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BARING-GOULD, M.A. New Edition in i6 Volumes Revised with Introduction and Additional Lives of English Martyrs, Cornish and Welsh Saints, and a full Index to the Entire Work ILLUSTRATED BY OVER 400 ENGRAVINGS VOLUME THE FIFTH LONDON JOHN C. NFMMO &-• NEW YORK . LONGMANS, GREEN. CO. MDCCCXCVIll / , >1< ^-Hi-^^'^ -^ / :S'^6 <d -^ ^' Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson &> CO. At the Ballantyne Press *- -»5< im CONTENTS PAGE Bernardine . 309 SS. Achilles and comp. 158 Boniface of Tarsus . 191 B. Alcuin 263 Boniface IV., Pope . 345 S. Aldhelm .... 346 Brendan of Clonfert 217 „ Alexander I., Pope . 54 Brioch 20 SS. Alexanderandcomp. 418 Britwin of Beverley 213 S. Amator .... n SS. Andrew and comp. 205 C S. Angela of Merici . 430 S. Apparition of S. Michael 1 1 5 S. Asaph .... 16 „ Athanasius the Great 29 „ Augustine . 384 „ Avia 94 B S. Basilla .... 306 ,, Beatus 136 ,, Bede the Venerable 398 „ Benedict IL, Pope . 108 . f^- -^ VI Contents PAGE S. Constantine, Em- SS. Gerebern and Dym- peror . .314 phna 207 SS. Ctesiphon and S. Germain of Paris . 412 comp. 204 „ Germanus of Con- stantinople . 174 D „ Gibrian 114 13. Gizur of Skalholt . 413 S. Desiderius of Lan- S. Glyceria .... 181 gres 334 „ Godrick .... 322 Desiderius ofVienne „ 335 SS. Gordian and Epi- SS. Dionysia and comp. 205 machus .... 141 S. Domitian 108 .... S. Gothard of Hilde- „ Dunstan, Abp. 276 sheim .... SS. DymphnaandGere- 73 „ Gregory Nazianzen 125 bern 207 „ Gregory VII., Pope 350 E H S. Eadbert . 96 S. Hallvard . 202 „ Elfgyva 254 „ Heliconis 407 B. Elizabeth of Hun- „ Hermas 124 gary 100 ,, Hermias .... 428 SS. Epimachus and SS. Hesperius and Zee. 28 Gordian . .141 S. Hilary of Aries 75 S. Epiphanius . 164 „ Erick . , . 256 I „ Ethelbert . 308 . S. „ Everma'r . 24 Iduberga . 116 ,, Evodius . 93 SS. InjuriosusandScho- lastica . 344 Invention F of the Cross . 56 S. Isberga 320 S. Felix of Cantalice . 258 „ Isidora . \m Felix „ of Spalato . 253 ,, Isidore . 146 „ Ferdinand III., K. 421 „ Itta . 116 „ Fidolus 216 „ Flavia Domitilla . 106 SS. Flavia Domitilla J S. and comp. James the Less .158 5 S. Francis of I., Girolamo 156 „ John Pope . 395 Frederick of of . Beverley „ Liege 405 „ John . 109 Fremtmd . „ .154 ,, John Damascene . 96 „ John of Nepomuk . 227 G „ John the Silentiary 185 „ Judas or Quiriacus . 64 S. Gengulf . .151 J, Julia 332 B. Gerard ... .187 Julius )! 394 ^ ->J, '^- -* Contents Vll K »J<- *- '^ Vlll Contents u W PAGE PAGE S. Ubald . 223 S. William of Roches- „ Urban I., Pope . 341 ter .. 336 „ Wiro . 116 V S. Yvo . 301 S. Venantius . 244 SS. Venerandus and Maximus . 343 S. Vincent of Lerins . 337 SS. Zoe and Hesperus . 28 *- -* >J< »J« LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Canterbury Cathedral .... Frontispiece S. Marculf ...... tofacep. 14 After Cahier. S. Bertha ..,..., ,,24 After Cahiek. S. Athanasius . .... >! 32 From a Picture by DoMINICHINO in the Church of Grotta Ferrata, near Ro?ne. S. Helena (Invention of the Cross) . „ 56 Cross from S. Mauritius at Munster . onp. 92 Group of Angels . „ 113 S. Solangia tofacep. 144 After Cahier. S, Isidore ...... ,,148 After Cahier. Font in the Cathedral at Hildesheim. onp. 157 S. Hugo and the B. Gerard . to face p. 186 In Festo Beate Maria Virginis Titulo AuxiLiUM Christianorum ... „ 192 FrOTn the Vienna Missal. ix * —>J< *- -* List of Illustrations S. Paschal, Pope {see p. 199) . on p. 203 From a Mosaic. S. John of NepoiiIUK to face p. 232 S. Felix of Cantalice . 258 Afte7- Cahier. S. PUDENTIANA AND S. PRAXEDIS RENDERING their last services to the martyred Saints 262 From t/ie Church of Sta. Pudentienna at Rome. S. Yvo 304 After Cahier. S. DUNSTAN {see p. 288) . on p. 30s S. Bernardine of Siena to face p. 310 After Cahier. The Conversion of Constantine 314 After ]X!'LES ROMAIN. The Baptism of Constantine " S Aldhelm {see p. 346) . S. Augustine, Abp. Canterbury. From, a Drawing by A. Welby Pugin. S. Bede the Venerable The Ascension From, the Vienna Missal. The Ascension . , After Giotto's Fresco in the Arena at Padua. Ij,_ ^ Lives of the Saints. May 1, Jeeemiah, Prophet, slain in Egypt. S. Philip, Ap. M. at Hierapolis, hi Phrygia, ist cent. S. James the Less, Ap., B.M. ofjerusalevi, ist cent. S AndeoluSj M. in the ViTjarais, in France, a.d. 207. SS. AcHius AND AcHEOLUs, MM. at Amiens, S. IsiDORA, V, at Ta&e7i7ia, in Egypt. " S. Amatoe, jB. of Auxerre, a.d. 41S. S. OeienSj B. of Atich, iti Pra?zce, a.d. 439. S. Afeicanus, B. ofComminges, Stkcent. S. Marculf, Ab. at Coutances, in Nortnandy, circ. a.d, 558. S. SiGiSMUNDj K.H. at S. Maurice, in the Valais, a.d. 524. S. Asaph, B. in Wales, end ofSik ce?it. S. Brioch, B. in Brittany, abottt 6th cent. S. Theodulus, Ad. ofS. Thierzy, at Rheims, end of 6th cent. S. KellacHj B. in Ireland, -jih cent. S. Aeegius, B, of Gap, circ. a.d. 610. S. Bertha, Ahss. V.M. at Avenay, in the diocese of Chalons-s7ir-Marne^ 'jth cent. S. XJltan, Ab. of Fosses, near Peronjie, circ. a.d. 680. S. EvERMAE, M. at Tongres, in Belgium, circ. a.d. 700. S. Theodaed, Archb. of Narbonne, circ. a.d. 893. S. ViVALD, H. at Montajone, in Tuscany, circ. a.d. 1310. S. PHILIP, AP. M. (ist cent.) [Roman Martyrology. That attributed to S. Jerome, Bede, Hrabanus, Usuardus, Ado, Notker. Ancient and Reformed Anglican Kalendars. By the Greeks on Nov. 14th, also by Copts. The Acts are apocryphal, but may, and probably do contain some foundation of truth. The testi- mony of Papias and Polycrates, quoted by Eusebius, may, however, be relied on ; Papias had spoken with the daughters of S. Philip.] |AINT PHILIP was bom at Bethsaida, a town near the Sea of Tiberias, the city of SS. Andrew and Peter. Of his parents and way of life the Gospel history takes no notice, though probably he was a fisherman—-the ordinary trade of that VOL. V. 1 ^ (J( place. He had the honour of being first called to the discipleship, which thus came to pass :—Our Lord soon after His return from the wilderness, having met with short dis- S. Andrew and his brother S. Peter, after some as course parted from them ; and the very next day, He was passing through Galilee, He found S. Philip, whom He presently commanded to follow Him ; so that He had the prerogative of being the first of our Lord's disciples. For though SS. Andrew and Peter were the first that came to and conversed with Christ, yet they immediately returned to their trade again, and were not called to the discipleship till above a whole year after, when S. John the Baptist was cast into prison. S. Clement of Alexandria reports, as a well-known fact, that S. Philip was the one who asked Christ to be allowed to first go and bury his father, before he followed Him, and received from Christ the answer, " Let the dead bury their dead." (Matt viii. 22.) It is related that, in the distribution of the several regions of the w'orld made by the Apostles, Upper Asia was allotted to S. Philip as his province, where he applied him- self with indefatigable diligence and industry to recover men out of the snare of the devil, to the embracing and acknowledgment of the truth. By the constancy of his preaching and the efficacy of his miracles, he gained numerous converts, whom he baptized into the Christian faith, at once curing both souls and bodies, dispossessing demons, settling churches and appointing pastors to them. Having for many years successfully exercised his apostolical office in all those parts, he came at length to Hierapolis, in Phrygia, a rich and prosperous city, but a stronghold of idolatry. Amongst the many false gods to which adoration was there paid was a huge serpent. S. PhiHp was troubled to see the people so wretchedly enslaved to error, and, «- -* May I.] ^. Philip. 3 therefore, continually besought God, till by prayer and calhng upon the name of Jesus Christ, he had procured the death of the monster. Upon this S. Philip took occasion to convince the people of the vainness of their superstitions with such success that many renounced their errors. Enraged at this, the magistrates of the city seized the apostle, and having cast him into prison caused him to be severely scourged. After this preparatory cruelty he was led to execution, and having been bound, he was hung up by the neck against a pillar ; though others relate that he was crucified. It is further recorded that at his exe- cution the earth began suddenly to quake, and the ground whereon the people stood to sink under them ; but when they perceived this and bewailed it as an evident act of Divine vengeance pursuing them for their sins, it as suddenly stopped and went no further.