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prayers, a flourishing field." The panegyrist testifies, that by
his intercession devils were expelled, and distempers cured ;
that many resorted to his church, and admired the state-
liness of the buildings, and the actions of the saint painted
on the wall; approached the tomb, being persuaded that the
touch thereof imparted a blessing; that they carried away
the dust of the sepulchre as a treasure of great value, and
if any were allowed the happiness to touch the sacred relics,
they respectfully applied them to their eyes, mouth, ears, and
other organs of their senses. "Then," says the same S. Gregory,
" they address themselves to the martyr as if he were present,
and pray and invoke him, who is before God, and obtain
gifts as he pleases." The venerable panegyrist proceeds to
give a short account of the martyr's triumph.
Theodore was a native of Syria or Armenia, young, and
newly enlisted in the Roman army, on which account he was
surnamed Tyro. With his legion he was sent into winter
quarters in Pontus, and was at Amasea when fresh edicts
were published by Maximian Galerius and Maximin for
continuing with the utmost rigour the persecution which had
been raised by Diocletian. The young soldier was seized
and presented to the governor of the province and the tribune of his legion, and was asked by them how he dared to
profess a religion which the emperors punished with death.
He boldly replied, " I know not your gods. Jesus Christ,
the only son of God, is my God. Beat, tear, or burn me;
and if my words offend you, cut out my tongue : every part
of my body is ready when God calls for it as a sacrifice."
His judges feeling pity for his youth, dismissed him, thinking
he would be persuaded by his companions to think differently,
and unwilling, unless absolutely forced to do so, to proceed
to extremities. Theodore, however, had no wish to be let
off thus easily; and to compel his judges to take further
notice of him he set fire to a temple of Cybele, which stood
ft .. _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 | 00000257 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | prayers, a flourishing field." The panegyrist testifies, that by his intercession devils were expelled, and distempers cured ; that many resorted to his church, and admired the state- liness of the buildings, and the actions of the saint painted on the wall; approached the tomb, being persuaded that the touch thereof imparted a blessing; that they carried away the dust of the sepulchre as a treasure of great value, and if any were allowed the happiness to touch the sacred relics, they respectfully applied them to their eyes, mouth, ears, and other organs of their senses. "Then," says the same S. Gregory, " they address themselves to the martyr as if he were present, and pray and invoke him, who is before God, and obtain gifts as he pleases." The venerable panegyrist proceeds to give a short account of the martyr's triumph. Theodore was a native of Syria or Armenia, young, and newly enlisted in the Roman army, on which account he was surnamed Tyro. With his legion he was sent into winter quarters in Pontus, and was at Amasea when fresh edicts were published by Maximian Galerius and Maximin for continuing with the utmost rigour the persecution which had been raised by Diocletian. The young soldier was seized and presented to the governor of the province and the tribune of his legion, and was asked by them how he dared to profess a religion which the emperors punished with death. He boldly replied, " I know not your gods. Jesus Christ, the only son of God, is my God. Beat, tear, or burn me; and if my words offend you, cut out my tongue : every part of my body is ready when God calls for it as a sacrifice." His judges feeling pity for his youth, dismissed him, thinking he would be persuaded by his companions to think differently, and unwilling, unless absolutely forced to do so, to proceed to extremities. Theodore, however, had no wish to be let off thus easily; and to compel his judges to take further notice of him he set fire to a temple of Cybele, which stood ft .. _ft |
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