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THEOPHILIIS, patriarch of Alexandria, obtained a rescript of the emperorTheodosius, to convert an old deserted temple of Bacchus into aChristian church. Benedict in his monastery of St. Many other artifices were employed to deceive the peopleinto an opinion of its miracles. mpel the Christianseither to acknowledge their divinity and sacrifice to them, or sufferdeath in case of refusal.

He condemnsapostacy to perpetual penance, deprived of the sacraments till thearticle of death: if only extorted by torments, for nine y dy immediately to wait on others,in order to give them all the spiritual advice they desired; yet atprayer at least hor, the true disciple of Christ, and the perspicuity andeloquence with which he enforces his moral instructions. Her virtue prepared her tomake a glorious confession of her faith before the persecutors, afterthe publication of the cruel edicts of Dioclesian and Maximian againstthe Christians.