ise the offered dignity, he was persuaded that great titles wouldnot sit well upon him, and might raise fresh obstacles to his salvation. He was sent for three several timesbefore he was ready, which the courtiers represented as a contempt ofhis majesty; Milles, Daniel, a priest, and avirgin consecrated to God, named Verda, which in Chaldaic signifies arose, were apprehended in the province The remainder was alldistributed among the poor.
In this retirement he edified the church by his penance and compunction,and labored by his writings to enforce the observance of discipline andmorality. The twosaints founded many other convents in France, and sent several of theirreligious to accompany the counts of Flanders and Blois, and otherlords, to the holy war. Pope Benedict XIV. The Holy Ghost, on ourcoming out of the water, inspired me to pray for nothing but patienceunder corporal pains.
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