departed
at noon, they departed also, but they both returned and went into
the garden to watch for Susanna ; and when they met there, being
surprised, they each questioned the other of what he sought. Then
they acknowledged their wicked purposes, and agreed together that
they would hide, and wait for the coming of the woman. Then came
Susanna with two maids, and it was warm, and she thinking the
garden empty save of herself, sent her maids to bring oil and wash-
ing balls, that she might bathe there. So they left her to bring these
things, and they shut the door of the garden, as she had also told
them. Then the two judges laid hold of her, and they told her their
wicked designs upon her, and they said, " If you consent not unto us,
we will accuse you, and say that we saw a young man with you here,
and the doors were shut, and the maids sent away." Then Susanna
sighed, and said, ''I am straitened on every side: for if I do this
thing, it is death unto me ; and if I do it not, I cannot escape j'our
hands. It is better for me to fall into your hands and not do it, than
to sin in the sight of the Lord.'' Then she cried out, and the elders
cried out against her, and they opened the door, and the servants of
the house rushed in ; then the elders declared against her, and all
were sorrowful, "for there was never such a report made of Susanna."
Now the next day, when all the people were assembled, these elders
came ; and they called for Susanna, and Joacim was there, and his
wife came with her children, and her parents and friends. Then the
elders made accusation against her that they had seen her with the
young man, and that he had escaped, but her they had retained.
And they compelled her to raise her veil, and expose her beauty to
the people. Now the assembly believed the accusation, and she was
condemned to death, and all her friends were weeping and filled with
grief; but she raised her eyes to heaven, and cried, "0 everlasting
God ! that knowest the secrets, and knowest all things before they
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behold, I must die, whereas I never did such things as these men
have maliciously invented against me." Then the Lord heard her
cry, and there arose a young man called Daniel, and cried out, " I
am clear from the blood of this woman." Then the people asked -the
meaning of his words, and he declared that it was not just to con-
demn a daughter of Israel without examination, and he begged them
to return again to the place of judgment. So they returned ; and
Daniel desired that the elders might be separated that he might ques-
tion first one, and then the other. And it was so ; and taking them
separately, Daniel asked them of the place where they had seen that
of which tliey accused Susanna. And they contradicted each other ;
for one said it was beneath a mastic tree, and the other said the tree
was an holm. Then Daniel said that having thus lied, they could
not be trusted, and the whole accusation was false, and he desired
that they might be punished for their false witness according to the
law of Moses. So they were put to death, even as they had intended
to kill Susanna. Then the family of the woman and Joacim, her
husband, rejoiced greatly because there was no dishonesty found in
her, and Daniel from that day forth had great reputation in the sight
of the peopjlc.

St. Swidbert, who was a Benedictine monk, left England to lead
the life of a missionary in Friesland and the Duchy of Berg. He
built a large monastery in Kaiserwerdt (about six miles below Dus-
seldorf) on the Rhine. He is represented as a bishop holding a
star, which probably signifies the rising light of the Gospel which he
preached to the pagans. March 1, a. d. 713.

St. Swithen was associated with St. Neot in educating Alfred
the Great. He was Bishop of Winchester. It is told of him that
when superintending the building of a bridge near Winchester, a
poor woman complained to him that a workman had broken the eggs
in her basket, whereupon St. Swithen made the eggs whole. He
went to lioine with Alfred. He desired that his body should be
buried with the poor people, outside the church, " under the feet of
tlie passengers, and exposed to the droppings of the eaves from
above." When the clergy attempted to remove his body to a more
honorable tomb inside the church, there came on a storm of ruin,
which prevented their doing so ; and this continued forty days until
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no necessity for suffering from want of rain in Winchester in those
times. St. Swithen is represented as a bishop. July 2, a. d. 862.

St. Sylvester, Pope {Ital. San Silvestro ; Fr. St. Silvestre).
He is represented in pontifical robes, with the plain mitre, or the
triple tiara, with the book and crosier as bishop. His proper attribute
is the bull, which crouches at his feet; his dress distinguishes him
from St. Luke, who has the ox. Sometimes he holds the portraits
of St. Peter and St. Paul. December 31, a. d. 335.

For legends, see Constantino, Emperor.

St. Teresa {Ital. Santa Teresa, Fondatrice dei Scalzi ; Fr. Ste.
Therese de Jesus des Carmes-Dechausses ; Sp. La Xuestra Serafica
Madra Santa Teresa de Jesus). The father of this saint was Don
Alphonso Sanchez de Cepeda, and her mother was named Beatrix.
She herself is called Teresa d'Avila, on account of the place of her
birth, which was Avila, in Castile. She was born March 28, 1515,
and was one of twelve brothers and sisters. Her father was ex-
exceedingly pious, and her mother extremely romantic. Under these
two influences the character of the saint was formed. Among her
brothers was one of ardent temperament, sympathetic with her own,
whom she dearly loved. They especiall}'- delighted in reading the
lives of the saints and martyrs, and they/ conceived a passionate
desire to obtain the crown of martyrdom themselves. When but
eight or nine years of age, they sought to go into the country of the
Moors, hoping to be taken and sacrificed by the infidels. They were dis-
appointed in this project, and then resolved to become hermits, but were
prevented from thus pleasing themselves. But they bestowed all their
pocket-money in alms ; and whenever they played with other chil-
dren, they always took the characters of monks and nuns, — walked
in processions and sang hymns. When Teresa was twelve years old,
her mother died. During her girlhood she seems to have forgotten
her religious impressions, and to have given herself up to dress and
pleasure, pride of position, and self-love. She ardently longed to be
loved, and admired. Her father saw the dangers which surromided
her, and placed her in a convent, commanding that she should be
strictly secluded from the world. Again her i-eligious nature was
aroused, and she felt that a convent was her only haven of peace
and safety. A marriage which was disagreeable had been pro-
posed to her. The conflict between her diflering tastes and incliua

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tions was so serious that she fell ill. Ajj^ain, on her recovery, the
struggle was renewed, and a second time she was prostrated by sick-
ness. All this shows the extreme sensitiveness and ardor of her na-
ture. At length the writings of St. Jerome decided her to lead a
religious life. Her fjitlier consented ; but again her mental sufferings
on parting from her family nearly cost her her life. She entered
the convent of Carmelites at Avila at the age of twenty. Here her
mind became more settled, though not at rest, and her health was
long enfeebled. She herself writes that for twenty years she did
not find the repose for which she had hoped. But she adds, "At
length God took pity on me. I read the ' Confessions of St. Au-
gustine.' I saw how he had been tempted, how he had been tried,
and how he had at length conqnered." From this time there was
a change in her life and feeling. About the year 1561 Tei-esa set
her mind upon reforming the Order of Mount Carmel. From the
people of Avila she obtained money, and there she founded her con-
vent. She dedicated it to St. Joseph, whom she had chosen for her
patron saint. "When she entered her convent she had but eight
nuns with her ; before her death there were thirty convents estab-
lished according to her rule. She met with great difficulties, but
she overcame them ; and during the later years of her life she
travelled fiom convent to convent, promulgating the reformed rules
of her order, and settling all points of difficulty. Her labors were
not for nunneries alone ; she also effected changes in monasteries, and
indeed founded fifteen convents for men. It was she who made the
Carmelites go barefoot or sandalled. Hence arises the term " Bare-
foot Carmelites." In Italy they are called *'Scalzi" ("the Unshod")
and also " Padri Teresiani." St. Teresa wrote many essays and ex-
hortations for her nuns ; some mystical and poetical writings, and
a history of her life, at the command of her spiritual directors.
She never recovered tlie perfect use of her limbs after the repeated
sicknesses of her youth, and with years her infirmities increased.
She was attacked witii her last illness at the palace of the Duehess
of Alva. She desired to be removed to her own convent of San Jos^.
In her last moments she repeated the text from the Miserere, *'A
broken and contrite heart, 0 Lord, thou wilt not despise." Her shrine
at Avila in the church of her convent is a very holy place, and many
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and not on the seats of the choir, because there is a tradition that
the angels occupied these seats whenever St. Teresa attended mass.
She is represented kneehng ; and a flame-tipped arrow pierces her
breast, — a symbol of the fervor of Divine love which possessed her
soul. Sometimes she is gazing upwards towards the holy dove, a
symbol of inspiration, — a divine gift never claimed by St. Teresa.
Philip III. chose her for the second patron saint of Spain, ranking
her next to Santiago. The Cortes confirmed his choice. October 15,
A.D. 1582.

St. Thecla {Ital. Santa Tecla; Fr. Ste. Thkle; Ger. Die Hcilige
Thekla). Although more especially honored by the Greeks, Thecla lias
also been accepted and reverenced in the Latin Church. St. John pro-
nounced the book called the "Acts of Paul and Thecla" to be spurious ;
but in the earliest days of the Church it was thought the highest praise
of any woman to compare her to St. Thecla. The legend relates
that when St. Paul preached in the house of Onesiphorus at Iconiura,
Thecla could hear his sermons in her own house, by sitting at the
window, and she became so entranced by what she heard that she
would not turn her head or leave the window for any purpose. Now
she was betrothed to Thamyris, who loved her with great devotion.
Her mother, Theoclea, sent for the youth, and told him how intent the
maiden was upon the words of Paul ; that she would neither eat nor
drink, and seemed to care for nothing but what she heard from the
Apostle. Then Thamyris also entreated her with words of love, but
she would not heed him. Then he complained to the governor, and
the governor imprisoned Paul, until he should have time to hear him
in his own defence. But Thecla went to the prison, and bribed the
turnkey with her earrings, and the jailer with a silver looking-glass,
and so gained admission to Paul. She sat at his feet and listened
to his instructions, and kissed his chains in her delight. When the
governor heard all this, he commanded that Paul should be scourged
and driven out of the city, and that Thecla should be burned. So
the young people of the city gathered wood for the burning of Thecla,
and she was brought naked to the stake, where her beauty moved
the hearts of all, and even the governor wept at the thought of the
death she was to suffer. But when the fire was kindled, although
it was very large, the flames did not touch her, and she remained in
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she made her escape. Then Paul took her to Antioch, where she
was au:ain accused before the governor, who condemned her to be
thrown to the beasts of tlie amphitheatre. When this sentence was
known, it created great indignation, and the people cried out, saying,
" The judgments declared in this city are unjust." But Thecla sub-
mitted without reproaches, only asking of the governor that her
chastity might be respected until the time of her martyrdom. Now,
when the time arrived, the amphitheatre was crowded with spectators.
Thecla was deprived of her garments, and a girdle fastened about
her waist, and the beasts were let in upon her. Murmurs of rage
and disapprobation arose from the populace. The women cried out,
" 0 unrighteous judgment ! 0 cruel sight ! The whole city ought to
suffer for such crimes ! " and a woman named Trissina wept aloud.
But a fiei'ce lioness bounded towards Thecla, and when she reached
her lay down at her feet ; all the bears and the lions also stretched
themselves out as if asleep. Then the governor called Thecla and
asked, *' Who art thou, woman, that not one of the beasts will touch
thee?" And Thecla replied, *'I am a servant of the living God,
and a believer in Jesus Christ his Son." And tlie governor ordered
that her garments should be brought, and saying to her, " Put on
thy apparel," he released her. Then Trissina took Thecla to her
own home. But Thecla desired much to see Paul, and determined
to go in search of him. Trissina gave her much money and clothing
for the poor, in order that Paul might be aided in his work. Thecla
found him at Myra in Lycia, where he preached and labored for the
conversion of the people. Tliecla returned to Iconium, and after
years spent in the service of Christ, she was led by the Spirit to
retire to a mountain near Seleucia, where she lived in solitude and
was beset witli great temptations. AVhile she lived in this mountain,
she wrought many miraculous cures ; so that when the sick were
brought to her cave the}' w^ere healed, and the physicians of Seleucia
were of no account. Then they consulted and said, ** This woman
must be a priestess of Diana. It is by her chastity she does tliese
cures. If we could destroy that, her power would be overthrown."
So they sent evil men to do her violence. And Thecla ran from
them, praying for aid from Heaven ; and lo ! a great rock opened be-
fore her, leaving a space large enough for her to enter; and when she
went in, it closed and she was seen no more, but her veil, which one

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of the men had seized, remained in his hand. The legend adds :
" Thus suffered the blessed virgin and martyr Thecla, who came from
Iconium at eighteen years of age, and afterwards, partly in journeys
and travels, and partly in a monastic life in the cave, lived seventy-
two years,, so that she was ninety years of age when the Lord trans-
lated her." Thecla is honored as the first female martyr in the Greek
Church. St. Martin of Tours greatly venerated her, and greatly
promoted devotion to her in the Latin Church. She is represented
in brown or gray drapery, and bears the palm. Wild beasts are about
her. Patroness of Tarragona. September 23. First century.

St. Theodore {Lat. S. Theodorus ; Ital San Teodoro ; Ger. Der
Heilige Theodor). This is a warrior saint. He held a high rank
in the army of Licinius. He was converted to Christianity, and set
on fire the temple of Cybele. Some legends state that he was burned
alive ; others, that he was beheaded. He is represented in armor,
with a dragon beneath his feet. He was patron saint of Venice
before St. Mark. There is another St. Theodore sometimes repre-
sented in Greek art, called St. Theodore of Heraclea. He is painted
as an armed knight on horseback. The Venetian saint is represented
in the more ancient pictures as young and beautiful, and often in
company with St. George. January 11, a. d. 300.

St. Theonestus was one of the saints of the Theban Legion.
See St. Maurice.

St. Theophilus (C'r, "Ay. 0eo<^iXo? ; Lat S. Theophilus; Ital.
and Sp. San Teofilo ; Ger. Der Heilige Theophilus, Gottlieb ; Fr. St.
Theophile: signification, "a lover of God"). See St. Dorothea.

St. Thomas {Ital. San Tommaso ; Sp. San Tom6) was a Gali-
lean fisherman ; he is called Didymus, the twin, and is the seventh
in the ranks of the Apostles. From the Scripture his character ap-
pears to be affectionate and self sacrificing : ''Let us go also, that we
may die with him." But so great was his incredulity that he has
always been remembered for that rather than for his other charac-
teristics. According to tradition he travelled very far into the East;
founded a church in India, and met the three jNIagi, whom he bap-
tized. The legend, called that of " La Madonna della Cintola," re-
lates that when the Virgin ascended to heaven, Thomas was not
present with the other Apostles. Three days later, when he re-
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be opened. It was empty ; then the Virgin, that he might be satis-
fied, dropped her girdle to him from the heavens. (See also the
Madonna; the Assumption.) According to another legend, when
Thomas was at Caesarea, he had a vision in which Christ appeared
and told him that Gondoforus, the king of the Indies, had sent his
provost to find an architect to build him a palace more gorgeous
tiian that of the Koman Emperor. And Jesus desired St. Thomas to
go and undertake this labor. Then Thomas went, and Gondoforus
gave him much treasure, and commanded the building of the mag-
nificent palace, and went to a distant country and remained two
years. Thomas budt no palace, but gave all the riches with which
he had been intrusted to the poor and sick. AVhen the king re-
turned he was very wroth, and ordered that St. Thomas should be
cast into prison, and reserved for a terrible death. Now at this time
the brother of the king died, and four days after his death he sat
upright, and spoke to the king, saying, *' The man whom thou wouldst
torture is a servant of God : behold, I have been in Paradise, and
the angels showed to me a wondrous palace of gold and silver and
precious stones ; and they said, ' This is the palace that Thomas
the architect hath built for thy brother. King Gondoforus.' The
king ran to the prison to liberate Thomas. Then the Apostle said,
"Knowest thou not that those who would possess heavenly things
have little care for the things of this earth 1 There are in heaven
rich palaces without number, which were prepared from the begin-
ning of the world for those who purchase the possession through
faith and charity. Thy riches, 0 king, may prepare the way for
thee to such a palace, but they cannot follow thee thither." Ac-
cording to tradition the Portuguese found at Meliapore an inscription,
saying that Thomas was pierced with a lance at the foot of a cross
which he had erected in that city, and that his body had been re-
moved to Goa in 1523. When represented as an Apostle, his
attril)utc is the builder's rule or square. As a martyr, he bears
the lance. The two principal scenes in which he is represented,
"The Incredulity of Thomas" and the "Madonna della Cintola," are
easily recognized. Patron of Portugal and Parma. December 21.

St. Thomas k Becket, St. Thomas of Canterbury (Lat. S.
Thomas Kpisc. (Jaiituaiionsis et Martyr; ltd/. i>iu\ Toinniaso Can-
tuuriense ; /V. St. Thomas de Cantorbcri). Mrs. Jameson, in her

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"Legends of the Monastic Orders," gives a summary of the principal
events in the Hfe of this saint, which is at once so concise and so
comprehensive that I cannot do better than to quote it : " Tlie
whole of liis varied hfe is rich in materials for the historical painter,
oftering all that could possibly be desired, iu pomp, in circumstance,
in scenery, in costume, and in character. What a scries it would make
of beautiful subjects, beginning with the legend of liis motlier, the
daughter of the Emir of Palestine, who, when his father, Gill)ert a
Becket, was taken prisoner in the Crusade, fell in love witli him,
delivered him from captivity, and afterwards followed him to Eng-
land, knowing no words of any Western tongue, except * Gilbert ' and
'London,' with the aid of which she found him in Cheapside ; then
her baptism ; her marriage ; the birth of the future saint ; his intro-
duction to the king; his mission to Rome; his splendid embassy to
Paris; his single-handed combat with Engleran de Trie, tlie French
knight ; the King of England and the King of France at his bed-
side, when he was sick' at Rouen ; his consecration as archbishop ;
his assumption of the Benedictine habit ; his midnight penances,
when he walked alone in the cloisters bewailing his past sins ; his
washing the feet of the pilgrims and beggars ; his angry conference
with the king ; their reconciliation at Friatville ; his progress tlirough
the city of London, when the grateful and enthusiastic po(jple flung
themselves in his path, and kissed the hem of his garment ; his
interview with the assassins; his murder on the steps of the altar;
and finally, the proud king kneeling at midnight on the same spot,
submitting to be scourged in penance for his crime." His mar-
tyrdom made him a saint ; it gives him also a place in art. When
he was made archbishop he ceased to be chancellor, and became
a different man, especially in his relations to Henry IL He main-
tained his rank as spiritual father of the king and people with
great determination. Henry was at last desperate at the continued
opposition of the courageous priest, and in a moment of more than
usual temper exclaimed, " Of the cowards that eat my bread, is tlicre
none that will rid me of this upstart priest ? " This was enough, — as
powerful as a death-w\arrant, — and four Xormans, attendant upon the
king, bound themselves b}^ oath to murder the archbishop. They
went to Canterbury ; and from the time of their appearance before
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he spoke to them with great spirit, and declared that he feared not
their swords, and wouki die sooner than retract what he had said
or done. This enraged them, and they rnshed ont to summon
their followers. Then was heard the singing of the Vespers, and
his friends urged Becket to go into the cliurch as a place of safety.
He ordered the cross of Canterbury to be borne before him, and
passed through the cloister into the church. His friends barred the
gates behind him, but he commanded them to be reopened, saying
that God's house should never be fortified as a place of defence. As
he ascended the steps of the choir, the four knights witli twelve at-
tendants, all armed, burst into the church. "Where is the traitor?"
demanded one of the number. All was silent. " Where is the arch-
bishop 1 " asked Keginald Fitzurse. Then Becket replied, " Here I am ;
the archbishop, but no traitor ! Reginald, I have granted thee many
favors ; what is thy object now 1 If thou seekest my life, let that suf-
fice ; and I command thee, in the name of God, not to touch one of
my people." He was then told that he must absolve the Archbishop
of York and the Bishop of Salisbury, whom he had excommunicated.
" Till they make satisfaction, I will not absolve them," he firmly
answered. "Then die!" said Tracy. The first blow aimed at his
head was broken in its force by his cross-bearer, so that he was but
slightly wounded. Feeling the blood on his face, he bowed his head,
and said, " In the name of Christ, and for the defence of his Church,
I am ready to die." The assassins then wished to remove hitn from
the church, in order to lessen the horrible sacrilege they were com-
mitting ; but Becket said, " I will not stir ; do here what yon please,
or are commanded." He added, " I humbly commend my spirit to
God, who gave it ; " and instantly he was struck down, and was soon
dead ; but so many blows were lavished on him that his brains
strewed the pavement before the altar. His monks buried him in
the crypt at Canterbury. According to tradition, as they bore him
to the tomb, angels were heard singing the beginning of the Service
of the Martyrs, " Laetabitur Justus," The monks were for a moment
amazed ; they ceased their funeral hymn ; then, as if inspired, they
joined their voices with tlie angelic hymn, and bore the great bishop
in triunii)h to his grave. In due time he was canonized. Ilis remains
wore enclosed in a splendid shrine, and votaries from all parts of the
TTorld made pilgrimages to the scene of his martyrdom. But later,

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the power of the kings of the earth burned his relics, and threw the
ashes into the Thames. Thomas a Becket was fifty-two years old
when he was martyred. He is represented as a bishop, with the
crosier and the Gospels in his hand ; as a martyr, he is without the
mitre and a sword or axe is struck into his head, or the blood trickles
from a wound over his face. December 29, a. d. 1170.

St. Thomas Aquinas (Ital. San Tommaso di Aquino, Dottore
Angelico) was born at Belcastro in the year 1226. His father was
Count of Aquino, Lord of Loretto and Belcastro. Tliomas was grand-
nephew of Frederick I., and a kinsman of the emperors Henry VI.
and Frederick II. The sweetness of temper for which as a child
he was remarkable, he preserved through life. When ten years
old, the teachers at Monte Casino declared they could instruct him
no further, so great was his learning. His mother, the Countess
Theodora, desired that he should have a private tutor, but his father
placed him at the University of Naples. His own inclination and
his mother's counsels kept him free from the temptations around him.
At seventeen he assumed the Dominican habit at Naples. His
mother hastened to persuade him not to take the final vows. Fear-
ing he could not resist her appeals, he fled towards Paris : but his
brothers, Landolfo and Rinaldo, seized him near Acquapendente;
they tore off his monk's habit, and took him to his father's castle of
Rocca-Secca. Then his mother came ; and when her entreaties
would not prevail, she had him guarded, and allowed no one to see
him save his two sisters, who were instructed to persuade him to
give up the idea of a religious life. The result was that Thomas so
influenced his sisters that they sympathized with him, and aided him
to escape. He was lowered from a window in a basket ; some monks
waited for him below, and not a long time elapsed before he took his
final vows. He was as eminent for his humility, and the simplicity
of his manners, by which he concealed his acquirements, as for his
learning. He was surnamed Bos, the Ox. On one occasion when
it was his duty to read in the refectory, the superior corrected him,
and told him to read a word with a false quantity. St. Thomas knew
that he was right and the superior wrong, but he did as directed
instantly. Being told that he should not have yielded, he replied,
"The pronunciation of a word is of little importance, but humility
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him an archbishop, but he decHned all preferments. He was the
most learned man of his time^ in the Church. Being sent on a mis-
sion to Naples, he was taken ill at Fossa-Nova, on his journey. He
was carried to a Cistercian abbey, where he died. Before extreme
unction was administered to him, he requested to be laid on ashes on
the floor. He is represented in the Dominican habit. His attributes
are : a book or books ; the pen or inkhorn ; the sacramental cup, on
account of his having composed the Office of the Blessed Sacrament;
on his breast a sun, and sometimes an eye within it ; frequently he
looks up at a dove, or writes. March 7, a. d. 1274.

St. Thomas of Villanueva, surnamed the Almoner. He was
born in 1488. His parents were of moderate fortune, but dis-
tinguished for their charities. They supplied seeds for the fields of
the poor, and lent their money without interest. The son inlierited
their charity to an intense degree. As a child he would take off his
own clothes to giv^e away to children in the street. He showed from
his infancy a singular fitness for the ministry of the Church. He
studied fourteen years at Alcala and Salamanca, and entered the
Augustiuian Order at thirty years of age. In his life it is related
that he pronounced his vows in the self-same hour in which Luther
publicly renounced his. He passed two years in penance and prayer,
and thefi became an eloquent and distinguished preacher. Charles V.,
the Emperor of Spain, held St. Thomas in great veneration ; and
when he would not listen to the entreaties of friends or the requests
of his son Don Philip, ho yielded to St. Thomas, saying that lie con-
sidered his request as a divine command. In 1544 Charles named
Thomas Archbishop of Valencia. He reluctantly accepted the office,
and arrived in Valencia so poorly clad and provided for, that his
canons sent him four thousand crowns to buy him an outfit ; he
thanked them, and sent it to the hospital for the sick ; and this,
when his only hat had been worn twenty-six years! His whole life
was but a gi'and series of beneficent deeds. He divided the poor
into six classes: (1) The bashful poor, who had been independent,
and were ashamed to beg; (2) The poor girls, whose poverty exposed
them to temptation, to sin and shame; (3) The poor debtors; (4)

1 Liitor times ]mvo not produced liis pqunl, nuich less his 8U])('rior ; niid his
Holiness Pope Leo XIII. ur|,'(»s on all ecclesiastics the study of the works of tho
Angelic Doctor St. Thoinua Aquinas.

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Orphans and foundlings ; (5) The lame, sick, and infirm ; (6) Stran-
gers and travellers who came to the city without the means to pay
for food and lodging. For these he had a large kitchen, always open,
where they could have food ; rooms where they could sleep; and in
addition a small sum of money when they went on their way. Amid
all these cares, he did not forget his duties as a spiritual teacher.
When the hour of his death came, he had given away everything
except tlie pallet on which he lay, and this was to be given to a jailer
who assisted him in executing his benevolent designs. So strange
was it, that, in spite of all he had given away, he still left no debts,
that it was believed that his money had been miraculously increased
according to his wants. Thousands of poor people followed him to
his grave. "When he was beatified it was also decreed that he should
be represented with an open purse, in place of the crosier; but the
latter is not always omitted. He is usually surrounded by poor
people, kneeling. The finest pictures of this saint are Spanish. One
of Murillo's, of great beauty, represents him as a child dividing
his clothing among four ragged little ones. The one called the
"Charity of San Tomas de Villa Nueva," Murillo called "his own
picture," and preferred it to all his other works. In this the saint
stands at the door of his cathedral, relieving a lame beggar kneeling
before him. September 17, a. d. 1555.

St. Tibertius. April 14. See St. Cecilia.

Tobias, the Son of Tobit. The pictures of the Archangel
Raphael are so often illustrative of his journey with the young Tobias,
that the story of their companionship rightly belongs here. Xow
Tobit was a rich man and just: and he and his wife Anna were car-
ried away into captivity by the Assyrians. He then gave alms to all
his brethren that he could help, and lived a just life, not eating the
bread of the Gentiles. But in one wa}'' and another his misfortunes
were increased, and he became blind ; and nothing was left to him
but his wife and his son Tobias. And he was so afflicted that he
prayed for death. At this same time there dwelt in the city of
Ecbataue a man called Raguel, and he had an only daughter, Sara,
who had had seven husbands, and they were all killed b^' the evil
spirit Asmodous, as soon as they were married to her. Iler maid
reproached her, and said she had strangled her liusbauds. Sara was
BO wretched at this that she too prayed for death, that she might

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he at peace. So God sent his augel Rjaphael, that he might take
away the hliiiduess of Tohit aud the reproach of this unhappy woman.
Then 'J'obit remembered that he had given to Gabael, in Media, ten
talents in trust, and he determined to send Tobias to ask for this
money. So he called him, and gave him directions concerning it.
Then Tobias said, " But how can I receive the money, seeing I know
him not ] " Then Tobit gave him the handwriting, and commanded
him to seek for a guide who would show him the way. So Tobias
sought a guide, and Raphael offered to go with him; and it happened
that Tobias knew not that his guide was an angel. So he took him to
his father, and they agreed upon the wages of the guide; and Tobit
gave directions for their journey, and they departed. Anna was much
grieved to part from her son Tobias. At evening the angel and Tobias
came to the river Tigris, and lodged thereabout; and when the latter
went to wash himself, a fish leaped out at him. And the angel told
him to take the fish, and take out the heart and the liver and the gall
and preserve them carefully. This Tobias did, and they roasted the
fish and ate it. Then Tobias asked the use of the parts they had
kept ; and the angel said the heart and the liver would cure any one
vexed with an evil spirit, if a smoke were made of them before the
person, and the gall would take away blindness from one who had
whiteness in the eyes. Now, when they were come near to Rages, the
angel said, " Brother, to-day we shall lodge with Raguel, who is thy
cousin ; he also hath one only daughter named Sara ; I will speak
for her that she may be given thee for a wife." And he added that
according to the laws she belonged to Tobias, and as she was fair and
■wise, he could marry her on their return. Then Tobias said he had
" heard that she had been married to seven husbands, who all died
in the bridal chamber ; and he feared that he too should die and thus
bring his parents to their grave in sorrow, since he was their only
son." But Raphael assured him that she was the wife intended for
him by the Lord, and he should be preserved if when he came into
the marriage chamber he should make a smoke with the heart and
livtM- of the fish, for at the smell of it tlie devil would flee away
forever. "Now, when Tobias had heard these things, lie loved her,
and his heart was effectually joined to her." So when tiie}' were
come to Kcbatano they met Sara, and she took them to the house of
Raguel her father; and when they made themselves known unto him,

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he rejoiced to see them, and wept to hear of the blindness of his
cousin Tobit; and Edna his wife and Sara wept also. And they killed
a ram of the flock, and prepared a supper ; but Tobias said unto
Eaphael, " Speak of those things of which thou didst talk in the way,
and let this business be despatched." So they asked Raguel for Sara,
that he should give her to Tobias as his wife. Then Raguel answered
and told of the fate of the seven husbands she had had already ; but
he could not deny the request of Tobias, for by the law of Moses,
Sara belonged to him. And so it was settled before they did eat to-
gether, and Raguel joined their hands and blessed them. Then Edna
prepared the marriage chamber and brought her daughter in thither,
and Sara wept; but her mother comforted her and blessed her. Then
■when Tobias went in, he took heed to make the smoke with the heart
and liver of the fish, as Raphael had directed ; and when the evil
spirit perceived the odor thereof, he fled away to return no more.
Then Tobias and Sara knelt down, and Tobias prayed as Raphael had
commanded him, and Sara said Amen. And in the morning Raguel
went out and dug a grave ; for he counted Tobias as one dead, and
he desired to bury him quietly, that none should know what had taken
place. And he sent a servant to see if he were dead ; and the servant
found him and Sara quietly sleeping. Then did Raguel and Edna
rejoice, and they prepared to keep the marriage feast of their daughter.
And this feast lasted fourteen days. Meanwhile the angel went to
Gabael, and received from him the money that Tobit had left with
him. And when the feast w^as ended, Tobias with Sara and the angel
departed to go to his father. And Raguel and Edna blessed them,
and gave them half of their goods, servants, cattle, and money.
Now, as they approached to the city of Nineveh, the angel said to
Tobias, "Let us haste before thy wife and prepare the house, and
take in thine hand the gall of the fish." So they went, and the little
dog which they took away went with them, Now Anna was watch-
ing for them ; and when she saw them she told Tobit that they were
coming, and they were exceeding glad ; for they had both been
troubled at their long absence, and feared lest some evil had over-
taken them. Then said Raphael to Tobias, " I know that thy father
will open his eyes ; therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and
being pricked therewith, he shall rub and the whiteness shall fall
away and he shall see thee." Then Tobias did so, and it was as the

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angel said, and the sight of Tobit was restored to him. Then they
all rejoiced and blessed God, and Tobias recounted what had hap-
pened to him. And they went out to meet Sara and the servants
and all that he had brought with him. And the people wondered
when they saw that Tobit was no longer blind. And they brought
in Sara, and made a feast which they kept for seven days. Then
Tobit said to his son, "See that the man have his wages that went
forth with thee, and thou must give him more." And Tobias an-
swered, " 0 father ! it is no harm to me to give liim half of those
things which I have brought ; for he hath brought me again to thee
in safety, and made whole my wife, and brought me the money, and
likewise healed thee." And Tobit said, " It is due unto him." So
they called Raphael, and made known unto him their intentions.
Then told he them to praise God, and glorify him for all this good.
And he told Tobit that all his acts and his goodness had been known
in heaven, and his weariness of life and his desire for death ; and also
those of Sara, who had so great troubles. Then he said, " And now
God hath sent me to heal thee, and Sara thy daughter-in-law. I am
Ra[)hael, one of the seven holy angels, who present the prayers of
the saints, and who go in and out before the glory of the Holy One."
Then were they both troubled and fell upon their faces ; for they
feared. But he said unto them, " Fear not, for it shall go well
with you; praise God therefore." After a few more words he van-
ished, and when they arose they could see no one. From this time
forth all did go well with Tobit and Anna his wife, with Raguel
and Edna his wife, and with their children. And while they lived
they never ceased to praise God for all the wonderful things he had
showed them. And when Tobit and Anna were dead, Tobias took his
wife and children and went to Ecbatane to Raguel, his father-in-law.
AVhon Ra<j;iR'l died, Tobias inheiited his riches and abode in honor;
and lived to hear of the destruction of Xincvch, and died at Ecbatane,
beinix an hundred and seven and twentj^ years old.

St. Torpd, or Torpet, is a Pisan saint. According to the
legend he was a Roman, and served in the guards of Nero. He was
converted by St. Paul. He was V)chcaded. When there was no water
in the Arno and all were suficring for want of rain, the head of the
saint was carried in procession; and so effectual was his intercession
that the rain fell in floods aud swept away a portion of the procession,

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and, mirabile dictu, the head of the saint also ! The people knew
not what to do, when two angels appeared, dived beneath the water,
and brought again the head of the saint and gave it to the archbishop.
St. Torp^ was the patron of Pisa before St. Kanieri. For a time the
latter saint was the more popular, but St. Torpe's fame revived in
the seventeenth century. He is represented as a Roman soldier, and
bears a white banner with a red cross.

True Cross, History of the. A long time after Adam was
driven out of Paradise, he grew so weary of his life of toil and hard-
ship that he longed for death, and he sent his son Seth to the angel
who guarded the Tree of Life to ask him to send him the oil of mercy
which God had promised him when he was driven out of Paradise.
After his father had pointed out the way, Seth went ; and when he
asked the angel for the oil, the latter replied, " The oil of mercy wliich
God promised to Adam can only be given after five thousand five
hundred years shall have elapsed ; but take these three seeds, they
■will bear fruit for the good of mankind." Then he gave him three
seeds, believed to have been from the same tree of which Adam had
eaten. And the angel told Seth that his father should die after three
days, and commanded that after his death these seeds should be put
under his tongue. Then Adam was joyous, for he much desired to
die. And on the third day he died, and Seth buried him in the
Valley of Hebron, and the three seeds were under his tongue. These
seeds soon sprung up ; and the three saplings thus formed united
into one, thus becoming a symbol of the Trinity. It was with a
part of this tree that Moses sweetened the waters of Marah ; and with
it also he struck the rock without calling on God ; for which fault he
was forbidden to enter the Promised Land. David also did miracles
•with this tree, and at last brought it to Jerusalem, and placed it in
his garden, and built a wall about it. When Solomon was building
the Temple, he saw that this tree was good and strong, and it was
cut down for a beam ; but the workmen could never make it fit in
any place : sometimes it was too long, and again too short, so at last
it was given up and thrown aside. After some years a woman,
Sibylla, sat down upon it, and immediately her clothes took fire ; and
she prophesied concerning it, that it would be for the destruction of
the Jews. Some men who were near by cast it into a pond, and it
rose to the surface of the water, and formed a bridge upon which

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many passed. But when the Queen of Sheba came to visit Solomon,
as she ueared this bridge she hud a vision of its future, and she
would not step upon it, but knelt down and venerated it; and she
took off her sandals and walked through the stream, and she told
Solomon that One should hang on that tree who would redeem the
human race. Then Solomon took it, and cased it in silver and gold,
and put it above the door of the Temple, that all who came in might
bless it. But when Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, reigned, he desired
the gold and silver, and he took them away and buried the wood deep
in the earth. Now after a time a well was dug over the spot where
tlie Tree of Mercy was buried, and its waters were powerful to heal
the sick, and it was called the Pool of Bethesda. As the time for the
death of Jesus drew near, this beam was cast up to the surface of the
waters, and the Jews took it and made from it The Cross ; and so the
tree which had grown from the seeds from Paradise, and which had
been nourished l)y the decaying body of Adam, became at length the
tree of the death of the second Adam. Another legend relates that
the Jews believed that the body of Jesus would hang as long as the
cross would last, and that it was made of four different kinds of wood,
but the stem was of cypress wood, because this would not decay in
earth or water. After the cruciHxion the cross was buried deep in
the earth and there remained for more than three centuries, until
Constantine and his mother, the Empress Helena, were converted to
Christianity ; and the latter made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where
she was seized with an uncontrollable desire to discover the Cross of
Christ. Helena therefore commanded that all the wise men of the
Jews should come to her palace. They were alarmed, and questioned
one with another why this should be. But there was one named
Judas, who said, " Know, my brethren, that the empress hath come
hither to discover the cross on which Jesus Christ suffered. Take
heed that it be not revealed ; for in the hour that the cross comes to
light, our ancient law is no more, and the traditions of our people
are destroyed. My grandfather Zaccheus taught this to my father
Simon, and my fatlior Sinum hath taught it to me. Moreover, lie told
me that his brother Stephen had been stoned for believing in liim who
was crucifiod, and lie bade me beware of blas])hcming Christ or any of
his disciples." The Jews obeyed the injunction of Judas; and when
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where the cross was hidden. So Helena commanded that they should
all be buried alive. Then were they alarmed^ and they said, " Here
is a just man, and the son of a prophet, who knoweth all things per-
taining to our law, and who will answer all questions." Then she
released the others, but Judas she retained. And when she ques-
tioned him he exclaimed, " Alas ! how should I know of these things
which happened so long before I was born"?" Then the empress
was so filled with wrath that she declared he should be starved to
death, and for that purpose he was cast into a dry well. Here he
endured hunger and thirst for six days ; but on the seventh day he
yielded, and led the empress to the temple of Venus, which Hadrian
had built above the place where the cross was buried. Then Helena
commanded that the temple should be destroyed. After that, Judas
began to dig, and when he had dug twenty feet, he found three
crosses ; but they were all alike, and no one knew which was that
of Jesus. As Helena and Macarius, the Bishop of Jerusalem, were
consulting as to what should now be done, behold, a dead man was
carried past to his burial. Macarius desired that the corpse should
be laid on the crosses, and it was done. Now, when he was put
upon the first and the second he stirred not, but when he was put
upon the third he was restored to life ; and the demons were heard to
lament in the air above because Satan was overpowered and Christ
reigned, while the man raised from the dead went on his way rejoicing.
Then was Judas baptized, with the name Syriacus, or Quiriacus. But
the nails of the cross were still wanting; and when Helena prayed for
them, they appeared on the surface of the earth shining like gold.
Then Helena divided the cross, and left a part at Jerusalem, and a
part she carried to Constantinople. Constantino kept a portion of it,
which was inserted into a statue of himself; and the rest was carried
to Rome, where the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme was
built to receive and preserve it. One of the nails the empress placed
in the crown of Constantino ; another she made into a bit for his
horse ; and a third she threw into a whirlpool in the Adriatic, and
immediately the sea was calm. In the year 615, Chosroes, King
of Persia, came to Jerusalem, and carried away the portion that had
been left there. Then the Emperor Heraclius gathered his army
together and defied Chosroes to battle. When they met, the king
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Heraclius overcame Chosroes, and when the latter refused to be bap-
tized, cut oft' his head. Then the emperor returned to Jerusalem
in great triumph, bearing the cross with him ; but when he would,
he could not enter, for the walls were all closed up by a miracle.
He was astonished at this, and an angel came to him and said,
" When the King of Heaven and Earth entered through this gate to
suffer for the sins of the world, he entered not with regal pomp,
but barefoot and mounted on an ass." Then Heraclius wept that
pride should have so blinded him ; and he descended to the earth,
took off' his crown, and also his shoes, and took the royal robes off
even to his shirt. Then he put the cross on his shoulder, and the
wall opened that he might pass in. Then was the cross exalted on
an altar and displayed to the people. There is scarcely a point in
this legend which has not been the subject of art. It is also related
in the legends that The 2'itle of accusation was found and sent to
Rome by St. Helena; that it was placed on an arch in the church
of Santa Croce, and was there found in a leaden box, in 14:92. The
inscriptions in the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin were in red letters,
while the wood on which they were painted was white. Since then
it has faded, and the words " Jesus " and '* Judseorum " are eaten away.
The board is now only nine inches long, but was originally about
twelve. The Sponge which was used for the vinegar, to wash the
wounds of ('hrist,^ as was the custom in crucifixions, is preserved
with great veneration at the church of St. John Lateran at Rome.
The Lance which pierced his side is also at Rome, but the point is at
Sainte Cliapellc in Paris. According to various authorities, the lance
was buried with the cross. St. Gregory of Tours and Venerable Bede
agree that in their day this lance was at Jerusalem. In order to
guard it from the Saracens, it was buried at Antioch ; and there it
was found in 1098, when by use of it were wrought many wonderful
miracles. It was then carried to Jerusalem, and thence to Constan-
tinople. Baldwin II. sent the point of it to Venice in order to raise
money for his necessities. St. Louis of France obtained it by paying
the sum lialdwin had received. The rest of the lance remained at

1 " Afterward s, Jcsns . . . said, I thirst. Now there was a vessel set there
full of vine^^nr ; and tliey i»nt n sponrje lull of vinegar about hyssop, and put it to
his nioith. AVhen Jesus tin refure had taken the vinegar, he said, It is cousum*
mated." — St. John xix. 28-30.

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Constantinople after it was taken by the Turks until 1492, when
the Sultan Bajazet enclosed it in a beautiful case, and sent an ambassa-
dor with it to Rome to present it to Pope Innocent VIII.

The Crown of Thorns was given to St. Louis by Baldwin, for mo-
tives of gratitude and friendship, and also because Constantinople was
no longer a safe place for it. St. Louis, with his mother-in-law, his
brother, and many priests and members of his court, met the ambas-
sadors who carried it to him five leagues from Sens. St. Louis and
his brother Robert of Artois were barefoot and in their shirts ; thus
they bore the crown of thorns to Sens and to the cathedral of St.
Stephen, where it was received with great ceremony. It was taken
to Paris with equal honor, and St. Louis built for its reception the
Sainte Chapelle, to which was attached a rich foundation for a chapter
of canons. St. Louis also received the portion of the cross which was
at Constantinople, and other relics which St. Helena had given her
son. Some of the thorns from this crown have been given to other
churches, and they have been imitated many times. They are very
long.

The Nails of the cross have already been spoken of. These have
been multiplied by imitation, and many made in this way and touched
to the true nails, are considered holy.

The F'lllar to which Christ was bound to be scourged, or a portion
of it, is preserved at Jerusalem. The inscription above it says that
it was placed there in 1223 by Cardinal Columna.

The Blood of Christ. The Rev. Alban Butler says that this relic,
" which is kept in some places, of which the most famous is that of
Mantua, seems to be what has sometimes issued from the miraculous
bleeding of some crucifix when pierced in derision by Jews or Pagans,
instances of which are recorded in authentic histories." Represen-
tations of all these different relics, of circumstances connected with
their discovery, of the ceremonies which have taken place on their
account, and of the miracles performed through them, are very
numerous in works of art.

St. Umilita, or Humility, was the wife of Ugolotto Cacciane-
mici of Faenza. She was the foundress of the Vallombrosan nuns.
She had desired to remain a virgin, but was compelled to marry on
account of the avaricious interests of her family. Her husband was
also virtuous and pious. Not long after their marriage, Rosane (for

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this was her name) thus addressed her husband : " Dost thou not feel
that we can Hnd no real permanent happiness here on earth, and
should we not aspire to that peace and bliss which we can attain iu
heaven ] Let us therefore sejiarate for a while, and in the silence of
some cloister make a sacrifice of ourselves to God, for our countr}',
our kindred, and for all those whom we love. Time fleets by with
lightning speed, and we shall soon be reunited in the kingdom of
heaven, where we shall enjoy all that felicity which has been denied
us here below." Ugolotto consented, and they both lived strict lives
according to the Yallombrosan rule. This legend has been illustrated
iu a series of eleven pictures by Bufalmacco. One of them repre-
sents Rosane persuading her husband to the separation. Her face
is alight with the inspiration of the project of self-sacrifice she has
conceived, while that of Ugolotto is sad at the thought of parting
with her.

St. Ursula, and her Virgin Companions {Lat. Sancta Ursula;
Fr. Ste. Ursule ; Ital. Santa Irsola). This legend, which from its
very improbability and surpassing strangeness is so fascinating, can
be traced to the year 600. All the discussions as to its significa-
tion have not (happily) changed the legend, and the Cologne ver-
sion is the one followed by most painters who have attempted to
depict its wonderful incidents. The manner in which this legend is
told is so charming in its quaintness of thought and expression that
even when I consider the brevity that is here desirable, I cannot find
it in my heart to do otherwise than give it verbatim et literatim.
"Once on a time there reigned in Brittany a certain king whose name
was Theonotus, and he was married to a Sicilian princess whose name
was Daria. Both were Christians, and they were blessed with one
daughter, whom they called Ursula, and whom they educated with
exceeding care. When Ursula was about fifteen, her mother, Queen
Daria, died, leaving the king almost inconsolable ; but Ursula, though
so young, supplied the place of her mother in the court. She was
not only wonderfully beautiful, and gifted with all the external graces
of her sex, but accomplished in all the learning of the time. Her
mind was a perfect storehouse of wisdom and knowledge : she had
read about the stars, and the courses of the winds ; all that had
ever ha|)pened iu the world from the days of Adam she had by
heart; the poets and the philosophers were to her what childish

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recreations are to others ; but above all, she was profoundly versed
in theology and school divinity, so that the doctors were astonished
and confounded by her argumentative powers. To these accomplish-
ments were added the more excellent gifts of humility, piety, and
charity, so that she was esteemed the most accomplished princess of
the time. Her father, who loved her as the light of his eyes, de-
sired nothing better than to keep her always at his side. But the
ftxme of her beauty, her virtue, and her wondrous learning was
spread through all the neighboring lands, so that many of the
neighboring princes desired her in marriage ; but Ursula refused
every offer. Not far from Brittany, on the other side of the great
ocean, was a country called England, vast and powerful, but the peo-
ple were still in the darkness of paganism ; and the king of this
country had an only son, whose name was Conon, as celebrated for
his beauty of person, his warlike prowess, and physical strength, as
Ursula for her piety, her graces, and her learning. He was now old
enough to seek a wife ; and his father, King Agrippinus, hearing of
the great beauty and virtue of Ursula, sent ambassadors to demand
her in marriage for his son. When the ambassadors arrived at the
palace of the King of Brittany, they were very courteously received,
but the king was secretly much embarrassed, for he knew that his
daughter had made a vow of perpetual chastity, having dedicated
herself to Christ ; at the same time he feared to offend the powerful
monarch of England by refusing his request ; therefore he delayed
to give an answer, and having commanded the ambassadors to be
sumptuously lodged and entertained, he retired to his chamber, and
leaning his head on his hand, he meditated what was best to be
done ; but he could think of no help to deliver him from this strait.
While thus he sat apart in doubt and sadness, the princess entered,
and learning the cause of his melancholy, she said with a smile,
' Is this all 1 Be of good cheer, my king and father ! for if it
please you, I will myself answer these ambassadors.' And her
father replied, ' As thou wilt, my daughter.' So the next day,
when the ambassadors were again introduced, St. Ursula was seated
on a throne by her father's side, and having received and returned
their salutations with unspeakable grace and dignity, she thus ad-
dressed tliem : 'I thank my Lord the King of England, and Conon,
his princely son, and his noble barons, and you, sirs, his honorable

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ambassadors, for the honor ye have done me, so much greater than
mv deserving. I hold myself bound to your king as to a second
father, aud to the jjrince his son as to my brother and bridegroom,
ft»r to no other will I ever listen. But I have to ask three things.
First, he shall give for me as my ladies and companions ten virgins
of the noblest blood in his kingdom, and to each of these a thou-
sand attendants, and to me also a thousand maidens to wait on me.
Secondly, he shall permit me for the space of three years to honor
my virginity, and with my companions to visit the holy shrines
where repose the bodies of the saints. And my third demand is
that the prince and his court shall receive baptism ; for other than a
perfect Christian I cannot wed.' Now you shall understand that
this wise princess, Ursula, made these conditions, thinking in her
heart, 'either the King of England will refuse these demands, or, if
he grant them, then eleven thousand virgins are redeemed and dedi-
cated to the service of God.' The ambassadors, being dismissed
with honor, returned to their own country, where they made such a
report of the unequalled beauty and wisdom of the princess that
the king thought no conditions too hard, and the prince his son was
inflamed by desire to obtain her; so he commanded himself to be
forthwith baptized ; and the king wrote letters to all his vassals in
his kingdom of France, in Scotland, and in the province of Corn-
wall, to all his princes, dukes, counts, barons, and noble knights,
desiring that they should send him the required number of maidens,
spotless and beautiful, and of noble birth, to wait on the Princess
Ursula, who was to wed his heir the Prince Conon ; and from all
parts these noble virgins came trooping, fair and accomplished in all
female learning, and attired in rich garments, wearing jewels of gold
and silver. Being assembled in Brittany, in the capital of King
Theonotus, Ursula received them not only with great gladness and
courtesy, but with a sisterly tenderness and with thanksgiving,
praising (Jod that so many of her own sex had been redeemed from
the world's vanities; and the fume of this noble assembly of virgins
having gone forth to all the countries round about, the barons and
knights were gathered together from east and west to view this
spectacle, and you may think how much they were amazed and edi-
fied by the sight of so much beauty and so much devotion. Now,
when Ursula had collected all her virgins together, on a fresh and

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fair morning in the spring-time, she desired them to meet in a
meadow near the city, wliich meadow was of freshest green, all over
enamelled with the brightest flowers ; and she ascended a throne
which was raised in the midst, and spake to all the assembled
virgins of things concerning the glory of God, and of his Son, our
Lord and Saviour, with wonderful eloquence ; and of Christian
charity, and of a pure and holy life dedicated to heaven. And all
these virgins, being moved with a holy zeal, wept, and, lifting up
their hands and their voices, promised to follow her whithersoever
she should lead. And she blessed them and comforted them ; and
as there were many among them who had never received baptism,
she ordered that they should be baptized in the clear stream which
flowed through that flowery meadow. Then Ursula called for a pen,
and wrote a letter to her bridegroom, the son of the Kino" of Emr-
land, saying, that as he had complied with all her wishes and fulfilled
all her demands, he had good leave to wait upon her forthwith. So
he, as became a true knight, came immediately ; and she received
him with great honor ; and in presence of her father, slie said to
him, 'Sir, my gracious prince and consort, it has been revealed to
me in a vision that I must depart hence on my pilgrimage to visit
the shrines in the holy city of Rome, with these my companions ;
thou meanwhile shalt remain here to comfort my father and assist
him in his government till my return ; or, if God should dispose of
me otherwise, this kingdom shall be yours by right.' Some say
that the prince remained, but others relate that he accompanied her
on her voyage ; however this may be, the glorious virgin embarked
with all her maidens on board a fleet of ships prepared for them,
and many holy prelates accompanied them. There were no sailors
on board, and it was a wonder to see with what skill these wise vir-
gins steered the vessels and managed the sails, being miraculously
taught; we must therefore suppose that it was by no mistake of
theirs, but by the providence of God, that they sailed to the north
instead of the south, and were driven by the winds into the mouth
of the Rhine as far as the port of Cologne. Here they reposed for
a brief time, during which it was revealed to St. Ursula that on her
return she and her companions should on that spot suffer martyrdom
for the cause of God ; all which she made known to her companions;
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that they should be found worthy so to die. So they proceeded on
their voyage up the river till they came to the city of Basil ; there
they disembarked, and crossed over the high mountains into the
plains of Liguria. Over the rocks and snows of the Alps they were
miraculously conducted ; for six angels went before them perpetually,
clearing the road from all impediments, throwing bridges over the
mountain torrents, and every night pitching tents for their shelter
and refreshment. So they came at length to the river Tiber, and
descending the river they reached Eome, that famous city wherein is
the holy shrine of St. Peter and St. Paul. In those days was Cyria-
cus Bishop of Rome ; he was famous for his sanctity ; and hearing of
the arrival of St. Ursula and all her fair and glorious company of
maidens, he was, as you may suppose, greatly amazed and troubled
in mind, not knowing what it might portend. So he went out to
meet them, with all his clergy in procession. When St. Ursula,
kneeling down before him, explained to him the cause of her coming,
and implored his blessing for herself and her companions, who can
express his admiration and contentment ! He not only gave them
his blessing, but commanded that they should be honorably lodged
and entertained ; and to preserve their maidenly honor and decorum,
tents were pitched for them outside the walls of the city, on the
plain towards Tivoli. Now it happened that the valiant son of King
Agrippinus, who had been left in Brittany, became every day more
and more impatient to learn some tidings of his princess-bride; and
at length he resolved to set out in search of her, and by a mir-
acle, he arrived in the city of Rome on the self-same day, but by a
different route. Being happily reunited, he knelt with Ursula at the
feet of Cyriacus, and received baptism at his hands, changing his
name from Conon to that of Ethereus, to express the purity and
' regeneration of his soul. He no longer aspired to the possession of
Ursula, but fixed his hope on sharing with her the crown of martyr-
dom on earth, looking to a perpetual reunion in heaven, where neither
sorrow nor separation should touch them more. After this blessed
company had duly performed their devotions at the shrine of St.
Peter and St. Paul, the good Cyriacus would fain have detained
them longer ; but Ursula showed him that it was necessary they
should de])art, in order to receive the crown * already laid up for them
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her. In vain his clergy represented that it did not become the
pope of Rome, and a man of venerable years, to follow a company
of maidens, however immacidate they might be. Cyriacus had been
counselled by an angel of God, and he made ready to set forth and
embark with them on the river Rhine. Now it happened that there
■were at Rome in those days two great Roman captains, cruel hea-
thens, who commanded all the imperial troops in Germania. They,
being astonished at the sight of this multitude of virgins, said one
to the other, ' Shall we suffer this 1 If we allow these Christian
maidens to return to Germania, they will convert the whole nation ;
or if they marry husbands, then they will have so many children, —
no doubt, all Christians, — that our empire will cease ; therefore let
lis take counsel what is best to be done.' So these wicked pagans
consulted together, and wrote letters to a certain barbarian king of
the Huns, who was then besieging Cologne, and instructed him what
he should do. Meantime St. Ursula and her virgins, with her hus-
band and his faithful knights, prepared to embark ; with them went
Pope Cyriacus, and in his train Vincenzio and Giacomo, cardinals ;
and Solfino, Archbishop of Ravenna; and Folatino, Bishop of Lucca;
and the Bishop of Faenza, and the patriarch of Grado, and many
other prelates ; and after a long and perilous journey they arrived in
the port of Cologne. They found the city besieged by a great army
of barbarians encamped on a plain outside the gates. These pagans,
seeing a number of vessels filled, not with fierce warriors, but beau-
tiful virgins, unarmed youths, and venerable bearded men, stood still
at first, staring with amazement ; but after a short pause, remem-
bering their instructions, they rushed upon the unresisting victims.
One of the first who perished was Prince Ethereus, who fell, pierced
through by an arrow, at the feet of his beloved princess. Then
Cyriacus, the cardinals, and several barons sank to the earth or
perished in the stream. When the men were despatched, the fierce
barbarians rushed upon the virgins just as a pack of gaunt hungry
wolves might fall on a flock of milk-white lambs. Finding that the
noble virgins resisted their brutality, their rage w\as excited, and
they drew their swords and massacred them all. Then was it wor-
thy of all admiration to behold these illustrious virgins, who had
struggled to defend their virtue, now meekly resigned, and ready as
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then, had you seen the glorious St. Ursula, worthy to he the captain
and leader of this army of virgin martyrs, how she flew from one to
the other, heartening them with brave words to die for their faith
and honor ! Inspired by her voice, her aspect, they did not quail,
but offered themselves to death ; and thus by hundreds and by thou-
sands they perished, and the plain was strewed with their limbs and
ran in rivers with their blood. But the barbarians, awed by the ma-
jestic beauty of St. Ursula, had no power to strike her, but carried
her before their prince, who, looking on her with admiration, said to
her, ' Weep not ; for though thou hast lost thy companions, I will be
thy husband, and thou shalt be the greatest queen in all Germany.*
To which St. Ursula, all glowing with indignation and a holy scorn,
replied, * 0 thou cruel man ! blind and senseless as thou art cruel !
thinkest thou I can weep] Or dost thou hold me so base, so cowardly,
that I would consent to survive my dear companions and sisters'?
Thou art deceived, 0 son of Satan ! for I defy thee, and him
whom thou servest ! ' When the proud pagan heard these words,
he was seized with fury, and bending his bow which he held in his
hand, he with three arrows transfixed her pure breast so that she
fell dead, and her spirit ascended into heaven, with all the glorious
sisterhood of martyrs whom she had led to death, and with her
betrothed husband and his companions; and there, with palms in
their hands and crowns upon their heads, they stand around the
throne of Christ, and live in his light and in his approving smile,
blessing him and praising him forever, Amen ! " It has been very
troublesome for the artists who have represented this legend to de-
vise any means by which they could represent the idea of the eleven
thousand virgins ; and in spite of all their ingenuit}^ several thousands
still remain to whom justice has never been done. The attributes
of St. Ursula are the crown of the princess ; the staff of the pilgrim ;
the arrow, as a martyr ; the white banner with the red cross, as
the victorious Christian ; and the dove, because a dove disclosed
her burial-place to St. Cunibert. She is frequently represented as
spreading out her broad mantle, underneath which many virgins
cluster. There are many series of paintings giving tlie scenes of her
life. Patroness of all young maidens ; especially of school-girls and
of such women as instruct the young of their own sex.^ October 21.

^ Of the Ursuline nuns, especially.

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St. Valerian. See St. Cecilia.

St. Valerie. See St. Martial.

Vera Icon, The. See St. Veronica.

St. Vei'diana is seen in Florentine pictures. She is in the habit
of a Vallombrosan nun, and bears a basliet from which serpents feed.
A. D. 1222.

St. Veronica {Ital. Santa Veronica ; Fr. Ste. Veronique). There
are two quite different legends concerning this saint. The most an-
cient relates that she was the woman who was healed by touching
Christ's garment, and that she greatly desired a picture of his face.
She first took a cloth to St. Luke, and he painted a picture that both
he and Veronica thought to be like Christ ; but when next she saw
him, she found his face quite different. Then the Saviour said to
her, " Unless I come to your help, all Luke's art is in vain, for my
face is known only to Him who sent me." Then he told her to go
to her house and prepare him a meal, and before the day ended he
would come to her. Veronica did this joyfully, and when Christ
came he first desired water to wash. Veronica gave him this, with a
cloth whereon to wipe. He pressed the cloth to his face, and his
image remained on it. He then gave it to Veronica, saying, "This is
like nie, and will do great things." About this time the Emperor of
Rome was ill of a dreadful disease. Some say the emperor was Ves-
pasian, and others Tiberius ; that he had worms in his head, or a
wasp's nest in his nose. It Vas a fearful sight. Now he hears that a
great physician performs wonderful cures in Judsea. So he sends his
messengers to Jerusalem, and finds that Jesus, the physician, had been
slain three years before. Then Pilate is filled with alarm, and accuses
the Jews of the deed, while they, in turn, make him responsible for it.
Then the messenger inquires for the followers of Jesus, and at last
Veronica is brought to him. He then desires to see the portrait.
At first she denies havinir it, but at len<rth acknowledges that she
treasures it with great care, and brings it to him. The messenger
desires to take it to Rome, but she will not consent unless she goes
also. They therefni-e depart, and arrive after a very short and pros-
perous voya.L^'e. When all is explained to him of the death of Jesus,
the miracle of the ])icture, and its inherent virtue, the emperor regards
it, believing, and is healed. Pilate, who has been brought to Rome,
is then cast into prison ; he kills himself and his body is thrown into

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tlje Tiber, where demons attack it. Then the emperor determines
to avenge the death of Christ upon Jerusalem. He besieges the city,
and so many Jews are slain that they cannot be buried. Captives
are crucified ; the thieves who divided the garments of Jesus are cut
in quarters, and many are sold for thirty pence each. Now this
cloth, which is the subject of this legend, is the " Volto Santo," or
" God's image," and these words were used as an imprecation in the
Middle Ages. Vera Icon, another name for it, signifies " The Sacred
Picture," and is the same as the name of the saint ; and in fact, the
picture is sometimes called " a Veronica." It is well to coaipare this
legend with that of King Abgarus, as they probably came from tlie
same source, and are very likely different versions of one legend.
The later legend of St. Veronica does not make her the healed
woman, but merely a woman of Jerusalem whose house Chri^>t passed
when bearing his cross. Seeing his sufferings, she pitied. him, and gave
him her veil to wipe his brow. When he returned it to her, it was
impressed with the sacred image. This legend is recognized by the
Catholic Church. The house of St. Veronica is shown at Jerusalem on
the Via Dolorosa. This latter legend also takes Veronica to Rome,
but the emperor has died befoi-e her arrival, and she remains with St.
Peter and St. Paul, and at last suffers martyrdom under Nero. Still
another version makes her go to Europe with Lazarus and his sisters,
and suffer death in Provence or Aquitaine. The image is the Vera
Icon, or the true image, and the cloth is the Sudarium {Ital. II
Sudario ; Fr. Le Saint Suaire). A chapel in St. Peter's at Rome is
dedicated to this saint; and therein is the face of Christ impressed on
a linen cloth, the veritable Vera Icon. St. Veronica is unmistakable in
art, as she is represented holding the napkin. The festival of St. Vero-
nica {Fr. La Sainte Face de Jesus Clu'ist) is hold on Shrove Tuesday.
St. Victor of Marseilles [Ital. San Vittore) was a soldier
under Diocletian, and suilered martyrdom in the tenth persecution.
He endured terrible tortures with wonderful strength and devo-
tion. In tlie midst of them a miniature altar was brought him on
wliich to sacrifice to Jupiter and thus save himself, but he daslicd
down the image and destroyed it. lie was tlien cruslied witii a
millstone, and afterwards beheaded. When he died, angels were
heard to sing, " Vicisti, Victor beate, vicisti ! " He is represented
as a Roman soldier with a millstone near him. July 21, a. d. 303.

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St. Victor of Milan {Ital. San Vittore) was another Roman
soldier who suffered also in the tenth persecution. He was a native
of Mauritania, but suffered at Milan, where there is a church dedi-
cated to him. He is the ftxvorite military saint of northern Italy.
It is said that he was thrown into a heated oveU; and an oven with
flames bursting out is sometimes near him in pictures ; but he is more
frequently represented as the Victorious, sometimes on horseback, and
always in the dress of a soldier. May 8, a. d. 303.

St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr {Lat. S. Vincentius Levita ;
Ital. San Vincenzio Diacono, San Yincenzino ; Fr. St. Vincent). The
principal facts concerning this saint are so established by good
authorities that they cannot be denied ; but imagination has had
great license in the legend, as it is illustrated by those who paint ;
whether it be with brush or pen, artist or poet. It is as follows :
Vincent was born in Saragossa. At the time of the terrible perse-
cution under Diocletian he was about twenty years old, and already
a deacon. The proconsul Dacian caused all the Christians of Sara-
gossa to be brought together, with a promise of immunity, and then
ordered them all to be massacred. St. Vincent did all in his power
to encourage and sustain the people of God, and at length was him-
self arrested and brought before the tribunal. With him was his
bishop, Valerius. When they were accused, Valerius answered first ;
but he had an impediment in his speech, and was moreover old and
feeble, so that his answers were almost unintelligible; then Vincent
exclaimed, " How is this, my father 1 canst thou not speak aloud, and
defy this pagan dog 1 Speak, that all the world may hear ; or sufier
me, who am only thy servant, to speak in thy stead ! " When the
bishop therefore gave him leave, he proclaimed his fiiith aloud, and
defied all tortures and sufferings. Then was Dacian very wroth,
and he commanded that the young man should be reserved to the
tortures, but the old man sentenced only to banishment from the
city. The most fearful tortures were invented for Vincent, to which
he submitted with miraculous strength. Prudentius says, in his cele-
brated hymn to St. Lawrence, " When his body was lacerated by iron
forks, he only smiled on his tormentors ; the pangs they inflicted
were to him delights; thorns were his roses, the flames a refreshing
bath ; death itself was but the entrance to life." After his terrible
sufl:erings they laid him on the floor of his dungeon strewed with

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potsherds ; but angels came and ministered to him, and when his
jailers looked in they beheld the place filled with celestial light, and
a sweet perfume came out from it; they heard the songs of angels,
in which Vincent joined with thanksgiving; and he called to the
jailers to come in and partake of his bliss. Then these fell on their
knees and were converted. After this, Dacian, being convinced that
tortures could not conquer his spirit, resolved to try the seductions
of luxury. He had the saint placed on a bed strewn with roses;
his friends were admitted, and everything was done to ease his pain.
But no sooner came these seductions than he died, and angels bore
his soul to glory. Then the furious Dacian ordered his body to be
thrown to the wild beasts ; but God sent a raven to guard it, and
it remained untouched for many days. Then the consul commanded
that it should be sewed up in an ox-hide, as was done to the
bodies of parricides, and thrown into the sea. So it was thus pre-
pared, and carried out in a boat, and thrown over with a mill-
stone attached to it ; but lo, when the boatmen readied the shore,
it was returned before them, and lay upon the sands! Then they
ran away terrified ; and the waves hollowed out a grave and buried
it. Here it remained for many years, until at last it was miracu-
lously revealed to certain Christians of Valencia, and they removed
these holy remains to their own city. When the Christians of Valen-
cia fled from tlie jNIoors, they bore with them these blessed relics.
The vessel in which they were was driven upon a promontory on the
coast of Portugal, where they stopped, and interred the body ; and
that point has been called Cape St. Vincent from that day. Here,
too, the ravens guarded the remains ; and a portion of the cape is
called in remembrance of them, "el Monte de las Cuervas." When
in the year 1147 Alonzo I. removed the remains to Lisbon, two
crows accompanied the vessel, one at the prow and one at tlie
stern ; these crows multiplied greatly in Lisbon, until rents were
assigned to 'the chapter for their support. Vincent has been sur-
namcd tlie Invincible^ both on account of his character and the
signiHcation of his name. St. Vincent is represented as young
and beautiful, in a deacon's dress, and his proper attribute is
a crow or raven. Patron of Lisbon, Valencia, and Saragossa ; (^f
Milan ; of Chalons, and many other places in France. January 22,
A. D. 304.

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St. Vincent Ferraris was born at Valencia in 1357. His
parents denied themselves greatly in order to educate him and his
brother Boniface. iHe was a Dominican, and took the habit v»hcn
only eighteen. He became one of the most celebrated preachers and
missionaries. He went all through Spain, Italy, and France, and by
invitation of Henry IV. to England. He so moved the hearts of his
hearers that he was often obliged to pause that the sobbing and weep-
ing might subside. He did many miracles ; and it is related that
"when he preached in Latin he was understood by all who heard him,
of whatever nation, learned or unlearned. He spent the last two
years of his life in Brittany and Normandy, and died at Vannes.
Jeanne de France, Duchess of Brittany, washed his body and pre-
pared it for the grave with her own hands. His proper attribute is
the crucifix, which he holds aloft in reference to his labors as mis-
sionary. He sometimes has wings as symbols of his fervor, but
with the Dominican habit they have a strange effect. April 5,
A. D. 1419.

St. Vincent de Paul is loved and venerated not only in his
native France and by Catholics everywhere, but also by the major-
ity of non-Catholics. He was born in 1576, at Puy, in Gascony.
iHis father was a farmer, and Vincent tended the flocks. But his
temper was so sweet, and his mind so active, that his father
desired an education for him ; so he was sent to a convent of
Cordeliers, Franciscan Fathers, at Acqs. After he was well ad-
vanced in his studies, he accepted the place of a tutor, that he
might continue his studies without being burdensome to his poor
parents. He finally attained to the priesthood in IGOO. He went to
iMarseilles, on business, and when returning by sea, was seized by
African pirates and carried into slavery. He remained thus two
years, and had several masters. The wife of the last one pitied
him, and when she spoke to him was charmed by his conversation.
One day she asked him to sing, and he, bursting into 'tears, sang,
" By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept," and then the
glorious ** Salve Regina." This woman was' converted, and in her
turn instructed her husband, who also received the truth. Then
they all escaped, and came to Aignesmortes. Vincent placed his
companions in a religious house, and went himself to Rome, whence
he was sent by the pope to Paris. This was in 1609. He had been

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greatly moved at the sight of the sufferings of the galley slaves. He
had been in captivity. He was not able to do much for them, but
he preached to them and comforted them as much as possible. He
then turned his attention to the Magdaleues of Paris, and founded
the hospital of " La Madaleine.'* He also founded the Congrega-
tion of the Sisters of Charity, and established a foundling hospital.
This is no place wherein to speak of all the good he thus did ; and
indeed, who can tell it 1 He was a friend of Richelieu until his death.
He was called to the side of Louis XIII. in his last moments. Dur-
ing the wars of the Fronde he ministered to the sufferers, and
greatly desired to do something for the Catholics of L'eland, who
were suffering cruel oppression. In short, he has been named by
general consent, " L'Intendant de la Providence et P^re des Pauvres.'*
He died at St. Lazare. He is represented in the clerical cassock,
with a new-born infant in his arms, and a Sister of Charity kneeling
before him. July 19, a. d. 1660.

St. Vitalis of Ravenna was the father of St. Gervasius and
St. Protasius. He was condemned to be buried alive for having taken
up and cared for the body of a Christian martyr. He was a soldier
in the army of Nero, and had been converted by the preaching of
St. Peter. His wife, Valeria, fled with her two sons to Milan. The
church dedicated to him, and erected over tlie spot where he was
buried, is a remarkable monument of Byzantine architecture. The
fame of this saint extended all over Europe. He is represented as a
soldier with the martyr's crown, and sometimes on a white charger,
with the standard of victory. April 28, about 62.

St. Vitus (Ital San Vito ; Fr. St. Vite or St. Guy ; Ger. Der
Heilige Yeit, Vit, or Vitus) was the son of a noble Sicilian, who
was a pagan ; but the r^rse and foster-father of Vitus were secretly
Christians, and they brought him up in the faith, and had him bap-
tized. When only twelve years old, he declared himself a Christian,
which so enraged his father and the governor that they attempted to
compel him to retract. They shut him in a dungeon after beating
him ; but wlien his father looked through the key-hole, he saw him
dancing witli seven beautiful angels, and so dazzling was the sight
that the fatlier was made blind, and was restored to sight only through
the intercession of his son. After this, he once more persecuted
Vitus, wlio fled with his nurse and her husband in a boat, which was

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steered by an angel, to Italy. But here they were again accused as
Christians, and were thrown into a caldron of boiling oil. He is repre-
sented as a beautiful boy. He has many attributes : the palm ; the
caldron of oil ; a lion, because he was once exposed to lions ; a wolf,
because his remains were guarded by one ; and a cock, the reason of
which is not known, but on accouut of which he is invoked against
drowsiness. He is one of the fourteen Noth-helfers, or patron saints
of Germany. He is patron saint of dancers and actors ; and is
invoked against the nervous disease, St. Vitus' dance. Patron of
Saxony, Bohemia, and Sicily. June 15, a. d. 303.

St. Walburga, whose Anglo-Saxon name is the same as the
Greek Eucharis, and signifies "gracious," is also called Walpurgis,
Walbourg, Valpurge, Gualbourg, and Avangour. When her uncle,
St. Boniface, and her brother, St. Willibald, determined to take a
company of religious women from England to the continent to assist
in teaching the pagans, Walburga left the convent of Winburn,
where she had lived twenty-seven years, and went with ten other
nuns to Mayence. She was afterwards made first abbess of the con-
vent of Heidenheim. After the death of Willibald, on account of
her learning and talents she was called to Eichstadt, and governed
the two communities there, — the monks as well as the nuns. She
wrote a history of her brother in Latin. She had studied medicine,
and did some wonderful cures. After her death she was entombed
in a rock near Eichstadt, from which exuded a wonderful oil. This
was thought to proceed from the remains of the saint ; and it was
called Walpurgis oil, and many remarkable cures were effected
through its use. The cat-e became a place of pilgrimage, and a
church was built on the spot. On the night of her festival, Walpur-
gis' night, the witches were said to hold their orgies at Blocksberg.
The saint's chief festival is on the 1st of May. She is represented
in the Benedictine habit with a crosier, and a flask ; the latter a
symbol of the Walpurgis oil. May 1, about 778.

Wandering Jew, The. This legend is given in several dif-
ferent ways. According to Matthew Paris, an Armenian archbishop
came to England to visit its shrines, and was entertained at the
monastery of St. Albans. He was questioned in regard to his own
country and his travels, and was asked if he had ever known any-
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Christ, and who still lived. The archbishop testified that it was true
that such a ruan lived, and that he knew him well. He said he had
been the porter of Pontius Pilate, and was named Cartaphilus. When
the Jews were dragging Jesus from the judgment hall, Cartaphilus
struck him with his fist, saying, "Go faster, Jesus, go faster! why
dost thou linger ] " Then Jesus turned and said, "I indeed am going,
but thou shalt tarry till I come." Afterwards the porter was con-
verted, and baptized by the name of Joseph, At the end of every
century he foils ill, and is incurable ; at length he goes into an ecstasy,
and when he comes out of it, he is the same age that he was when
Christ died, which was about thirty years. He is a grave and holy
man. He remembers all the circumstances of the crucifixion, the
resurrection, and ascension ; of the composing of the Apostles' Creed,
and the separation of the Apostles when they went forth to preach.

Another legend gives his name as Ahasuerus, and relates that as
Jesus was bearing his cross, he stopped before his door to rest, and
Ahasuerus drove him away with curses. Then Jesus told him that
he should wander until he came to judgment ; and ever since he
wanders, bowed down with grief and remorse, and unable to find a
grave.

St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia. See St. Ludmilla.

St. Werburga figures among the early Benedictine saints in
England. She was abbess of Repandum, and had jurisdiction over
monks as well as nuns. She was the niece of St. Ethelreda, and was
brought up with her at Ely. She founded several monasteries, and
had the care of them, besides that of Repton, — Weedon, Trentham,
and Hanbury. The cathedral of Chester was dedicated to her in
800, and a part of her shrine now supports a pew erected for the
An,L;lican bisliop of the diocese. About 708.

St. William of Aquitaine. See St. Benedict of Anian.

St. Zeno of Verona was bishop of that city in the fourth
century, and was remarkable for the wisdom with which he governed
his diocese during those troublous times. He is i-epresented in one
pictiu'e holding a long fishing-rod, and the legend of Verona says
he was fond of fishing in the Adige ; but it is quite probable tliat tlie
fish wiiicli hangs from the lino is symbolical of baptism. It is doubt-
ful whether he was martyred, although he is said to have been, by
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buried in the same grave with St. Zeno, so great was his esteem for
him. April 12, a. d. 380.

St. Zenobio of Florence was the son of noble parents, Lucian
and Sophia, but they were pagans. He was born in the last year of
the reign of Coustantine. He was converted while at school, and
succeeded in converting his parents. He lived in Rome, and was
a deacon, and the secretary of Pope Damasus I. He was sent to
Florence in a time of great distraction, but both Catholics and Arians
desired to have him for their bishop. He restored to life a man who
had fallen down a mountain precipice, when on the way to bring
some sacred relics to him, sent by St. Ambrose. A lady on her way
to Rome stopped at Florence, to see this good man of whom she had
heard much, and she left her son in his care until she should return.
The day before her return the child died ; but when she took it and
laid it at the feet of St. Zenobio, he restored it to life. He led a
most holy life, and died in the reign of Honorius. When he was
being borne to his grave, the people so pressed about his bier that
in the Piazza del Duomo his body was thrown against the trunk of
an elm that was withered. It immediately put forth buds and leaves.
He is represented in his episcopal robes; his attribute is frequently
a tree which is putting forth leaves. May 25, a. d. 417.

INDEX.

AAROX, 19.
Abbondio, St., 37.
Abdelraman, 152.
Abelard, 66.

Abgarus, King, 11, 37, 39, 316.
Abiathar, Priest, 167.
Abijah. 304.
Abishag, 19.

Abraham, 15, 16, 227, 232.
Academy of Painters, 223.
Achaia, 50.
Achilleus, St., 39.
Achmet, 241.
Acquapendente, 269, 297.
Acqs, 319.
Acre, 46.

"Acts of Paul and Thecla," 291.
Adam, 266.
Adam and Eve, 16.
Adam and the Tree of Mercy, 303.
Adam, Symbol of, 12.
Adelaide* St., 39, 40.
Adelbert, St., 189, 287.
Adoration of the Magi, 169, 196, 279.
Adoration of the Shepherds, 196.
Adrian, Castle of, 190.
Adrian, Emperor, 111.
Adrian, St., 7, 40, 41, 141.
Adriatic, the, 305.
JE'^ss in Cilicia, 90.
JEgean Sea, 240.
-^geus, 50.
Emilia, 49.
^sculapius, 90.
^tna, Mt. 43.

Afra, St., of Augsburg, 41, 95, 110, 111.
Afra, St., of Brescia, 42.
Agabus, 168.
Aganum, 129, 230.
Agar, 16.

Agatha, St., 7, 42, 43, 44, 187.

Agen, in Aquitaine, 111.

Aglae, Roman lady, 47.

Aglae, St., 44.

Aglaides, 92.

Agnes of Austria, 183.

Agnes of Montepulciano, St., 45.

Agnes, St., 4, 44.

Agnus Dei, 21.

Agostino, Sant', Church of, 30, 31.

Agricolaus of Sebaste, 69.

Agrippa, 151, 281.

Agrippinus, 309.

Ahasuerus, 322.

Aidan, St., 91, 247.

Aiguesmortes, 319.

Aix, 219.

Aix-la-Chapelle, 65.

Aix-la-Chapelle, Council of, 61.

Albano, Cardinal of, 70.

Albano, Painter, 96.

Albanopolis, 60.

Alban, St., 46.

Al ban's, St., in Hertfordshire, 46.

Albert, St., 28, 46.

Albertus Magnus, 47.

Albigenses, the, 96, 257.

Albizeschi. Family of, 67.

Alcala, 95, 298.

Aldrovanski, 145.

Alexander Severus, 222.

Alexander, Son of Felicitas, 112.

Alexander the Martj'r, St., 40, 47.

Alexander VIII., 185.

Alexandria, Bishop of, 56.

Alexandria, City of, 51, 56, 58, 85, 93, 190,

217, 223, 238.
Alexandria, Clement of, 159.
Alexandria, St. Catherine of, 76.
Alexis, St., 47, 48.

326

INDEX.

Alfonso, St., 147.

Allied the Great, 101, 132, 236, 248, 290.

Alice, mother of St. Beniio, 66.

Alice of Germany, St., 39.

All>t<m, Washington, 284.

Almachius, Prefect, 78.

Alonzo I., 318.

Aloysius, St., 34, 185.

Alpaidn, 179.

Alphege, St., 48, 107.

Alphonso, Don, 151.

Alphonso, King of Leon, 113.

Ali^ace, Duke of, 248.

Alva, Duchess of, 290.

Alvare, 243.

Alveida, Plain of, 152.

Alverna, Mount, 120.

Alviano in Tuscany, 215.

Amalaberga, St., 137.

Amand of Belgium, St., 61.

Amboise, Cattle of, 121.

Ambrogio Maggiore, Sant', Milan, 131.

Ambrose, St., 48, 49, 57, 71, 130, 236, 254,

323.
Amethyst, Sj'mbolism of, 9.
Amiens, 179, 264.
Anachronisms, 34.
Anacletus, 66.

Ananias, Servant to King Abgarus, 37.
Anargyres, 90.
Anastasia, St., 49.
Anchor, Symbolism of, 8.
Andernach, 89.

Andrea del Sarto, 30, 164, 260.
Andrea of Corsini, 50.
Andrea Orcaqua, 33.
Andrea Riccio, 32.
Andrew, St., 25, 50, 133.
Andrew, St , Cross of, 3, 50.
Angel of .Judgment, 182.
Angelico da Fiesole, 33.
Angel ico, Fra, 33, 55.
Angelo, Michael, 30. (

Angelo, St., 242.
Angelo, St., Castle of, 243.
Angels, Symbols of, 14.
Angelus, St., 28, 51.
Anghiari, Battle of, 50.
Angiolo, Sunt', Church of, 115.
Angles, the West, 109.
Anian, the, 05.

Anianus, or Annianus. St., 51, 217.
Anna, St., 51, 156, 191,199.
Anne of Austria, 145.

Annunciation, the, 5, 6, 12, 124, 192, 274,

279, 283.
Annunziata, the, 260.
Ansano of Siena, St., 51.
Ansric, England, 58.
Anlemius, 59.

Anthony of Padua, St., 27, 28, 32, 54.
Anthony, St., 30, 51.
Anthony, St., Cross of, 3.
Anthony, St., Order of, 60.
Antioch", 55. 59, 92, 146, 162, 205, 214,292.

306.
Antonio-di-Padova, Church, 32.
Antonio, St., 54.
Antony, St., 133, 137.
Antwerp, 34, 245.
Anvil, Symbolism of, 7.
Aoust, Archdeacon of, 67.
Apocalypse, Woman of the, 210.
Apocalyptic Lamb, 4, 322.
Apollina, 49.

Apollinare in Classe, Sant', 271.
Apollinaris-in-Classe, Basilica of, 55.
Apollinaris of Ravenna, St., 55.
Apollo, 129.
Apollo, Temple of, 64.
Apollonia of Alexandria, St., 7, 55.
Apollonius, 138.
ApoUonius, St., 111.
Apostles' Creed, the, 24.
Apostles, the Twelve, 4, 24, 31, 204.
Apparition of Christ to the Virgin, 208.
Appian Way, 255.
Apple, 19.

Apples, Symbols, 98.
Apulia, 141.
Aqua Salvias, 251.
Aquila, House of, 263.
Aquihi in Abruzzi, 68.
A(|uitaine, 111.
Acjuitaine, Duke of, 65.
Ara Cdli, 190, 195, 222, 289.
Aragon, 180, 187.
Aragon, King of, 106, 226.
Arba, the River, 51.
Archangels, 15, 124.
Archangel Gabriel, 5.
Archangel Raphael, 299.
Archilochus, 49.
Ardennes, Forest of, 143.
Ardents, St. (ienc^vidvc des. 126.
Area di San Domenico, Bologna, 33.
Arezzo, 07, 142, 272.
Arezzo, Cathedral of, 98.

INDEX.

327

Argyropolis, 41.

Arians, the, 60, 125, 258, 268.

Aristodemus, 159.

Arius, 56.

Armenia, 60.

Armor, 16.

Arno, 302.

Arnold de Brescia, 66.

Aroas, 123.

Arphaxad, King, 173.

Arrow, Symbolism of, 7.

Arrows, 82.

Artemius, 256.

Artesius, Count, 130.

Arthur, King, 132.

Arthusia, 162.

Artists of Spain (Stirling), 273.

Artois, Robert of, 307.

Arviragus, King, 132.

Ascension, the, 22, 203, 274, 279.

Ash Color, 29.

Asmodeus, 299.

Asperges, or Rod, 54.

Ass, Symbol, 195.

Assisi, 54, 121.

Assisi, Church at, 32.

Assisi, Clara of, 85.

Assumption, the, 2, 8, 29, 204, 207, 274, 279 .

Assyrians, 173.

Asterius, 110.

Asti, 279.

Athanasius, St. (Bishop), 53, 56.

Athens, 60, 85, 95, 136, 177.

Attila, King of the Huns, 125, 126.

Aubert, St., 233.

Audrey, St., 109.

Augsburg, City of, 41.

Augustine of Canterbury, St., 57.

Augustine Order, 87, 298.

Augustine, St., 1, 27, 30, 56, 63, 72, 96,

166, 235, 245, 250, 252, 254, 281, 290.
Augustines, the, 30, 33.
Augustus, Emperor, 281.
Aurelian, 39, 46, 264.
Aureole, Symbolism of the, 2.
Austria, 166, 264.
Autun, 89.

Avalon, Island of, 132.
Ave Maria, Gratia Plena, 125.
Ave Marias, 96, 193, 274.
Aventine, the (Rome), 44, 243, 263.
Avignon, St. Catherine at, 76.
Avlia, 289.
Avila, St. John of, 171.

Avranches, 233.

Awl and Shoemaker's Knife, 91.

Axe, Symbolism of, 7.

Aza du Plessis, 149.

BABYLON, 288,
Babylonians, the, 61i
Baccio della Porta, 33.
Bagnarea, Tuscany, 69.
Bajazet, Sultan, 307.
Balaam, 196, 232.
Balbina, St., 58.
Baldwin II., 186, 306, 307.
Bamberg in Germany, Monastery of, 29,

142.
Bamborough Castle, 247.
Bangor, 58.

Banner, Symbolism of, 7.
Barachiel the Helper, 15.
Barbara, St., 7, 36, 58.
Barbarossa, Emperor, 197.
Barberini, Cardinal, 222.
Barcelona, 110, 267.
Bardney, 248.
"Barefoot Carmelites," "Scalzi," and

" Padvi Teresiani," 290.
Bari, 241.

Barking, in Essex, 108.
Barmherzigen Briider, 170.
B.irnabas, St., 59.
Bartholomew, St., 25, 60, 137.
Bartolomeo, 244.
Bartolommeo, Fra, 3-3.
Basileo, San, Church of, 244.
Basilians, Order of, 60.
Basilica of San Paolo-fuori-le-mura, 29.
Basilica of Sant' Ambrogio Maggiore, 49.
Basilissa, 177.
Basil, St., Order of, 93.
Basil the Great, St., 60, 136, 231, 243.
Basket with Roses, 98.
Basle, 132.
Bassi, Paolo di, 116.
Bathsheba, 19.
Baths of Caracalla, 79.
Bavaria, 70, 248.
Bavon of Ghent, St., 29, 61, 184.
Beasts, the Four, 21.
Beato, II, 55.
Beatrix de Cepeda, 289.
Bede, 143.

Bede the Venerable, St., 61, 306.
Beehive, Symbol, 67.

828

INDEX.

Bees, St., 143.

Bega, 143.

Beggars, 28.

Bel and the Dragon, 61.

Belcastro, 297.

Belem, Monastery of, 34, 155.

Belgium, 364.

Belgrade, Siege of, 162.

Bell, 54.

Bellerophon, 129.

Bell, Symbolism of, 7.

Benibo, Cardinal, 33.

Benedetto da Maiano, 32.

Benedict, Bennet Biscop, or St. Bennet of

Wearniouth, 65.
Benedictine Habit, 58.
Benedictine Order, 57, 63, 64, 88, 231.
Benedictines, the, 28, 274.
Benedict of Anian, St., 29, 65.
Benedict, St., 28, 29, 63, 67, 94, 109, 115,

154, 164, 230, 261, 275.
Benevento, 153.
Benizi, St. Philip, 30.
Bennet Biscop, St., 65.
Bennett, St., 29.
Benno, St., 65.
Berengaria of Castile, 113.
Berengarius III., 39.
Berenger, Count, 51.
Berg, Duchy of, 289.
Bergamo, City of, 40.
Bernardino da Feltri, St., 68.
Bernardino of Siena, St., 32, 67.
Bernard of Clairvaux, St., 28, 66.
Bernard of Menthon. St., 67.
Bernardone, Pietro, 117.
Bernardo Ptolomei, St., 29, 67.
Bernard, St., 192.
Bernard, St., Monasteries of, 67.
Bertha of Beindeleben, 103.
Bertha, Queen of England, 57.
Berthaire, King, 204.
Borytus or Bey rout, 127.
Bethany, Mary of, 224.
Bethesda, the Pool of, 304.
Bethlehem, 24. 138, 155, 156, 168, 196, 251.
Bethsaida, 258.
Bethulia, 173.
Betrayal of Christ, 279.
Bil)iana, St., 68.
Birds, 19.
Bithynia, 40. 50.
Black Sea, 281.
Black, Symbolism of, 9, 29, 30.

Blaise of Sebaste, St., 68.

Blanche of Castile, 148, 186.

Blocksberg, 321.

Blood of Christ, the, 307.

Blue Mantle, 9.

Blue, Symbolism of, 9.

Blue Tunic, 9.

Boatmen, Patron of, 178.

Bodleian Library, Oxford, 73.

Bogaris, King of Bulgaria, 93.

Bohemia, 116. 166, 189, 263.

Boleslaus, 189.

Bologna, 33, 51, 54, 76, 97, 107, 115, 145,

258, 263.
Bolsena, Cathedral of, 81.
Bolsena, Lake, 81.
Bonaventura, St., 28, 32, 69.
Boniface, St., 27, 29, 70, 71, 111, 184, 276,

319, 321.
Boniface (St. Aglae), 44.
Bons-hommes, Les, 122.
Book, 59, 67, 75, 94, 97.
Book of Decrees, the, 55.
Book, Symbolism of, 7, 16, 20, 27.
Book, the Sealed, 21.
Borghese, Scipio, Cardinal, 50.
Borgia, Francis, 286.
Borgognone, 30.
Brabant, 127, 259.
Brabant, Duke of, 61.
Brancacci Chapel, 33.
Brandeum, Miracle of, 134.
Brera, Milan, 93.
Brescia, City of, 42, 111, 176.
Brice, St., 71, 184.
Bride of Christ, the, 6, 209.
Bridget of Ireland, St., 71.
Bridget of Sweden, St., 27, 30, 71.
Brigittines, or Brigitta, Order of, 30, 7L
Brignolles, 187.
Britain, 57.
Brown, Dark, 31.
Brun, Le, 187.
Bruno, St., 29, 30, 72, 144.
Brussels, 137.
Bulalmacco, ."^08.
Builder's Rule, 25.
Bull, Symbol, 90.
Burgos, Cathedral of, 113.
Bury St. Edmunds, 101.
Butler, Kev. Allan, 243, 307.
Butler's, Allan, "Lives of the Saints,"

93.
Byzantium, 41.

INDEX.

329

CADWALLADER, 247.
Csedmoii the Poet, 72.
Caernarvonshire, 220.
Cassar Augustus, 194.
Caesarea in Cappadocia, 60, 98, 184, 294.
Cain, 179.
Cairo, 200.
Caius, Pope, 287.
Calabria, 72, 105, 121.
Caldron, Symbolism of, 7.
Calista, 98.

Calocerus the Martyr, 42.
Calvary, Procession to, 274.
Calvinists, the, 70.
Camaldolesi, the, 28-30, 272.
Campo-Maldoli, 272.
Campo Santa, Pisa, 108, 179, 190, 266.
Cana of Galilee, 227.
Candace, Queen, 259.
Candelabrum, Symbolism of, 8.
Candlestick of Moses, the, 13.
Canterbury, 57.

Canterbury, Archbishop of, 48, 99.
Canterbury Cathedral, 48.
Capistrano, St. John, 162.
Capitoline Hill, 222.
Cappadocia, 50, 127, 133, 268.
Capua, 243.
Capuccini, the, 113.
Capuchins, the, 31, 113.
Caracalla, Baths of, in Rome, 39, 79.
Caracci, Annibale, 96.
Cardinal's Hat, 28.
Carducho, 30.

Caritad, Church of, Seville, 106.
Caritad, the, 170, 172.
Carlos, Don, 95.
Carlstein, 166.
Carmelite, Barefooted, 172.
Carmelite (St. Angelus), the, 51.
Carmelites, the, 33, 46, 204.
Carmel, Mt., 33, 168, 204.
Carmel, Mt., Order of, 290.
Carmine, Church of, 33.
Carpophorus, St., 264.
Carsagamala, 286.
Cartaphilus, 322.
Carthage, 92, 235, 252.
Carthage, Bishop of, 57.
Carthusians, the, 29, 30, 72.
Casimir, St., 28, 73.
Caspar, 197.
Cassian, St., 73.
Cassino, Monte, 244.

Castello, 185.

Castiglione, Marchese di, 185.

Castile, 148, 170.

Castile and Leon, 113.

Castle of St. Angelo, 232.

Catalonia, 267.

Catalonia, Governor of, 123.

Catania, 42, 187.

Caterina de Vigri, St., 76.

Cathari, the, 256.

Catherine, St., 6, 7, 35, 36, 97.

Catherine of Alexandria, St., 73, 76.

Catherine of Bologna, St., 76.

Catherine of Siena, St., 27, 28, 32, 46, 76.

Catherine of Sweden, St., 77.

Cato, 89.

Cecilia, St., 6, 7, 9, 36, 77.

Cecilia-in-Trastevere, Church of, 78.

Cedar of Lebanon, 21.

Cedd (St. Chad), 79.

Cedon, 225.

Celestine, Pope, 250.

Celsus, St., 78, 130.

Cemetery of Calixtus, Rome, 78.

Centa, 171.

Cerfroy, 165.

Certosa at Rome, 30.

Certosa di Pavia, 30.

Cesarea, 268.

Cesarea, St., 136.

Cesareo, or Caesarius, St., 79.

Cesena, 269.

Cesla.s, 145.

Chad of Lichfield, St., 79.

Chains, 58.

Chalcedon, 163.

Chalcedonia, 110.

Chalcis, 154.

Chalice, Symbolism of, 7.

Chalice, with the Serpent, 25.

Chalons, 318.

Chamuel, the Archangel, 15, 16.

Chant, the Gregorian, 133.

Chantal, la Mere, 79.

Charity, Brothers of, 170.

Charlemagne, 65, 80, 179, 184.

Charles Borromeo, St., 80, 260.

Charles of Provence, 226.

Charles V., 155, 298.

Charles VIIL, 12L

Chartres, 81.

Charlres, Cathedral of, 13.

Chartreuse, 144.

Chartreuse, La Grande, 72.

330

INDEX.

Chartreux, Monastery at, 73.

Cheron, St., 81.

Cherub, the, 22.

Cherubim, the, 14, 16.

Cheb^ter, 58, 322.

Childeric, 126.

Childibert II., 233.

Children, 28.

China, 123.

Chlodomir, King, 283.

Chosroes, 3, 305.

Christ and Abgarus, 37.

Christ crowned with Thorns, 274.

Christ in the Temple, 274.

Christ lost by his Mother, 279.

Clinst, the Infant, 27.

Christ with the Doctors, 279.

Chnsteta, 98.

Christina, St., 7, 81.

Christopher, St., 3G, 82.

Chrysanthus, St., 85.

Chrysogonus, St., 49, 50, 85.

Chrysostom, St. John, 102, 178.

Church of Santa Croce, Florence, 68.

Church, Symbolism of, 7, 11.

Cilicia, 60, 178.

Cimabue, 33, 164.

Cinque Martiri, 264.

Circus Maximus, 49.

Circus of Caligula, 255.

Cistercians, the, 29, 30.

Citeaux, Monastery of, 66.

Citta Ducale, Umbria, 113.

City of David, the, 20.

Clairvaux, Abbey of, 66.

Clara of Monte Kalco, St., 87.

Clara, St., 28, 32, 85, 118, 120.

Claudius, 254.

Clavijo, 152.

Clement of Alexandria, 159.

Clement, Pope, 95.

Clement IV., Pope. 297.

Clement X., Pope, 273.

Clement, St., 8, 87, 146.

Clemente, San, Church of, 87, 146.

Clement e, San, Convent of, Seville, 114.

Cleodolinda, 127, 128.

Cleophas, 153.

Cloaca Maxima, 278.

Closed Gate, the, 20.

Clotaire II., King, 107.

Clothairc V., of France, 264.

Clotilda, St., 81, 88, 126, 283.

Cloud, St., 88.

Clovis, King of France, 88, 271, 283.

Club, 25.

Club. Symbolism of, 7.

Cluniacs, the, 29.

Coals in Hand, Symbol, 71.

Cock, Svmbolism of, 8.

Coclian Hill (Rome), 47, 133, 166, 180, 264,

279.
Coeli-Syria, 138.
Coifi, 252.
Coliseum, 264.
Colle dlnferno, 120.
Coin, the River, 46.
Cologne, 72, 91, 99, 111, 129, 142, 230, 244,

311.
Cologne, Cathedral of, 31.
Cologne, Kings of, 197.
Colors, Symbolism of, 8.
Columeire,283.
Columna, Cardinal, 307.
Com mod us, 109.
Communion of Mary, 204.
Como, Cathedral of, 37.
Company of Jesus, the, 147.
Compostella, 72, 151, 153, 170.
Comtes-de-Saint-Gilles, 131.
Concordia, 143.

Congregation of Sisters of Charity, 320.
Connaught, 250.

Conon, Prince, or Ethereus, 309, 312.
Conrad, Confessor of St. Elizabeth, 106.
Constance, 132, 270.
Constantia, 45, 134, 166.
Constantine, Cross of, 4.
Constantine, Emperor, 45, 73, 88, 138, 176,

220, 239, 279, 304, 306, 323.
Constantine Porphyrogenitus, Emperor, 38.
Constantinople, 38, 41, 51, 59, 60, 93, 103,

125, 130, 162, 163, 176, 186, 197, 237, 238,

249, 287, 305.
Constantius, 176.
Constantius Chlorus, 138.
Conti, Sigismund, 212.
Conventuals, the, 31.
Cope, the, 58.
Copenhagen, 153.
Cord, Knotted, Symbol, 31.
Cordeliers, the, 118.
Cordova, 113, 242.
Corfe Castle, 101.
Corn, Ears of, Symbolism of, 8.
Cornelius, St., 35.
Cornwall, 236.
Coronati, the, 264.

INDEX.

331

Coronation of the Virgin, 13, 207, 208,

209.
Coronation, the, 274, 279.
Correggio, 35.
Corsica, 17G.
Cortes, the, 291.
Cortona, 55, 215.
Cosmo, St., 36, 90.
Costanzo, St., 91.
Costis, 73.
Coucy, 245.
Councillors of God, 14.
Coventry, 132.
Craco, 145.

Crediton, Devonshire, 70.
Creed of St. Athanasius, 56.
Creed, the Apostles', 24.
Creed, the Nicene, 14.
Cremona, 30, 34, 215, 245, 283.
Cremona, Cathedral of, 46.
Crescentius, 243, 244.
Crescent, Symbolism of, 11,
Crispianus, St., 91.
Crispin, St., 91.
Croatia, 264.

Croce, Santa, Church of, 68.
Cromwell, 250.
Crosier, 25, 67.
Cross, St. Andrew's, 25, 50.
Cross, Symbolism of the, 3, 8.
Cross, the Greek, 21.
Cross, the True, 3, 138.
Crown, 75, 82.

Crown of Roses, Symbol, 78.
Crown, Symbolism of, 6, 27.
Crown of Thorns, Symbolism of, 8, 27.
Crown of Thorns, the, 307.
Croyland Abbey, 137.
Crucifix, the, 27.

Crucifixion, the, 202, 274, 279, 283.
Crucifixion, Symbols of the, 8, 10, 12.
Crutch, 54.
Ctesiphon, 176.

Cuevas, Santa Maria de las, 72.
Cumae, 281.

Cunegunda, St., 91, 141.
Cunibcrt, St., 91, 314.
Cup, the. 16.

Cuthbert of Durham, St., 91, 111, 247.
Cybele, 2:}3.
Cypress, the, 20.
Cyprian, St., 35, 92.
Cyprus, 59.
Cyriaca, 180.

Cyriacus, 312.

Cyril, St., 93, 254.

Cyrus, King of Babylon, 61.

DACIAN, 111, 128.
Dagnus, King of Lycia, 84.
Dagobert, King, 91, 95, i07.
Dale Abbey, 94.
Dalmatia, 275.
Damascus, 176.
Damasus I., Pope, 323.
Damian, St., 36, 90. 94.
Damiano, San, Convent of, 86.
Damiano, San Perugia, 117.
Damietta, 119.
Danegelt, 102.
Daniel, 19, 21, 61, 124, 2-32.
Daniel, the Book of, 288.
Daria. 308.
Daria, St., 85, 94.
David, 13, 19, 303.
David, Race of, 156, 167.
Dead Nuns, Legend of, 94.
Dead Sea, 158, 254.
Death of Joseph, the, 201.
Death of the Virgin, 204.
" De Bono Mortis,'" the, 71.
Decius, p:mperor, 42, 234, 268, 279, 280.
Decius, Persecution of. 111, 279.
Delphi, 281.
Delphine, St., 94, 102.
Demon, the, 67.
Denis, St., 36, 81, 91, 94, 100, 132, 143, 136,

22.9.
Deposition, the. 202, 279.
Descent from the Cross, the, 202.
Descent of the Holy Ghost, 203, 274.
Diana, 202.

Diana at Ephesus, 159.
Diana. Temple of, 263.
Dice, Symbolism of, 8.
Didron,' 2, 3.
Didymus, 293.
Diego d' Alcala, St., 95.
Dies Irae, 280.
Digna. 41.
Diu:na, St., 95.
Dijon, 66.
Diocletian, 90, 92. 108, 109, 114, 127, 128,

145, 182, 187, 236, 248, 256, 264, 276,

287, 317.
D'ocletian, Persecution of, 46, 49, 51.
Dion Chrysostomus, 254.

332

INDEX.

DJony?ius, 279.

l)i(»iiysiu?-, King of Portuf^l, 106.

Dioiiy.-ius tlie Areopagite, 14, 94, 207.

iJiosc'oru!;;, 58.

Dispute ill the Temple, the, 201.

Dniester, the, 145.

Do;,', Symbol. 97, 216.

Dulpliiii, Symbolism of, 2.

Domatilla, Flavia, 39.

Domenichino, 29, 156, 244.

Domenico, San, 190.

Dominations, the, 15.

Domine quo vadisV 255.

Dominican Nuns, Order of, 97.

Dominican Order, 45, 77, 267.

Dominicans, tiie, 31-33, 55, 145.

Dominick, St., 32, 96, 145, 256, 274.

Dominick, St., Convent, Siena, 76.

Dcminick, St., Order of, 273.

Domitian, Emperor, 39, 87, 159, 162, 229.

Domitilla, 87.

Donatello, 32, 227.

D<inato of Arezzo, St., 97.

Donato, St., 36, 142.

Dorat, Cross of, 4.

Dorothea, St., 5, 28, 98.

Dottore Seralico, II, .32, 69.

Dove, 61, 91, 107, 109, 134, 167.

Dove, Symbolism of, 5, 12, 24, 28.

Down, 250.

Dratcon, Symbolism of, 4, 13, 28.

Drahomira, 189.

Drusiana, 160.

Dublin. 250.

Duns Scot us, 99.

Dunstan, St.. 29, 98, 100, 101.

Durandus, 33.

Durer, Albert, 127.

Durham, Bishop of, 29.

Durham, Cathedral of, 92.

Dusbeldorf, 290.

■pAGLE, the, 22, 25, 161.

-*--* Ear of Malchus, Symbolism of, 8.

Earth, Symb<tlism of, 11.

Eblia of Coldin^jham, St., 99.

Ebb s Head. St., 109.

Ebro, the, 150.

Erbataiie, 173, 299.

Etic Af/nits Del. 4. 158.

Ecclesiastical History, St. Bede, 61.

Edessa, 37, 38, 47.

Edgar, King, 99-101.

Edinburgh, 131.

Edith of Polesworth, 100, 236.

Edith of Wilton, St., 100.

Edmund, King, 99. 100.

Edna of Ecbatane, 301.

Edward, King and Confessor, St., 101, 114,

160.
Edwin, King, 99, 142, 252.
Egbert, King, 235.
Egfrid, King, 109.
Etiidio, St., 240.
Egregius Doctor Hispaniae, 149.
Egypt, 168, 186, 190, 217, 229.
Egyptian Cross, 3.
Eichstadt, 29, 321.
Eisenach, 103.

Eleazar de Sabran, St., 94, 102.
Elenora of Spain, 114.
Eleutherius, 95.
Eifleda, 248.
Elfrida, 101.
Elgiva, 99.

Elijah, the Prophet, 33, 204.
Elisabeth, St , 102.
Elizabeth, 158, 194, 201, 250.
Elizabeth of Austria, 73.
Elizabeth of Hungary, St., 6, 28, 32, 103.
Elizabeth of Portugal, St., 106.
Elizabeth, Queen, 106.
Elmo, St., 108.
Kloy of Noyon, St., 107. 127.
Eiphege, St., 107.
Ely, 322.

Ely, Cathedral of, 109.
Emeric, St., 287.
Enclosed Garden, the, 20.
England, 181, 182.
Enns, the River, 116.
Entombment, the, 202.
Enurchus, or Evurtms, St., 107.
Ephcsus, 159, 204, 205, 279.
Eplicsus, St., 108.
Ephrem of Edessa, St., 108.
Epiphany, the, 196.
Erasmus of Formia, St., 108.
Krcolano, St., 108.
Eremitani. the, Padua, 31.
Erliard, 248.
Erythnva, 281.
Escurial, the, 34, 155, 181.
Esdras, 15.
Espinosa, 185.
Esquiline, the, 217, 262.
Esther, 19.

INDEX.

333

Ethelberga, St., 108.

Ethelbert, King of England, 67.

Ethelfrid, 58.

Ethelred, 101.

Ethelreda, St., 109, 322.

Ethelwald, St., 100.

Ethiopia, 229.

Eucharist, the Holy, 8, 161, 180.

Eudoxia, Empress, 163, 255.

Eugenia, St., 109.

Eulalia, St., 109, 182.

Eunomia, 41, 110.

Euphemia, St., 110.

Euphemian, 47, 48.

Euphrosina, 97.

Eusebius, 37, 111, 154.

Eustace, St., 5, 110.

Eustochium, St., 252.

Eutropia, St. 41, 111.

Eutychia, 187.

Evangelists, the, 16, 23, 31, 157.

Evangelists, Symbols of, 12.

Eve, 16, 19.

Eve, Second, 210.

Ewald the Black, and Ewald the Fair, Sts.,

111.
Ezekiel, 14, 19, 21.

FABER, Frederic Wilfrid, 260.
Fabian, St., 111.
Fabricius, 98.

Face in the Clouds, Symbolism of, 10.
Faith, St., 111.
Falcon, 61.

Farnese, Cardinal, 244.
Father of Orthodoxy, 56.
Fathers of the Church, the Latin, 48, 66,

281.
Faucon, 165.
Faustinus, St., 42, 111.
Felice, San, 218.
Felicitas, St., 112.
Felix de Cantalicio, St., 32, 113.
Felix de Valois, St., 112, 165.
Felix, or Felice, St., 113.
Felix, Son of Felicitas, 112.
Felix, St., 2.30, 236.
Ferdinand of Castile, St., 113, 149.
Ferdinand, Prince, 96.
Ferdinand, St., 149.
Ferdinand the Catholic, 146.
Fermo, 242.
Ferrara, 59, 96, 229.

Ferrymen, Patron of, 178.

Fescennius, 95.

Festival of St. Blaise in Yorkshire, 69.

Festival of the Rosary, 275.

Fidanga, Giovanni, 69.

Fiesole, 50, 55, 272.

Fiesole, Angelico da, 33.

Filippino Lippi, 33.

Filomena, St., 114.

Fina of Gemignano, St., 115.

Fire, Protector against, 54.

Fire, Symbolism of, 6.

Fish, Symbolism of the, 2, 14, 25, 28.

Fish with Key in its Mouth, 66.

Fitzurze, Reginald, 296.

Five Wounds, Symbolism of, 8.

Flagellation, the, 274.

Flames of Fire, 54.

Flames, Symbolism of, 6.

Flaming Heart, Symbolism of, 6, 27t

Flaming Sword, 16.

Fl.mders, 131.

Flavia Domitella, 39.

Flavia, St., 29, 115, 261.

Flavian, 162.

Flavius Claudius, 176.

Fleur-de-Lys, 187.

Fleur-de-Lys, Symbol, 88.

Fleur de Marie, 193.

Flight into Egypt, 168, 199, 279.

Florence, 31, 33, 50, 55, 68, 70, 91, 107, 158,

163, 164, 208, 227, 234, 235, 259, 261, 268.
Florence, Archbishop of, 55.
Florentius, 64, 231.
Florian, St., 115.
Flowers, Symbolism of, 6, 20.
Foligno, 91.
Fontaine, 66.
Fonte-Branda, Siena, 76.
Fontevrauld, France, 29.
Forli, 231.
Formia, 108.
Forum, the, 222.
Fossa-Nova, 298.
Fossa-Nova, Cardinal di, 97.
Fountain, the, 20.
Fountain of Mary, 200.
Fra Angelico, 33.
Fra Bartolommeo, 33, 257. '
Fra Farina, 80.

Francesca Romana, St., 116, 255.
Francis I., 122.
Francis, St., 27, 28, 31, 32, 54, 55, 68, 69,

86, 97, 216.

334

INDEX.

Francis, St., Order of, 102, 187, 273.

Francis Burgia. St , 123.

Francis do Paula, St., 121.

Francis du Sales, St., 27, 79, 122.

Francis of Assisi, St., 117, 121.

Francis Xavier, St., 34, 122.

Franciscans, Founder of, 117.

Franciscans, Order of, 31, 32, 54, 186.

Francisco da Lucia, 115.

Francisco, San, Church of, at Aquila, G8.

Francisco, San, Chui-ck of, at Pisa, 115.

Frascati, 244.

Frati Minori, 119.

Frederick II., Emperor, 105.

Frediano of Lucca, St., 124.

"Fridolin," Schiller's, 107.

Freiberg, 242.

Freres de T Observance, 68.

Friesland, 70, 111, 289.

Frondisia, 42, 43.

Fruit of the Spirit, 6.

Fruit, Symbolism of, 6, 20.

Fulda, 71, 184.

GABAEL, 300.
Gabriel, St., the Archangel, 5, 15, 16,
124, 109, 193, 236.
Gaddi, Taddeo, 29, 32, 33.
Gaeta, 244.
Gains, 42.

Galerius ^laxiraian. Emperor, 40, 11.5, 249.
Galgano, Monte, 232, 244.
Galilee, 150.
Galilee, Cana in, 201.
Galla Placida, Empress, 161.
Gamaliel, 28G.
Garcilasso de la Vega, 123.
Garden of Eden, 16.
Garter, Order of the, 129.
Gaudentius of Novara, St., 125.
Gaudenzio, St., 125.
Gaul, 154, 230.
Gemignano, San, 115.
Geminianus, St., 125.
Geneva, 67.

Geneva, Bishop of, 122.
Geneva, Lake, 230.
Gen^vidve, St.. 95, 125.
Genevieve of Brabant, 127.
Genoa, City of, 38. 49, 78, 181, 182.
George of Cajipadocia, St., 127.
George, St., 4. 35, 36, 40, 141, 218, 293.
Gareon, St., 129.

Germain, St., 125, 131.

Gerirudo of Nirvtlle, St., 137.

Gervais, St., Church of, 115.

Gervasius, St., 78, 130, 230, 320.

Gervii, Prince of the, 109.

Gesu, Church of, Rome, 124.

Gethsemane, Garden of, 274.

Geysa, Duke, 287.

Ghent, 61, 184.

Ghirlandajo, 30.

Ghost, the Holy, 5, 12.

Gibbon, 279.

Gibraltar, 171.

Gideon, 19, 232.

Gilbert a Becket, 295.

Giles, St., 5, 29, 131, 263.

Giorgio-in-Alga, San, 185.

Giorgio Maggiore, San, 218.

Giorgio, San, Convent of, 86.

Giottino, 32.

Giotto, 32, 119.

Giovanni, Fra, 55.

Giovanni in Olio, San, 159.

Giovanni Patricio, 216.

Giovita, St., 42.

Giralda, the, 178.

Giulia, St., 143.

Giulio Canipi, 284.

Ginstina, San, Church at Padua, 29.

Glanfeuil, 231.

Glastonbury, 98, 99, 236.

Glastonbury, Abbey of, 131.

Globe, the,'l9.

Gloria in Exrelsis, 195, 246, 266.

Gloria Patri, 274.

Glory, Symbolism of the, 2.

Gloucestershire, 248.

Goa, 123, 294.

Godfrey of Bouillon, 132.

Godfrey of Boulogne, 129.

God the Father, Symbols of, 9.

God the Son, Symbols of, 11.

Gold Color, Symbolism of, 9.

Golden Fleece, Order of, 60.

Golden Gate, the, 157.

Gondoforus, 294.

Gondubald. 283.

Goose, Symbol, 222.

Gordian, 133.

Gorgonin, St , 136.

Gospel, tile, 58.

Goths, tlie, 149.

Gourd, the, 16.

Governors', the, 15.

INDEX.

335

Gracchi, the, 155, 251..
Grado, 185.

Grammont in Flanders, 41.
Granada, 171.

Grapes, Biiiiclies of, Symbolism of, 8.
Grata, St., 40, 133.
Gray, 2!), 31.
Gray, Symbolism of, 9.
Great Litanies, 232.
Great Martyr, 129.
Greece, 50.
Greek Cross, 3, 4, 21.
"Green, S^Miibolism of, 9.
Greenwich, 48.
Gregorian Chant, 133.
Gregono, San, Church of, 133.
Gregory IX., Pope, 267.
Gregory XI., Pope, 77.
Gregory XIII., Pope, 274.
Gregory, St., 57, 61, 115, 133, 190, 232, 278.
Gregory of Nazianzen, St., 60, 136.
Gregory of Tours, St., 306.
Grenoble, 72.
Greve, Place de, 127.
Grisogono, St., 49.
Grotta Ferrata, 244.
Grotta Ferrata, Convent, 29.
Gualberto, St. John, 163.
Guastala, 59.
Gudula, St., 137.
Guelphs and Ghibellines, 68.
Guido, 261.
Guido da Siena, 33.
Guthlac of Croyland, St., 137.
Guyenne, Duke of, 220.
Guzman, House of, 96.

TTABAKKUK, Prophet, 63, 205, 232.

-'--'- Habits of various Orders, 32.

Hades, 158.

Hadrian, 2-32, 275, 305.

Haerlem, 61.

Hagar, 232.

Halberd, the, 25.

Hammer, Symbolism of, 8.

Hanbury, 322.

Hand, Symbolism of, 9.

Hanover, 40.

Haroun al Raschid, 241.

Hart, Symbolism of, 5.

Heart, Flaming, 27.

Heart, Symbolism of, 6, 8.

Hebron, Valley of, 303.
Heidenheim, 321.

Heifer, Sacrilice of. Symbolism of, 12.
Helena, 254.

Helena, Empress St., 89, 137, 197, 220, 304.
Helen of Troy, 255.
Heliodorus, 138.
Heliogabalus, 251.
Heliopolis, 58, 94, 199.
Hellespont, the, 281.
Henry II. of England, 295.
Henry II., St., of Bavaria, 41, 141, 181, 287.
Henry IV., Emperor, 65.
Henry IV., of England, 244, 319.
Henry VIII., 250.
Heracliiis, Emperor, 305.
Herefordshire, 58.
Herman-Joseph, St., 142.
Herman of Thuringia, 103.
Hermengildus. St., 142, 149.
Hermione, St., 258.
Hermits of St. Francis, 121.
Hermogenes, 150.
Hermolaus, 249.
Herod, 150, 158, 196, 199.
Herrera, 142.

"Hidden Gem, The," by Cardinal Wise-
man, 48.
Hierapolis, City of, 38, 258.
Hierotheus, 207.
Hilaria, St., 41.
Hilarion, St., 97, 142.
Hilary, St., 142.
Hilda of Whitby, St., 72, 142.
Hildegarde, Empress, 184.
Hind, Symbolism of, 5, 28.
Hippo, Bishop of, 57.
Hippo, St. Augustine of, 30.
Hippolytus, St., 143, 181.
Hircanus, 139.
Hog, Symbolism of, 54.
Hohenburg, 248.
Holofernes, U3, 173.
Holy Cave, 226.
Holy Family, 200.
Holy Ghost] Symbols of, 12, 13.
Holy Island, 92.
Honoria, Princess, 125.
Honorius, Emperor, 47, 48.
Honorius, Pope, 120.
Honorius III., Pope, 256.
Hospitallers, Order of, 170.
Howard, Cardinal, 33.
Hubert, St., 5, 143, 178.

336

INDEX.

Huesca, 180.

Hugh Capet, 243.

Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, St., 144.

Hugh of Grenoble, St., 144.

Hugh, St. Martyr, 144.

Hugo, 163.

Hugo, Bishop of Grenoble, 72.

Humbert, Bishop, 101.

Hungarians, the, 162.

Hyacinth, St., 145.

Hydrophobia, 144.

Hypatia, 93.

TAGO, St.. or St. James, 113.

-'- Tconium, 291.

Ignatius Loyola, St., 34, 122, 124, 146.

Ignatius of Antioch, St., 87, 146.

I. H. S., 27.

lidefonso, St., 29,147, 182.

lllyria, 49.

Immaculate Conception, Doctrine of, 99.

Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of, 209.

Imola, Patron of, 73, 229.

Ina, King, 109.

Incarnation, the, 19, 22, 283.

Incoronata, the, 208, 209.

Infant Christ, the, 27.

Innocent I., Pope, 47, 48.

Innocent II.. Pope, 66.

Innocent III., Pope, 119, 280.

Innocent IV., Pope, 86.

Innocent YIIL, Pope, 307.

Innocents, Massacre of the, 148.

Intarsiatura, 30.

Invention of the True Cross, 138.

Iphigcnia, 229.

IrenaMis, 254.

Irene, 277.

Iria Flavia, 151.

Isaac, 16, 232.

Isabel de Paz, 106.

Isabella, Empress, 123.

Isabella of France, St., 148.

Isaiah, 19, 21, 192. 198, 283.

IsHiah. Rapha(^rs Picture of, 31.

Isidore. St., Bishop of Seville, 142,149, 159.

I-^idore of I*i'lu>-ium, 254.

Isicb.re tlie Plouglnnan, St., 148.

Mam, 124.

Italian Trinity, the, 14.

Ives of Bretagne, St., 149.

Ivo, 145.

JACOB, 16, 196.
^ Jacobins, the, 97.
Jacques, Kue St., Paris, 97.
Jago, St., Order of, 151.
James Major, St., 24.
James Minor, St., 25, 153.
James of Aragon, King, 257, 267.
James the Great, St., 149, 159.
Jameson, Mrs., 23, 204.
Januarius, St., 36, 153.
Januarius, Son of Felicitas, 112.
Japan, 122.
Jarrow, 61, 65.
Jean de France, 319.
Jehudiel, the Angel, 15.
Jehoshaphat, Valley of, 206.
Jeremiah, 21.
Jericho, 232.
Jerome, St., 4, 7, 13, 21, 28, 34, 35, 50, 63,

154, 168, 219, 223, 251, 281, 290.
Jerony mites, the, 34, 155.
Jerusalem, 50. 138, 147. 153, 196, 204, 206,

208, 223, 226, 254, 265, 287, 303, 306, 316-
Jerusalem, Symbol of, 12, 24.
Jesuit Order,' 123, 146.
Jesuits, the, 34.
Jew, the Wandering, 156.
Jews, 124.

Joachim, St., 156, 191.
Joacim, 288.

Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, 113.
Joan of Bavaria, 166.
Joanna II. of Sicily, 77.
John, 279.
John XVI., 243.
John, Abbot of San Mnrtino, 65.
John, St., 25, 201, 205, 209, 291.
John, St., and St. Paul, 166.
John, St., Gospel of, 61.
John conducting the Virgin to his Home,

202.
John de Matha, St., 112, 165, 257.
John of Avila, 171.
John the Baptist, St., 4, 16, 22, 64, 102,

157.
John the Evangelist, St., 7, 9, 12. 13, 22,

25, 135, 146, 158, 201, 202, 204, 227.
Jiilin Cnpistraiio, St., 162.
John Clirvsostom, St., 102.
Jolin Gualberto. St., 28, 103.
John Nepomuck, St., 105.
Jophiel, the Angel, 16.
Joppa, 161.
Jordan, the, 158, 223.

INDEX.

33T

Joseph, St., 6, 9, 12, 30, 36, 167, 192, 194,

196, 201, 290.
Joseph of Arimathea, 132, 202.
Joshua, 232.
Jovita, St., 11], 170.
Joys, Seven, of the Virgin, 13.
Juan de Dios, St., 170.
Juan de la Cruz, St., 172.
Juan de Vargas, 148.
Judaja, 159, 169.
Judah, Tribe of, 167.
Judas, 180, 229.
•Judas, Dress of, 9.
Judas Iscariot, 172.
Judas Syriacus, or Omriacus and the True

Cross, 304.
Jude, St., 173, 196, 284.
Judith, 19, 156.
Judith and Holofernes, 173.
Julia, St., 176.
Julian, 81, 178.
Julian the Apostate, 60, 68, 97, 136, 166,

176, 221, 231, 322.
Julian Hospitator, St., 177.
Julian of Rimini, St., 178.
Juliers in Flanders, 131.
Julius II., 244.
Juno, 5.

Just, St., 34, 155.
Justa, or JCistina, St., 178.
Justin, St., 254, 255.
Justina, St., 5, 178.
Justina of Antioch, St., 5, 92, 178.
Justinian I., 51, 249.

KAISERWERDT, 290.
Kent, England, 57.
Keys, the, 25.
Kildare (St. Bridget), 71.
Kiov, in Russia, 145.
Kloster N"euberg, 18X
Knife, the, 25, 60.
Knife, the Sacrificial, 16.
Koran, the, 13, 279.
Kostka, St. Stanislaus, 34.

LABARUM, the, 4.
Lactia, wi'c of Lubrius, 95.
Ladder, Symbolsn of, 8.
La Madalcine, the, 320.
"La Madonna della Cintola," Legend of,
293.

Lamb of God, 24.

Lamb, Symbolism of, 4, 24, 28.

Lambert, St., 144.

Lambert of Maestricht, St., 179.

Lamech, 179.

Lamp, Symbolism of, 6.

Lance, the, 25, 306.

Lance, Symbolism of, 7.

Landolfo, 297.

Languedoc, 29, 257, 268.

Lantern, Symbolism of, 6, 8.

Laodicea, 47.

Lastingham, Priory of, 79.

Last Supper, 33, 153, 159, 180.

Lateran, St. John, Church of, 306.

Lateran, the, 77, 89, 114, 119, 135, 264.

Latin Cross, 3, 4.

Latin Fathers of the Church, 48.

Latin Gate, 159.

Laurati, Pietro, 190.

Laurence, St., 35, 141, 143, 180, 287, 317.

Lazare, St., 320.

Lazarus, 214, 225, 316.

Lazarus, St., 182.

Leander, 149.

Leander, St., 142, 182.

Lebanon, 205. ■

Lebbeus, St., 284.

Legend of the Holy Girdle, 207.

"Legends of the Monastic Orders," by
Mrs. Jameson, 295.

Lemnos, 310.

Leo I., Pope, 37.

Leo X., Pope, 33, 200.

Leo XIII.. Pope, 208, note.

Leo the Iconoclast, 110.

Leocadia, St., 147, 182.

Leofric, Earl of Murcia, 132.

Leon and Castile, 113.

Leonard, St., 36, 183.

Leonardo da Vinci, 33.

Leontine, St., 56.

Leopold of Austria, St., 183.

Leopold sbcrg, 183.

I.eovigild, King, 142.

Lepanto, Battle of, 274.

Lepers, 28.

Lerma, Duke of, 124.

Le Sueur, 30.

Leuchtenberg Gallery, 267.

Levi, 228.

Liberius, Pope, 217.

Libya, 127, 217, 281.

Lichfield, 79.

338

INDEX.

Licinius, 293.

Lifge, 144.

Lieviu, or Livin, St., 184.

Liguria, 4y.

Lily, yi, 125.

Lily, Syuibulism of, 6, 16, 20, 28.

Lima, 27:^.

Limoges, 107, 183, 220.

Lincoln, 144.

Lincolnshire, 248.

Lindisfarne, 92, 247.

Lioba, St., 184.

Lion of Judah, 4.

Lion, Symbolism of, 4, 22.

Lipi)i, rilippino, 33.

Lisbon, 318.

Lodbrog, Ragnar, 100.

Lombardi, 32.

Lombardy, 115.

London, 111, 131.

Longchamps, 148.

Longinus, St., 184.

Lorenzo Giustiniani, St., 185.

Lorenzo, San, in Cremona, 30.

Lorenzo, San, in Florence, 31.

Loretto, 275.

Lothairo, King of Italy, 39.

Louis Yin., 18G.

Louis XL of France, 121.

Louis XIT., 122.

Louis XIII., 320.

Louis Beltran, or Bertrand, 185.

Louis Gonzaga, St., 185.

Louis, King, 148.

Louis. Kin-? of Bavaria, 71.

Louis-le-Debonnaire, 65.

Louis, Prince of Thuringia, 103.

Louis, St., 32, 70, 186, 220, 233, 306, 307.

Louis, St., of Toulouse, 32, 187.

Louise d'Angouleme, 122.

Louise de la Misericorde, Soeur, 187.

Lovola, Ignatius, 34, 122, 133, 146.

Luca della Robbia, 32.

Lucas van Leyden, 179, 215.

Lucca, 124.

Lucia, St., 6, 7. 187.

Ludmilla, St., 181).

Luini, 30, 1!";2.

Luke. St., 22, 25, 124, 189, 223, 290, 315.

Lupa, 151.

Lupo, St., 40. 190.

Luther, 106. 2:)8.

Luxembourg, 259.

Luxembourg, Count of, 141.

Lycia, King of, 84.
Lycias, Procousul, 90.
Lyons, 70.
Lystra, 59.

MACARIUS, St., 190, 305.
Maccabees, Book of, 138.
Maccabees, the Seven, 112.
Macheronta, 158.
Macrina, St., 60.
Madonna, the, 6, 9, 191, 209.
Madonna della Sedin, 213.
Madonna di Foligno, 212.
Madonna di San Sisto, 29.
Madonna Purissima, 210.
Madre Pia, 195.
aiadrc Serafica, 32, 86.
Madrid, 124.
Maestricht, 179.
Maestricht, Bishop of, 61.
Magdala, or Magdalon, 225.
Magdalen, the, 9.
Magdalen, Pictures of the, 187.
Magdeburg, 245.
Magi, Adoration of the, 169.
Maguelonne, Languedoc, 65.
Mahometans, 267, 274.
Maiano, Benedetto da, 32.
Maisons de Charite, 170.
Majorca, 267.
Malacca, 123.
Malchus, 279.
Malmedun, Forest of, 61.
Mai ardent, 126.
Malta, 42, 43.
Maltese Cross, 4.
Mamertinc Prison, 255.
Manasses, 174.
Mandoria, the, 2.
Manresa, 147.
Mantle, Blue, 9.
Mantua, 59, 185, 307.
Marah, 303.

Marbourg, City of, 106.
Marcella, St., 'l55, 214, 225.
Marcellinup, St., 214, 256. 277.
IMarcian, 279.
:\Iarco, San, 217.
Marcus, 277.

Marcus Aurelius, 91. 112.
:\Targaret, St., 4. 3G, 214, 220.
Margaret of Cortona, St., 32, 216.
Maria-del-Fiore, Santa, 268.

INDEX.

339

Maria della Navicella, Santa, 165.

Maria della Vallicella, Santa, 261.

Maria in Capitolio, St., 281,

Maria in Organo, Santa, Church of, 30.

Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, 27, 216.

Maria Maggiore, Santa, 216.

Mariamne, St., 258.

Maria-Sopra-Minerva, Church, 33.

Maria Theresa, 287.

Marina, St., 216.

Marinus, 233.

IMariiis and Sylla, Wars of, 281.

Mark, St., 22,' 35, 51, 59, 217, 293.

Mark, St., Convent of, 33.

Marmoutier, France, 29.

Marmoutier, Monastery of, 221.

Marriage at Cana, 201.

Marriage of St. Catherine, Legend of, 74.

Marriage of the Virgin, 192.

Mars, 258.

Marseilles, 182, 187, 219, 225, 227.

Martel, Charles, 70.

Martha, St., 4, 36, 155, 214, 219, 225.

Martial, Son of Felicitas, 112.

Martial, St., 220.

Martina, St., 222.

Martinian, 255.

Martinmas-Tide, 222.

Martin of Tours, St., 57, 64, 71, 220,

293.
Mary, 158.

Mary and Martha, 182.
Mary Cleophas, 207.
Mary Magdalene, 35, 36, 97, 201, 203, 207,

219, 223.
Mary, Mother of St. James, 153.
Mary of Egypt, St., 223.
Mary Salome, 207.
Mary the Penitent, St., 227.
Masaccio, 33.
Masolino, 33.

Massacre of the Innocents, 148, 283.
Massa, Town of, 67.
Massimi Family, 260.
Massimi, Palazzo, 260.
Mass of St. Gregory, 134.
Matarea, 200.
Mater Amabilis, 212.
Mater Apostolorum, 203.
Mater Dolorosa, 210.
Mater Sapiential, 19.
Matha, St. John de, 165.
Mathurins, 165.
Matilda, Queen, 131.

Matthew, St., 22, 228, 284.

Matthew, St., Gospel of, 59, 60.

Matthias, St., 25, 22-9.

Maurelio, or Maurelius, St., 229.

Maure-sur- Loire, St., 231.

Maurice, Order of St., 230.

Maurice, St., 129, 229.

Maurisa, 147.

Maur, St., France, 29.

Maurus, St., 29, 64, 230.

Maxentius, 89.

Maxima, 51.

Maximian, Emperor, 113, 129, 179, 230,

279.
Maximilla, 50.
Maximin, 225, 229.
Maximin, Tj-rant, 75.
Maximus, 78, 288.
Mayence, 321.
Mayence, Cathedral of, 31.
Mayence, First Bishop of, 70.
Medici Family, 91.
Meissen, Bishop of, 66.
Meliapore, 294.
Melrose, 247.
Memmi, Simone, 33.
Mendicant Orders, 117.
Mercuriale, St., 231.
Mercurius, St., 177, 231.
Mercy, the Oil of, 303.
Mercy, the Order of, 30, 267.
Mercy, the Tree of, 303.
Merida, 109.

Merry, St., Church of, 115, 224.
Merseberg, Church of, 141.
Mesopotamia, 47, 284.
Messengers of God, 15.
Messina, 115, 261.
Methodius, St., 93, 232.
Michael Angelo, 30, 33, 282.
Michael of Prato, 207.
Michael, St., 4, 8, 182.
Michael, the Archangel, 15, 16. 206, 232.
Milan, 49, 57, 66, 67, 76, 78-80, 93, 130,

197, 235, 236, 318, 320.
Milan, Bishop of, 59.
Milan, Duke of, 68.
Millstone, Symbol, 82.
Miniato-del-Monte, San, 163.
Miniato, or Minias, St., 234.
Minimes, the, 31, 121.
Minstrels, Patron of, 178.
Miriam, 157.
Miserere, 290.

340

INDEX.

Misericordia, the, 170.

Musal, the-, 28 J.

"Missus Est," 6G.

Mitre, 28, 58, 07.

Modona, 125, 179.

Modwena, St., 100, 234. •

Mohammed, 13, 1G2.

Mohammedans, 124, 173.

Mola (li Gaeta, 108.

Moldau, the, 166.

Moiiachism, Founder of, 54.

Monasteries of St. Bernard, 67.

Monastery of Novara, 67.

Monastic Orders, 26.

Mongibello, the Volcano, 43.

Monica, St., 30, 56, 235.

Monreale, Church of, 186.

Mons Janicula, 255.

Monte Calvo, 88.

Monte Cassino, 64, 275, 297.

Monte Cassino, Monaster}' of, 29.

Monte Celio, 165.

Monte-Joye, Monastery of, 67.

Monte-Mayor, 170.

Monte Pellegrino, 273.

Mont Martre. 95.

Montpelier, 268.

Mont-Saint-Michel, 233.

Monts-de-Pi^te, 68.

Montserrat, 147.

Montserrat, Lady of, 147.

Moon, Symbolism of, 11, 20.

Moors, the, 113, 267.

Morocco, 54, 119.

Morsel le, 137.

Moscetta, 164.

Moses, 19, 232, 235, 282, 289.

Moses, the Candlestick of. 13.

Mother of Humanity, 209.

Mother of Wisdom,"l9, 203.

Mount of Olives, near Siena, 67.

Mount Sinai, 75.

Mourning Mother, 210.

Mugnano. 115.

Munich Gallery, 256.

Munster, 250.

Murcia, Leofric, Earl of, 132.

MuriUo, 32, 96, 106, 116, 172, 267, 273,

299.
Musciatino, 208.
Muscovites, the, 50.
Myra, 2-38, 292.
Mysteries of the Rosary, 274.
Mystic Thorn, 132.

'VTABOR and Felix, St., Church of, 13a

-L> Nabor, St., 113, 236.

Nabuchodonosor, King, 173.

Nails of tiie Cross, 307.

Nails, Symbolism of, 8.

Naked Bodies, Little, Sj'mbolism of, 8.

Nanterre, 125.

Naples, 29, 76, 115, 153.

Naples and Sicily, 187.

Napoleon, Lord, 97.

Narbonne, 276.

Narcissus, St., 41, 236.

Natalia, Wife of St. Adrian, 40, 41, 236.

Nativity, the, 12, 169, 194, 274, 283.

Nativity, Church of, 138.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, 191.

Nr.tivity of John the Baptist, 158.

Navona, Piazza (Rome), 45.

Nazareth, 156, 167, 169, 200.

Nazarius, St., 78, 130, 2o6.

Nazaro-e-Celso, SS., Church of, 79.

Nazaro, San, Church of, Milan, 79.

Nazianzum, 136.

Neot, St., 236, 290.

Nepomuck, St. John, 165.

Ncreus, St., 39, 237.

Nero, 130, 254, 272, 302, 316, 320.

Nero de' Neri, 261.

Neuberg, Kloster, 183.

Newman, Cardinal, 260.

Nicaise, St., 237.

Niccolo di Lido, San, 218.

Niccolo Pisano, 33.

Nice, Council of, 56.

Nicene Council, 90.

Nicenc Creed, 14.

Nicholas V , Pope, 33.

Nicholas of Myra, St., 237.

Nicholas of Tolentino, St., 28, 30, 242.

Nicholas, St., 36, 218.

Nicodemus, 202, 287.

Nicomedia, City of, 40, 92.

Nile, the, 235. '

Nilus of Grotta Ferrata, 243, 244.

Niius, St., Life of, 29.

Nimbus, Symbolism of, 2, 26.

Nineveh, 173, 301.

Nineveh, Winged Bulls, 23.

Nismes, 131.

Noah, Sons of, 16.

Nocera, Fortress of, 86.

Nolasco, St. Peter. 30.

Nomentana, Via (Rome), 45.

Nonna, St., 136.

INDEX.

341

Nonnatus, 267.

Norbert, St., 244.

Norcia, 63.

Norfolk, 100.

Norica, Prince of, 72.

Normandy, 233.

Northumberland, 61.

Northunibria, 100.

Norwich, 145.

No vara, 67, 125.

Novatus, 262.

NoYon, 107.

Numerian, 85.

Numidia, 56.

Nunc Dimittis, 199.

Nuremberg, 182, 276.

Nutsall, or Nuscella, Abbey of, 70.

OAK, Augustine's, 58.
Obsequies of St. Ephrem, Picture of,
108.

Observants, the, 31.

Ocean, Symbolism of, 11.

Off a, King, 46.

Offero, St. Christopher, 82.

Olive Branch, 125.

Olive, Symbolism of, 5, 20.

Olivetani, the Order of, 29, 30, 67.

Olybrius, 214.

Olympias, Baths of, 181.

Omobuono, St., 245.

Onesiphorus, 291.

Onias, the High Priest, 138.

Onuphrius, St., 246.

Oratorians, Order of, 260.

Oratory of St. Catherine, Siena, 76.

Orcagna, Andrea, 33.

Ordeal, Trial by, 246.

Order of Mercy, 30.

Order of Our Saviour, 72.

Order of St. Anthony, 60.

Order of St. Basil, 93.

Order of St. Francis, 102.

Order of the Basilians, 60.

Order of the Benedictines, 63.

Order of the Carthusians, 72.

Order of the Holy Trinity for the Redemp-
tion of Captives, 165.

Order of the Hospitallers, 170.

Order of the Olivetani, 67.

Order of the Poor Clares, 86, 118.

Order of the Visitation, 79.

Orestes, 93.

Organ, Symbol, 78.

Orientius, St., 180.

Origen, 58.

Orleans, 126, 149, 283.

Oropesa, 170.

Or-San-Michele, Church of, 107,

Ortolana, St. Clara, 85.

Osca, or Huesca, 180.

Osma, Bishop of, 96.

Osservanti, Order of, 68.

Osthrida, 248i

Ostia, 47, 165.

Ostian Gate, 251.

Oswald, St., 92, 247.

Otho I., Emperor, 39.

Otho III., 243, 244.

Otter, the Symbol, 92.

Ottilia, St., 248.

Our Lady of Mercy, Order of, 257.

Ox, the, 22.

Ox, Symbol, 195.

Oxford Library, 73.

Ozias, 174.

PADLOCK, Symbol, 166.
Padre Serafico, 32.
Padron, 151.

Padua, 29, 31, 54, 179, 259.
Palatine Hill (Ptome), 49.
Palermo, 186, 273.
Palestine, 186, 223.
Pallium, the, 55, 58.
Palm, 56, 59, 75, 82.
Palm, Symbolism of, 5, 20, 27.
Palm Tree and Palm Leaves, 54.
Palm Tree, Legend of, 199.
Pamoisin, Du. 202.
Pampeluna, 147.
Pancras, St., 248.
Pannonia, 220.

Pantaleon of Nicomedia, St., 249.
Panthera, in Lycia, 237.
Paola, 121.

Paola delle Tre Fontane, San, 251 .
Paolo-fuori-le-mura, San. 29, 251.
Paolo, St., Convent of, 86.
Paphnutius, 246.
Paradise, Rivers of, 21, 24.
Paris, 30, 54, 66, 69, 72, 81, 95, 97, 99, 107,

115, 128, 131, 145, 147, 149, 165, 186, 224,

259.
Paris, Matthew, 321.
Parma, 35, 142.

342

INDEX.

Pascasius, 187.

Paschal, 78.

Passion, Symbols of the, 8.

Passion, the, 22.

Passion Week. 202.

Pastoral Staff, 28.

Pastorus, 262.

Paternosters, 96, 274.

Patienza, St., 180.

Patmos, 159, 161.

Patras, 50, 189.

Patriarchal Cross. 4.

Patrick, St., 71, 249.

Paula, St., 155, 251.

Paular, near Seville, 72.

Paulina, 256.

Paiilinus of York, St., 252.

Paul, St., 25, 30, 47, 59, 87, 88, 90, 95, 130,

134, 162, 189, 250, 253, 262, 286, 290, 291,

302.
Paul, St., and St. John, 166, 251.
Paul's, Old St., London, 111.
Paul's, St., Cathedral of, 48.
Paul's, St., Monastery at Jarrow, 65
Paul the Hermit, 53, 54, 251.
Paul v., 209.
Paul Veronese, 93.
Pavia. 30, 39, 57, 284.
Pax Yobis, 151.
Peacock, Symbolism of, 5.
Peeping Tom of Coventry, 132.
Pepa, St., 137.
Pelagius, Pope, 133, 287.
Pelican, Symbolism of, 4, 12.
Pembroke, Earls of, 100.
Pentecost, the, 5.
Pcn/.iano. Lorenzo, 116.
Pepin d'Heristal, 91, 143, 179.
Pepin, King, 322.
Pepin-le-Rref, King. 65, 70.
P^re des Pauvres, 171.
Porfetto Legendario, II, 219, 289.
Perpetua, St., 252.
Perseus, 129.
Persia, 281.
Peru, 185, 272.
Perugia, 91, 117, 192.
Perugia, Bishop of, 108.
PeriigiiKi, 29.
Peter Exorcista, St., 256.
Peter Iirneus, 164.
Peter Martvr, St., 28, 32. 256.
Peter N<>ln>*co, St.. 30, 2.')7.
Peter of Alcantara, St., 255.

Peter of Clugny, St., 29.

Peter Kegolato, St., 257.

Peter, St., 7, 9, 24, 25, 36, 42, 55, 58, 88,
90, 130, 134, 144, 109, 180, 205, 217, 226,
250, 253, 202, 203, 272, 286, 290, 320.

Peter, St., Sword of, 8.

Petersburg, St., 116.

Peter's, St., 108, 185.

Peter's, St., Monastery at "Wearmouth, 65.

Petronilla, St., 257.

Petronius, St., 258.

Philagatus, 243.

Philastrius, 254.

Philetus, 150.

Philip Benozzi, St., 259.

Philip, Deacon, St., 236, 259.

Philip, Emperor, 42.

Philip IL, King of Spain, 95.

Philip IIP, 291.

Philip Neri, St., 260.

Philip, Proconsul of Egypt, 109.

Philip, Son of Felicitas, 112.

Philip, St., 25, 229, 258.

Philip the Apostle, 132.

Philistines, the, 129.

Phocas of Sinope, St., 261.

Phrygia, 2-39, 258, 281.

Piacenza, 29, 269.

Pianta Leone, "War-cry, 249.

Piazza del Duomo at Florence, 328.

Piazza Navona (Rome), 45.

Piedmont, 49. 230.

Pieta, La, 210.

Pietro da Cortona. 222.

Pietro di Pavia, 164.

Pietro in Montorio, San, 255.

Pietro in Tincoli, San, 255, 278.

Pietro Martire, San, 33.

Pillar, the, 307.

Pillar and Cord. Symbolism of, 8.

Pillars of Hercules, 151.

Pincers, 56.

Pincers, Symbolism of, 7, 8.

Pinturicchio, 32.

Pisa, 108, 115, 132, 179,190, 208, 265, 303.

Pisann, Niccolo, 33.

Pius L, Pope, 263.

Pius TV., Pope, FO.

Pius VII., Pope, 114.

Pius IX., 210.

Placentia, 243.

Plaridus, St., 27, 29, 64, 110, 115, 261.

Pinto. 49. 73.

Plautilla, 262.

INDEX.

343

Plessis-le-Tours, 121.

Poissy, 186.

Poitiers, 142, 265.

Polan.l, 141, 286.

Poland, Patron of, 73.

Polesmarti), 234.

Polycarp, 146.

Pomegranate, 19, 171.

Poniard, Symbolism of, 7.

Pontine u, Joan of, 113.

Pontius Pilate, 172, 315, 322.

Pontoi^^e, 145.

Pontus, 261.

Poor Clares, 32, 76, 117.

Porphyry, 75.

Porta Clkusa, 20.

Porta Pia, Rome, 45.

Porta St. Sebastiano, Rome, 79.

Porte Maggiore, Rome, 68.

Portugal, 34, 155.

Porzioncula, the, 86.

Potitus, St., 108, 262.

Poussin, 108.

Povere Donne, 32.

Powers, the, 15.

Prffitorian Guards, 276.

Prague, 166.

Prassede, Santa, Church of, 263.

Prato, Cathedral of, 207.

Prato, Michael of, 207.

Pratum Monstratum, 245.

Praxides, St., 262.

Preaching Friars, 32.

Prd-Montr^, 245.

Presburg, 287.

Presentation in the Temple, 279.

Presentation of the Virgin, 191.

Princedoms, the, 15.

Principalities, the, 15.

Prisca, St., 263.

PrisciUa, 263.

Prlscilla, Catacomb of, Rome, IJ

Priscilla, Cemetery of, 90, 262.

Priscus. 110.

Probus, 40.

Procession of the Spirit, 14.

Procession to Calvary, 202.

Processus, 255.

Procino, 45.

Procopius, St., 5, 263.

Proculus, St., 263.

Prophecy of Simeon, 279.

Protasius, St., 78, 130, 236, 263, 320.

Protevangelion, the, 167.

Protus, St., 145.
Provence, 165, 187, 227.
Prudeniius, 109, 317.
Psalm, the 114th, 206.
Ptolomeus, Prince, 60.
Ptolemy Philadelphus, 198.
Publius, Prefect, 112.
Pudens, 262.

Pudentiana, St., 262, 264.
Puerta del Cambron, Toledo, 183.
Pulciano, Monte, 46.
Purification of the Virgin, 198.
Purification, the, 274.
Purse, Symbolism of, 8.
Purse, the, 25.
Puy, 319.
Pyx, the, 86, 145.

QUATTRO Coronati, 264.
Queen of Angels, 209.
Queen of Heaven, 6, 209.
Quintianus, King of Sicily, 42, 43.
Quintin, St.. 264.
Quirina, 185.
Quirinus, St.," 264.
Quirinus, the Prefect, 58.

EADCLIFFE, Mrs., 284.
Radegunda, St., 264.
Ragnar Lodbrog, 100, 265.
Raguel of Ecbatane, 299.
Ragusa, Patron of, 69.
Ralph II. of Burgundy, 39.
Ramirez, King, 152.
Ranieri, St., 265, 303.
Raphael, 31, 32, 202, 214.
Raphael, the Archangel, 15, 16, 266.
Ravenna, 55, 79, 161, 271.
Raymond of Peflaforte, St., 267.
Raymond, St., 72, 267.
Razzi, 33.

Red and Black, Symbolism of, 9.
Red, Symbolism of, 8.
Reggio, 121.

Regina Angelorum, 6, 125, 193, 209.
Regina Cocli, 209.
Regina Coeli laetare, Alleluia, 263.
Regulus, St., 268.
Rehoboam, 304.
Remi, St., 88.
Repandum, 322.

344

INDEX.

Reparata, St., 7, 268.

Repose ill Egypt, ltJ8.

Repose of the Holy Family, 199.

Repton, ii2'2.

Repton, Monastery of, 137.

Resurrection, tlie,"22, 274, 283.

Reuben, Tribe of, 172.

Rheinis, 237.

Rlieiins, Cathedral of, 13.

Rheims, School of, 72.

Rhine, the, 290.

Rhone, the, 131.

Riccio, Andrea, 32.

Richard I., 129,

Richard of Xorraandy, 233.

Richard, St., 145.

Richelieu, 320.

Rictius Varus, 264.

Rimini, 125, 269.

Riuaklo, 297.

Riposo, a, 200.

Riva di San Marco, 217.

Rivers of Paradise, 21.

Robbia, Luca della, 32.

Rocca-Secca, 297.

Rocco, San, 270.

Roch, St., 35, 36, 268, 278.

Roll of Music, Symbol, 78.

Roll, the, 16.

Romain, St., 271.

Roman Cross, 3.

Romano the Hermit, 64.

Rome, 29, 30, 31, 33, 38, 39, 45^7, 49, 55,
57, 58, 63, 66, 68, 72, 77-79, 85, 87, 88,
90, 91, 95. 97, 99, 111-114, 116, 119, 121,
124, 133, 145-147, 154, 159, 161, 165, 166,
• 180, 181, 185, 186, 190, 216, 217, 222, 232,
236, 243, 312.

Romualdo, St., 28, 271.

Romulo, St , 36, 272.

Rosa di Lima, Santa, 272.

Rosa di Viterbo, St., 32, 273.

Rosalia of Palermo, St., 273.

Rosary, the, 96, 202, 274.

Rosary, Mysteries of the, 21.

Rose of Sliaron, 6.

Roses, 20, 28.

Roses, Miracle of the, 106.

Roses, Symbols, 98.

Rouen, 271.

Rubens, 34, 184.

Rufina, St., 178, 276.

Rusticus, 95.

Ruth, 19.

SABERIA, 220.
Sabina, St., 145, 275.
Sabine, St., Convent of, 97.
Sabineila, 262.

Sabiiiella, Queen of Egypt, 73.
Sabran, Count of, 102.
Sacro Speco, Subiaco, 29.
Sainte Beaume, La. 226.
Sainte ChopcUe, La, 186, 306, 307.
Salamanca, 21)8.
Sales, St. Francis de, 79.
Sallust, 181.

Salutation of Elizabeth, 194.
Salutation, the, 102.
Salvi, Monastery of, 164.
Samia, 281.
Sammichele, 32.
Samos, 84.
Samson, 124, 129.
Sancha, Queen of Naples, 102.
Sanchez de Cepeda, Don Alphonso, 289.
Sancian, Island of, 123.
San Domingo, 185.
San Jos^, 290.
Sansovino, 32.
Santa Casa, 275.
Santa Croce, Rome, 68, 161, 305.
Santa Maria Novella, Florence, 83.
Santiago, 150, 152, 291.
Saone, the, 70.
Sapor, King, 176.
Sapritius, 98.
Sara, 15.

Saracens, the, 65, 141, 241, 276.
Sara of Ecbatane, 299.
Sardinia, 108.
Sardinian Order, 230.
Sargossa, 317, 318.
Sarmatia, 50.
Sarto, Andrea del, 30.
Satan, Black, Symbol of, 9.
Savia, 207.
Savonarola, 267.
Savoy, 230.
Saw, the, 25.
Saxony, 70.
Scaccieri, 265.
Scales, 16.
Sceptre, 125.

Schiller's "Fridolin," 107.
Scholastica, St., 29, 64, 94, 276.
Sciffo Favorino, 86.
Scipios, the, 155, 251.
1 Solavonia, 141, 2U.

INDEX.

345

Scotists, 99.

Scotland, 50.

Scourge, Symbolism of, 7, 8, 28.

Scroll," 125^

Scrolls, Symbolism of, 24.

Scythia, 50, 258.

Sealed Book, the, 21.

Sealtiel, the Praying Spirit, 15.

Seamless Garment, Symbolism of, 8.

Sebald, St., 276.

Sebaste in Cappadocia, 69.

Sebaster, 158.

Sebastian, St., 7, 35, 36, 171, 249, 276.

Secundus, St., 279.

Seine, St., Abbey of, 65.

Selene in Libya, 127.

Seleiicia, 292.

Sempronius, the Prefect, 44, 45.

Senario, Monte, 259.

Sens, 186, 252.

Seraph, the, 27.

Seraphia, 275.

Seraphic Order, 69.

Seraphic, the, 116.

Seraphim, the, 14, 16.

Serapion, 279.

Serapis, 217.

Serena, Empress, 288.

Sergius, 271.

Serpent, the, 25.

Serpent, Symbolism of, 5, 12, 19.

Serracina, 133.

Servi, or Serviti, Order of, 259.

Servi, the. 30.

Servius Tullius, 263.

Seth and the Tree of Mercy, 303.

Seven, the Mystic Number, 13.

Seven Churches, 159.

Seven Joys and Sorrows of the Virgin, 13,

21.
Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin, 279.
Seven Maccabees, 112.
Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, 279.
Seven Sons of St. Felicitas, 112.
Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin, 279.
Severianus, 264.
Severino, San, Church of, 29.
Severus, Emperor, 109, 130, 252, 264.
Sevignd, Madame de, 79.
Seville, 72, 106, 149, 170, 172, 178.
Seville, Cathedral of, 114.
Seville, Isidore of, 149.
Seward, Siward, or Sigward, 276.
Sforza, Francesco, 283,

Shaftesbury, 101.

Shears, Symbolism of, 7.

Sheba, Queen of, 281, 304.

Sheep, 24.

Shell, Symbolism of, 7.

Shepherd, the Good, 24.

Ship, Symbolism of, 7.

Shtaneshalck, 142.

Sibylla, 303.

Sibylla Cimmeria, 281-283.

Sibylla Cumana, 281-283.

Sibylla Delphica, 281-283.

Sibylla Erythraea, 281-283.

Sibvila Europa, 281-283.

Sibvlla Hebraica, 281-283.

Sibylla Hellespontina, 281-283.

Sibylla Libyca, 281-283.

Sibvlla Persica, 281-283.

Sibylla Phrygia, 281-283.

Sibylla Samia, 281-283.

Sibyllr. Tiburtina, 281-283.

Sibylline Leaves, 281.

Sibyls, 35, 280.

Sicily, 77, 187, 261.

Siegfried, Count, 127, 141.

Siena, 33, 67, 118, 132.

Siena, Duomo of, 51.

Sigismond, St., 34, 80, 283.

Silesia, 145.

Silvestro, St., Church of, at Rome, 38.

Simeon, 196, 198, 284.

Simone Memmi, 33, 266.

Simon Magus, 254.

Simon Peter, 50.

Simon, St., 25, 145.

Simon the Pharisee, 225.

Simon Zelotes, or the Zealot, St., 284.

Sinai, Mount, 75.

Sion, 67.

Sion, Mount, 204.

Siponte, 232.

Sisiberto, Archbishop, 148.

Sissek, 264.

Sisto, San, 190.

Sisto, San, Madonna di, 29.

Sixtus IL, 180.

Sixtus IV., Pope, 121.

Skull, Symbolism of, 7, 12.

Slaves with Broken Chains, 28.

Smyrna, 146.

Society of Jesus, 185, 286.

Socrates, 93.

Soissons, 91.

Solomon, 303.

346

INDEX.

Solomon's Temple, 303.

Sophia of Thuniigia, 1(J3.

Sorbonne, the, 210.

Sorrows, Seven, of the Virgin, 13.

Spagnuoli, Chapel of the, 3;J.

Spagnuoli, Sau Giacomo degli, Church of,

•JG.
Spalatro, the, 284.
Spasimo di Sitilia, Lo, 202.
Spear, the, 25.
Spear, Symbolism of, 8.
Spice, Boxes of, S^'mbolism of, 8.
Spoleto, G3.

Sponge, the, 306, and note.
Sponge, Symbolism of, 8.
Stabat Mater, 210.
Staff, IG, 58.
Staff, Pastoral, 28.
Staff, the Pilgrim's, 25.
Stag, the, 28.

Standard, Symbolism of, 7.
Standard, the, 27.
Stanislaus Kotzka, St., 34, 28^.
Star, Symbol, 97.
Star, Symbolism of, 20, 28.
Stem of .Jesse, 20.
Stephanie, 244.
Stephen II., Pope, 95.
Stephen of Hungary, St., 287.
Stephen, St., 7, 35,' 180, 286, 304, 307.
Stigmata, the, 27, 77.
Stirling, Mr., 172.
Stirling's "Artists of Spain," 273.
Strada di Costanza, 91.
Strasburg, 248.
Strasburg, Cathedral of, 31.
Stridonium, 154.
Strozzi, (?liapel, 33.
Suabia. 183.

Subiaco, G4, 115, 230, 261.
Subiaeo, Cave of, 29.
Sudarium. 287, 316.
Suetonius, 281.
Sueur, i.e, 30.

Sun, Symbolism of, 11, 20, 28.
Susanna, 288.
Susanna, St., 287.
Sweden, 71.

Swp'lon, St. Catharine of, 77.
Swidbort, St., 289.
Swithin, St., 200.
Sword, 59.

Swords of the Apostles, 8.
Sword, Symbolism of, 7, 16.

Sylvanus, Son of Felicitas, 112.
Sylvester, Bishop of Kome, 88, 89, 290.
Sylvester, St., 4.
Sylvia, 133, 134.
Symbolism of Colors, 8.
Symbolism of the Monastic Orders, 25.
Symbols of Angels, 14.
Symbols of God the Father, 9.
Symbols of God the Holy Ghost, 12.
Symbols of God the Son, 11.
Symbols of the Apostles, 24.
Symbols of the Evangelists, 21.
Symbols of the Trinity, 14.
Symbols of the Virgin, 17.
Synagogue, Symbolism of, 11.
Syracuse, 187,' 189.
Syria, 119, 227.
Syro, or Syrus, St., 284.
S'yrus, 225.
Syrus, St., 284.

TABLET, Symbol, 94.
Tacitus, 281.
Taddeo Gaddi, 29, 33.
Tagaste, 56.
Tankelin, 245.
Taper, Symbolism of, 6.
Tarantaise, 67.
Tarascon, 219.
Tarentum, 243.
Tarquin, 281.
Tarragona, 293.
Tarsia, 30.
Tarsus, 47.
Tarsus, Ships of, 197.
Tasso, 246.
Tau Cross, 3.
Tc Dcum, 57.
Templars, the Laws of, 66.
Temple of Solomon, 20.
Temptation, the, 9.
Teresa, St., 13, 27, 185, 273, 289.
Terracina, 39, 79.
TertuUus, 261.
Tetramorph, the, 20, 23.
Thaddeus, St., 25, 38, 284.
Thamyris, 291.
Tluba'is. the, 217, 230.
Theban Legion, 40, 129, 229, 279, 293.
Thebes, 246.
Thecla, St., 291.
Theoclea, 291.
Theodobert, King, 183.

INDEX.

347

Theodora, 90.

Theodore, St., of Heraclea, 293.

Theodore, St., of Venice, 293.

Theodoret, 254.

Theodosius, Emperor, 49, 136, 162, 163,

279, 287.
Theonestus, St., 293.
Theonotus, 308.
Theophania, 39.
Theophilus, St., 98, 293.
Theresa, St., 172.
Thermutis, 235.
Thessalonica, 49.
Thetford, 101.

Thirty Pieces of Silver, Symbolism of, 8.
Thomas a Becket, St., 27^ 294.
Thomas Aquinas, St., 32, 47, 99, 297.
Thomas of Villanueva, St., the Almoner,

298.
Thomas, St., 25, 197, 206, 207, 293.
Thomas, the Disciple, 38.
Thomists, 99.
0, or 0€ds, 54.
Thorwaldseu, 153.
Thrones, the, 15.
Thuringia, 70, 264.
Tiber, the, 47.
Tiberias, Sea of, 225.
Tiberius, Emperor, 315.
Tibertius, St., 299.
Tiburtina, the Sibyl, 195.
Tiburtius, 77.
Timotheus, 207.
Tiro, 81.
Titian, 33.

Title of Accusation, 306.
Titles of the Virgin, 17, 18.
Tivoli, 281.
Tobias, 139, 267, 299.
Toledo, 29, 113, 148. 182, 183.
Toledo, Castle of, 114.
Toothache, Patroness against, 56.
Torches, Symbolism of, 11.
Torlosa, 151.

Torpe, or Torper, St., 302.
Torre de' Spechi, 116.
Totila. King of the Goths, 65, 108, 268.
foubert, or Touberch, 109.
Toulon, 226.
Toulouse, 54, 187.
Tours, 221.
Tours, Bishop of, 71.
Tower, 59.
Towei of David, 20.

Trajan, 87, 110, 135, 146.

Traiiquilliuus, Ausanus, 51.

Transliguration. the, 159.

Trastevere, the (Rome), 50, 246.

Travellers, Patron ot, 178.

Tree of Life, the, 303.

Trent, 145.

Trenthani, 322.

Treves, 48.

Triangle, Symbolism of, 10, 14.

Triuita, Church of the, 164.

Trinita-di-Monti, 121.

Trinity, the, 16, 303.

Trinity, Symbols of the, 10, 14.

Trissma, 292.

Trojan War, 283.

Troyes, 120.

True Cross, the, 186, 303.

Trumpets, 16.

Tubal-Cain, 179.

Tunic, Blue, 9.

Tuscany, 260, 268.

UAVAS, Father G. de, 242.
Ubaldini, House of, 86.
Uberto, Bishop, 208.
Ugolotto Caccianemici, 307.
Ulpho, Prince of Norica, 72.
Ulrich, Prince, 263.
Ulster, 250.

Umbria, Citta Ducale, 112.
Umilita, St., 307.
Unicorn, the, 179, 193.
Unicorn, S3'mbolisra of, 5.
Urban II., Pope, 72.
Urban VI., Pope, 77.
Uriel, the Archangel, 15, 16.
Ursula, St., 7, 36, 82, 91, 308.

T7AGA0, the Eunuch, 175.

▼ Valencia, 96, 185, 187, 298, 318, 319.
Valens, Emperor, 60.
Valentinian, Emperor, 222.
Valentinian III., 255.
Valeria, 320.
Valerian, St., 77, 85, 92.
Val(^rie, or Val^re, St., 220.
Valerius, 317.
Valerius Flaccus, 258.
Valid, Daughter of Pharaoh, 235.
"Valley of Wormwood," 66.
Valli^re. Louise de la, 187.

348

INDEX.

Vallombrosa, Order of, 164.

Vailombrosians, the, 28, 29.

Valois, Felix de, 1(35.

Vandals, the, 57, 237.

Van Dyck, 34.

Vannes, 319.

Varro, 281.

Vatican, Uie, 33, 15G, 244, 251, 255, 264,

273.
Vaudois, the, 96.
Vega, Garcelasso de la, 123.
Veneziano, Antonio, 266.
Venice, 166, 173, 179, 185, 217, 242, 249,

270, 293, 306.
Venice, Patroness of, 75.
Venus, the Temple of, 305.
Venus, "Worship of, 178.
" Verbum sum," 195.
Vercelli, Bishop of, 46.
Verdiana, St., 315.
Verdun, 141.

Verona, 30, 50, 89, 256, 322.
Veronese, Paul, 93.
Veronica, St., 11, 315.
Verulam, 46.
Verue, 129.
Vesica Piscis, the, 2.
Vespasian, Emperor, 315.
Vesuvius, Mount, 154.
Via Appia, Rome, 79.
Via Dolorosa, 202.
Via Nomentana (Rome), 45.
Via Tiburtina, Rome, 181.
Victor, St., of Marseilles, 316.
Victor, St., of Milan, 317.
Vienna, 183, 286.
Vienna, Cathedral of, 162.
Villani, Archbishop, 266.
Vincent de Paul, St., 319.
Vincent Ferraris, St., 319.
Vincent, St., 287, 317.
Vincent, St., Cape, 318.
Violet, Symbolism of, 9.
Virgil, 282.

Virgin Alone, the. 208.
Virgin and Child Enthroned, 211.
Virgin Mary, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 156.
Virgin of Merry, 211.
Virgin of Virgins, 209.
Virgin, Seven .Toys and Sorrows of, 13.
Virgin, Titles of," 17, 18.
Virgo Sapientissima, 209.
Virtues, the, 15.
Vischer, Peter, 276.

Visconti, Bianca, 283.

Visitatii)n, Order of, 79.

Visitation, the, 102, 194, 274, 279.

Vitalicino, King. 178.

Vitalis, Son of Felicitas, 112.

Vital is, St., of Ravenna, 320.

Viterbo, 273.

Vitus, St., 320.

Voltaire, 186.

" Volto Santo,'' or Vera Icon, 316.

Votive Pictures, 34.

Vox clamantis in deserto, 158.

Vulgate, the, 154.

WALAIS. the, 67.
Walbeck Church, 141.
Walbeck in Saxonv, 41.
Walburga, St., 184, 321.
Walking on the Sea, 28.
Walpurgis Night, 321.
Walpurgis Oil, 321.
Walpurgis, St., 29.
Wandering Jew, the, 321.
Wartburg, Castle of, 103, 105.
Warwickshire, 235.
Wastein, Monasteries, 72.
Wearmouth, Monastery of, 65.
Weedon, 322.
Well, the, 20.
Wenceslaus IV., 166.
Wenceslaus, St., 189.
Wenzel, St., 189.
Werburga, St., 322.
Westminster, 160.
Westminster Abbe}', 102.
Westphalia, 111.
Wheels, Symbolism of, 7, 75.
Whitby, 142.
White Friars, 33.
White, Symbolism of, 8, 29, 32.
Wild Beast.s, 28.
Wilfrida, 100.

William, Duke of Aquitaine, 66.
William, St., 145.
William the Conqueror, 233.
WiUibald, St., 321.
Wilton, 100.

Winburn, Convent of, 821.
Winchester, 290.

Wincliester, Abbey of Nutsall, 70.
Winfred, St. Boniface, 70.
Wings, 16, 23.
Wiseman's, Cardinal, "Hidden Gem," 48.

INDEX.

349

"Woman of the Apocalypse, 2.
Wool-comb, Symbol, 69.
Worcester, Bishop of, 99.
Worcestershire, 58.
Work-basket, Symbol, 193.

XAVIER, St. Francis, 34.
Xeres, Battle of, 113.

YELLOW, Symbolism of, 9.
York, 252.
York, Archbishop of, 70.
Yorkshire, Festival, 69.

ZACHARIAS, 124, 167, 194, 201.
Zadkiel, the Angel, 16.
Zambri, the Magician, 89.
Zebedee, 150, 159.
Zeno, 89, 264.
Zeno, Emperor, 59.
Zeno, St., of Verona, 322.
Zenobia, St., of Florence, 323.
Zingara, or Gypsy, the, 200.
Zingaro, Antonio lo, 29.
Zoccolanti, the, 31.
Zosimus, 223.
Zurbaran, 30.

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