But his exact regularity anduniformity of life, with a continued practice of internal self-denials,was the best mortification. 785 and 819. ver many to theCatholic faith, and had the comfort to see Agilulph, their king,renounce the Arian heresy to embrace it. On the miracles wrought by hisintercession, see Benedict XIV.
During this retreat he had a vision which seemed toindicate that the time was come for the holy bishop to seal his faithwith his blood. rd by a unity of dignity,or as having a divine habitation; but we receive it, as it is truly, thelife-giving and proper flesh of the Word. A wicked strumpet of Caesarea, calledZoe, hearing his sanctity much extolled, at the instigation of the devilundertook to pervert him. Not that he would really incite the beasts to dispatch him, without a special inspiration, because that would have been self-murder; but this expresses the courage and desire of his soul.
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