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ft— ' *
Nov.8.1 S. Godfrid. 209
the floating of the bottle was not perhaps altogether beyond
nature.
In crossing the Alps, the bishop found a poor woman
nearly frozen to death, and he put some of his own outer
wraps on her; an act of common humanity which the author
of his Life exalts into one of supernatural charity. v
As he approached his diocese, some of those with him
advised him to travel incognito, under an assumed name,
as he had given occasion to many of his flock to dislike him
so cordially that they might combine to prevent his return
to Amiens. He accordingly adopted the name of Herve';
but a rude joke having been made and circulated among
some of the elect ladies of Amiens about this change of
name, Godfrid, on his return, inquired into the matter, and
was assured by the woman to whom the jest was traced, that
she had not originated it, but had heard it made by the
Evil One himself, who appeared to her whilst she was sobbing and praying for the return of the bishop at the foot of
her crucifix. S. Godfrid was obliged to accept the excuse.
It would have been discourteous to have disbelieved the
explanation; but he liked being made fun of by ladies as
little as he liked being flouted by monks; and he inflicted
on himself a severe penance for having rendered himself liable
to ridicule by a change of name.
He was not more inclined to mildness on his return.
The Count of Flanders was spending Christmas at Saint-
Omer, and the bishop of Amiens went thither to meet him,
and say mass before him on that great feast. In honour of
Christmas Day and their presence at the prince's court, the
gentlemen and nobles were dight in their most splendid
dresses, in velvet and silk, with chains of gold, and thus
attired they came up to make their oblations at the altar.
Godfrid indignantly repelled their gifts, and bade them take
off their chains, and dress in sadder garb before they dared
vol. xiii. 14
: __ _ - ft
| Title | The lives of the saints - 13 |
| Creator | Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) |
| Publisher | J. Grant |
| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Date | 1914 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000249 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ft— ' * Nov.8.1 S. Godfrid. 209 the floating of the bottle was not perhaps altogether beyond nature. In crossing the Alps, the bishop found a poor woman nearly frozen to death, and he put some of his own outer wraps on her; an act of common humanity which the author of his Life exalts into one of supernatural charity. v As he approached his diocese, some of those with him advised him to travel incognito, under an assumed name, as he had given occasion to many of his flock to dislike him so cordially that they might combine to prevent his return to Amiens. He accordingly adopted the name of Herve'; but a rude joke having been made and circulated among some of the elect ladies of Amiens about this change of name, Godfrid, on his return, inquired into the matter, and was assured by the woman to whom the jest was traced, that she had not originated it, but had heard it made by the Evil One himself, who appeared to her whilst she was sobbing and praying for the return of the bishop at the foot of her crucifix. S. Godfrid was obliged to accept the excuse. It would have been discourteous to have disbelieved the explanation; but he liked being made fun of by ladies as little as he liked being flouted by monks; and he inflicted on himself a severe penance for having rendered himself liable to ridicule by a change of name. He was not more inclined to mildness on his return. The Count of Flanders was spending Christmas at Saint- Omer, and the bishop of Amiens went thither to meet him, and say mass before him on that great feast. In honour of Christmas Day and their presence at the prince's court, the gentlemen and nobles were dight in their most splendid dresses, in velvet and silk, with chains of gold, and thus attired they came up to make their oblations at the altar. Godfrid indignantly repelled their gifts, and bade them take off their chains, and dress in sadder garb before they dared vol. xiii. 14 : __ _ - ft |
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