The Lives of the Saints

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Title: The Lives of the Saints, Volume II (of 16): February
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould
Release Date: May 7, 2014 [EBook #45604]
Language: English
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THE
Lives of the Saints
REV. S. BARING-GOULD
_SIXTEEN VOLUMES_
VOLUME THE SECOND
[Illustration: THE REPOSE IN EGYPT, WITH DANCING ANGELS. After Luca
Cranach.
By the robbery of the nest in the tree, the painter ingeniously
points to the Massacre of the Innocents as to the cause of the Flight
into Egypt. Feb.-Front.]
THE
Lives of the Saints
BY THE
REV. S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.
New Edition in 16 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 SECOND
February
LONDON
JOHN C. NIMMO
14 KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND
MDCCCXCVII
_Printed by_ BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO
_At the Ballantyne Press_
[Illustration]
CONTENTS
A
PAGE
S. Abraham 298
" Adalbald 41
" Adelheid 140
" Adeloga 42
" Æmilian 212
" Agatha 136
" Aldetrudis 413
" Alexander 433
" Alnoth 448
" Amandus 182
SS. Ananias and comp. 412
S. Andrew Corsini 105
" Angilbert 337
" Ansbert 246
" Anskar 56
" Apollonia 231
" Aristion 366
" Athracta 236
" Augulus 190
" Auxentius 299
" Auxibius 339
" Aventine of Chateaudun 86
" Aventine of Troyes 84
" Avitus 138
B
S. Baldomer 447
" Baradatus 368
" Barbatus 342
" Belina 344
" Benedict of Aniane 284
" Berach 307
" Berlinda 50
" Bertulf 139
" Besas 442
" Blaise 47
" Boniface, Lausanne 343
" Bridget 14
" Bruno 304
C
S. Cæsarius 412
" Castor 289
" Catharine de Ricci 295
" Ceadmon 272
" Celerina 46
SS. Celerinus and comp. 46
" Charalampius and comp. 248
S. Chronion 442
" Chrysolius 189
" Clara of Rimini 256
SS. Claudius and comp. 329
" Constantia and comp. 330
S. Cornelius of Rome. 314
" Cornelius the Cent. 38
" Cuthman 220
D
S. Damian 376
" Darlugdach 22
SS. Dionysius and others 212
S. Dionysius (Augsburg) 432
" Dorothy 176
" Dositheus 378
E
S. Earcongotha 382
" Eleutherius 350
" Elfleda 214
SS. Elias and others 314
S. Ephraem, Syrian 7
" Ermenilda 292
" Ethelbert 406
" Ethelwold 283
" Eubulus 449
" Eucher 355
" Eulalia 276
" Euphrosyne 264
" Eusebius 306
F
SS. Faustinus and Jovita 305
S. Finan 325
" Fintan 324
" Flavian 331
" Fortchern 321
" Fortunatus 47
" Fulcran 294
SS. Fusca and Maura 286
G
S. Gabinius 340
" Gelasius, Boy 83
" Gelasius, Actor at Heliopolis 443
" George of Amastris 363
" Georgia 306
SS. German and Randoald 361
S. Gilbert 99
" Gregory II. (Pope) 293
H
S. Hadelin 49
" Honestus 313
" Honorina 444
" Hrabanus Maurus 91
I
S. Ignatius, Antioch 1
" Ignatius, Africa 46
" Ina 186
" Indract and comp. 140
" Isaias 314
" Isidore 84
J
S. Jeremias 314
" Joan of Valois 109
" John de Britto 112
" John of the Grate 26
" John of Matha 226
" John William 255
" Jonas the Gardener 263
" Joseph of Leonissa 111
" Jovita 305
" Julian of Cæsarea 320
" Julian in Africa 395
" Julian, Alexandria 442
" Juliana 316
" Juventius 211
L
S. Laurence, Cant. 39
" Laurence, the Illuminator 49
" Laurentinus 46
" Lazarus, B. Milan 264
" Lazarus, Constantinople 386
" Leander 445
" Licinius 292
" Limnæus 367
SS. Loman and Fortchern 321
S. Lucius 395
M
SS. Mael and others 178
S. Mansuetus 341
" Margaret of Cortona 371
" Mariamne 318
" Martha 373
" Martian 289
Martyrs at Alexandria 449
" in Arabia 367
" of Japan 141
" of Ebbecksdorf 45
S. Matthias, Ap. 393
" Maura 286
SS. Maurice and comp. 358
S. Maximian 369
" Maximus 329
" Mary, B. V., Purification of 34
" Melchu 178
" Meldan 193
" Meletius 278
" Mengold 220
" Milburgh 382
" Mildred 354
" Modan 91
" Modomnoc 291
SS. Montanus and comp. 395
" Moses and others 192
S. Moses of Syria 376
" Mun 178
N
S. Nestor 430
" Nicephorus 233
" Nicolas 92
" Nithard 56
SS. Nymphas and Eubulus 449
O
S. Odran 341
" Olcan 349
" Onesimus 312
" Oswald, York 455
P
S. Papias 366
" Parthenius 191
" Paula 348
" Paul of Verdun 213
" Pepin 360
" Peter Cambian 45
" Peter Damiani 387
" Peter's Chair at Antioch 365
SS. Phileas and others 80
S. Photinus 358
SS. Pionius and comp. 5
S. Polychronius, B. M. 319
" Polychronius, H. 376
" Polyeuctus 287
" Porphyrius 434
" Prætextatus 402
" Priamianus 376
" Proterius 451
Purification of B. V. Mary 34
R
S. Randoald 361
" Raymond of Fitero 29
" Rembert 98
" Richard 194
" Rioch 178
" Robert of Arbrissel 426
" Romanus 452
" Romuald 194
S
S. Sabine 241
" Saturninus 259
" Scholastica 250
" Sebastian 212
" Serenus 374
" Sergius 402
" Severus (Avranches) 23
" Severus (Ravenna) 12
" Severus (Valeria) 306
" Sigebert 24
" Sigfried 310
" Simeon 328
" Soteris 248
" Stephen of Grandmont 224
" Sura 252
" Susanna 246
" Symphorian 451
T
S. Tanco 317
" Taraghta 236
" Tarasius 416
" Teilo 238
SS. Thalassius and Limnæus 367
S. Thalelæus 444
" Theodora, Empress 275
" Theodore of Apamea 358
" Theodore of Heraclea 190
SS. Theodulus and Julian 320
S. Theophilus, Penitent 88
" Tresan 192
SS. Tyrannio and comp. 346
V
S. Valentine 296
" Vedast 179
" Verdiana 31
" Veronica 73
" Victor 410
SS. Victor and Susanna 246
" Victorinus and comp. in Egypt 410
S. Vitalina 359
W
S. Walburga 414
" Walfrid 309
" Werburga 52
" William of Maleval 253
" Wulfric 356
Z
S. Zabdas 341
" Zacharias (Jerusalem) 359
SS. Zebinus and others 376
S. Zeno 249
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE REPOSE IN EGYPT, WITH DANCING ANGELS _Frontispiece_
_After_ LUCA CRANACH.
MARTYRDOM OF S. IGNATIUS _to face p._ 2
_From the "Menologium Græcorum."_
S. EPHRAEM " 8
_After_ CAHIER.
S. BRIDGET " 16
_After_ CAHIER.
TOMB OF JOSHUA _on p._ 33
_The Greek Menology_.
PURIFICATION OF S. MARY THE VIRGIN _to face p._ 34
_From the Great Vienna Missal._
THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT " 36
_After_ FRA ANGELICO.
S. BLAISE " 48
_From_ CAHIER.
S. WERBURGA " 52
_From_ CAHIER.
S. GILBERT, PRIOR OF SEMPRINGHAM _to face p._ 104
_From a Drawing by_ A. WELBY PUGIN.
S. VERONICA (_see p. 73_) _on p._ 135
SS. AGNES, CECILIA, AND DOROTHY _to face p._ 176
_After_ ANGELICA DE FIESOLE.
S. AMANDUS (_see p. 184_) _on p._ 188
S. RICHARD THE SAXON AND HIS SONS _to face p._ 192
_From_ CAHIER.
FAMILY OF S. RICHARD THE SAXON " 194
_From a Drawing by_ A. WELBY PUGIN.
A LEARNED DOCTOR AND CHURCH HISTORIAN _on p._ 210
AN ENTHUSIASTIC COLLECTOR OF SAINTLY LEGENDS " 230
S. EUPHROSYNE, FINDING HERSELF AT DEATH'S DOOR,
MAKES HERSELF KNOWN TO HER FATHER _to face p._ 272
_From the "Menologium Græcorum" of_
CARDINAL ALBANI.
THE PAPERMAKER _on p._ 285
AN EARLY RELIQUARY _to face p._ 318
S. AGATHA (_see p. 136_) _on p._ 338
THE PRINTER " 357
S. MARGARET CORTONA _to face p._ 370
_From_ CAHIER.
THE BOOKBINDER _on p._ 372
S. MILBURGH _to face p._ 384
_After_ CAHIER.
BEHEADING OF S. MATTHIAS " 392
_From_ CAHIER.
WINDOW IN THE CATHEDRAL AT TOURS
(VIRGIN WITH ANGELS) " 408
ENAMELLED CHEST WHICH CONTAINED THE REMAINS
OF KING ETHELBERT " 408