Containing legends of the patron saints and virgin patronesses, the Greek and Latin martyrs, the early bishops, the hermits, and the warrior saints of ChristendomLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848 |
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... mother threw themselves in the way , and their wives and children gathered around them , beseeching them with tears and supplications to recant , and save them- selves , even for the sake of those who loved and could not survive them ...
... mother threw themselves in the way , and their wives and children gathered around them , beseeching them with tears and supplications to recant , and save them- selves , even for the sake of those who loved and could not survive them ...
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... mother alone kneeling in supplication , very stiff and dry , but the heads full of simple expression . Of the scene in which St. Sebastian confronts the Emperor on the steps of his palace , and pleads for the persecuted Christians , I ...
... mother alone kneeling in supplication , very stiff and dry , but the heads full of simple expression . Of the scene in which St. Sebastian confronts the Emperor on the steps of his palace , and pleads for the persecuted Christians , I ...
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... mother Libera , regarding him , therefore , as one consecrated even from his birth to a life of sanctity , watched over his education with peculiar care . The boy himself , as he grew up , was impressed with the same idea ; and in all ...
... mother Libera , regarding him , therefore , as one consecrated even from his birth to a life of sanctity , watched over his education with peculiar care . The boy himself , as he grew up , was impressed with the same idea ; and in all ...
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... mother It is worth while to remark here , that in this city of Ega there was a temple of Æsculapius , famous for the miraculous cures wrought by the god , and destroyed by Constantine . VOL . II . G Theodora brought them up with all ...
... mother It is worth while to remark here , that in this city of Ega there was a temple of Æsculapius , famous for the miraculous cures wrought by the god , and destroyed by Constantine . VOL . II . G Theodora brought them up with all ...
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... mother died of the plague , and he re- mained sole heir of their vast riches : but he looked upon himself as merely the steward of God's mercies , giving largely to all who needed . Now in that city there dwelt a certain nobleman who ...
... mother died of the plague , and he re- mained sole heir of their vast riches : but he looked upon himself as merely the steward of God's mercies , giving largely to all who needed . Now in that city there dwelt a certain nobleman who ...
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14th century Agatha Agnes altar altar-piece ancient angels Apollonia appears apsis arrow attribute baptized Barbara bearing beautiful beheaded bishop Bologna Catherine Cecilia century chapel Christ Christian church of St crown deacon death dedicated demons devotional pictures Diocletian Domenichino dragon dress effigies Emperor executioners expression faith famous father feet figure Florence frescoes glory Greek hand Hans Hemling head heaven hermit Hippolytus holding holy honour Ital Justina Justina of Padua King kneeling Laurence legend looking Lorenzo Costa Louvre Lucia Madonna maidens martyr martyrdom Martyrdom of St Maximian Milan miracle mosaic mother Nicholas noble pagan painted painters palm patron saint Paul Paul Veronese persecution Peter Pope prayer prefect princess Ravenna relics represented robe Roman Rome Santa scene Sebastian seen sent side Siena stands Stephen story suffered sword Sylvester Theban legion Thecla thee thou throne Titian tortured Ursula veneration Venetian Venice Virgin wears wheel
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Страница 379 - These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins; these are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile'; for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Страница 345 - Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of Hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Страница 46 - I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Страница 152 - But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God...
Страница 248 - And I entreat thee also, true yoke-fellow, help those women Which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life.
Страница 152 - Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen ; and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Страница 281 - ... he was restored to sight ; which miracle, being performed before all the multitude who accompanied the procession, admitted of no doubt, and raised the popular enthusiasm to its height. St. Ambrose gave thanks to God for his mercy, and laid the bones of the martyrs beneath the altar, saying, ' 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...
Страница 189 - And Dorothea but hereafter named, You will rise up with reverence, and no more, As things unworthy of your thoughts, remember What the canonized Spartan ladies were, Which lying Greece so boasts of. Your own matrons, Your Roman dames, whose figures you yet keep As holy relicks, in her history Will find a second urn : Gracchus...
Страница 172 - Then the people set fire to the pile; though the flame was exceeding large, it did not touch her; for God took compassion on her, and caused a great eruption from the earth beneath, and a cloud from above to pour down great quantities of rain and hail; 16 Insomuch that by the rupture of the earth, very many were in great danger, and some were killed, the fire was extinguished, and Thecla preserved.
Страница 20 - Caesar, 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 wouldat have me worship, they are devils, or, at best, idols of wood and stone.