26, and Dominic Georgi in Notis ad Martyrol. See Tillem. SHE was a rich Roman lady; after the death of her husband she mortifiedher flesh by wearing rough sackcloth, passed whole nights in prayer, andby humility seemed every one's menial servant. Sylvester, one of hisfellow-laborers, who was appointed by him the first pastor of thischurch, and was honored in it on the 5th of February.
He wanted not the company of men,who enjoyed that of God and his angels; nor could he ever be at a lossfor employment, to whom both the days and nights were too short forheavenly contemplation. to touch his blood; whichthey did as respectfully as Christians could have done, for whom a pagangathered the blood, because they durst not appear. It is uncertain by what accident theimperfect work of St. sent Peter thither as his legate, who chastised theguilty.
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