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Fabiola or the Church of the Catacombs

Fabiola or the Church of the Catacombs

Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick

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General World History

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ISBN10: 1235080978
ISBN13: 9781235080975
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.28 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1857. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... to pass hours there; always beaming, like an angel of light, consolation and joy on the suffering and distressed. This house, then, might be called the almonry of the region, or district, of charity and hospitality in which it was situated, and it was accessible for these purposes through the posticum or back-door, situated in a narrow lane little frequented. No wonder that with such an establishment, the fortune of the inmates should find an easy application. We heard Pancratius request Sebastian, to arrange for the distribution of his plate and jewels among the poor, without its being known to whom they belonged. He had not lost sight of the commission, and had fixed on the house of Agnes, as the fittest for this purpose. On the morning which we have described, the distribution had to take place; other regions had sent their poor, accompanied by their deacons; while Sebastian, Pancratius, and other persons of higher rank had come in through the front-door', to assist in the division. Some of these had been seen to enter by Corvinus. CHAPTER XIV. EXTREMES MEET. A Group of poor coming opportunely towards the door, enabled Corvinus to tack nimself to them, --an admirable counterfeit, in all but the modesty of their deportment. He kept sufficiently close to them to hear that each of them, 'as he entered in, pronounced the words, Deo gratias, Thanks be to God. This was not merely a Christian, but a Catholic pass-word; for St. Augustine tells us that heretics ridiculed Catholics for using it, on the ground that it was not a salutation but rather a reply; but that Catholics employed it, because consecrated by pious usage. It . is yet heard in Italy on similar occasions. Corvinus pronounced the mystic words, and was allowed to pass. Following the others closely, an...

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