A Dictionary of Saintly Women (Volume 2)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...personages whose histories were unknown, and it is probable enough that, on tho discovery of reliable information concerning tho hero or heroine of a story, tho discrepancies between the two accounts would give rise to tho assertion that tho saint of history was one and tho saint of legend another person of tho same name. It is, however, not tho least unlikely that there were two Domitillas, aunt and niece. The elder is well known to history, the younger is the subject of the legend. St. Paula, on her journey from Rome to Palestino about the year 385, visited the cell of St. Domitilla in Pontia (now Panza). St. Domna (1), or Danne, Dec. 28. Galerius Maximinianus (305-311) at the beginning of his reign favoured the Christians. He allowed them to keep up their churches and monasteries, and employed many of them in his household. Among the gentlemen who held office in his palace at Nicomedia were Anthimius (afterwards bishop), Mardonius, Mygdonius, and Iades. Indes had a sister, Domna, who was brought up in the palace, and was destined to be the priestess of twelve gods; but when she was about fourteen, she became disgusted with the ceremonies observed in their worship, and, hearing of the simplicity and innocence of the Christian religion, she desired to know more about it. She happened to meet with the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, which impressed her very much, and soon afterwards she procured some of the Epistles of St. Paul. She studied these, and became more averse to the religion in which she had been brought up, and more anxious for instruction in Christian doctrine. In those days of tranquillity Domna easily made acquaintance with a Christian lady, who procured for her and Indes the teaching of one of the deacons. After a time he took them to St. ...