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ft- Nov-9<] ,S. Crucifix at Berytus. 223 and his host was so heartily disposed to embrace the faith that S. Patrick baptized him and all his family. A son of his—whom at his baptism the saint, considering his sweet disposition, called Benignus—became so attached to Patrick as to insist on following him. S. Patrick received him with pleasure, and thenceforth Benignus became one of his favourite disciples. In or about the year 442 S. Patrick is said to have founded a monastery at Druimlias, and to have placed over it his pupil Benignus, who, it is added, governed it twenty years. On the death of S. Patrick, about 465, Benignus was with unanimous consent of the clergy and laity raised to the see of Armagh. He had been S. Patrick's right-hand man, and he worthily succeeded him. Parts of Ireland into which S. Patrick had not penetrated, such as Kerry and Clare, had heard the Gospel from the lips of Benignus. There is some difficulty about fixing the date of his death. The Irish annalists are agreed in fixing as the date the year 468. The " Tripartite Life of S. Patrick" puts it later; but the annalists are probably correct. A story is told of his having resigned his see and gone to Glastonbury, but it is without foundation. He died at Armagh and was buried there, after having received the last sacraments from the hands of Jarlatli, who succeeded him. S. CRUCIFIX AT BERYTUS. (a.d. 765.) [Roman Martyrology, inserted by Baronius. Authority :—The Acts of the second Council of Nicsea.] During the second council of Nicsea (787), held to reestablish the veneration of sacred images, every available passage from the Fathers which could be tortured into 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 | 00000263 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | ft- Nov-9<] ,S. Crucifix at Berytus. 223 and his host was so heartily disposed to embrace the faith that S. Patrick baptized him and all his family. A son of his—whom at his baptism the saint, considering his sweet disposition, called Benignus—became so attached to Patrick as to insist on following him. S. Patrick received him with pleasure, and thenceforth Benignus became one of his favourite disciples. In or about the year 442 S. Patrick is said to have founded a monastery at Druimlias, and to have placed over it his pupil Benignus, who, it is added, governed it twenty years. On the death of S. Patrick, about 465, Benignus was with unanimous consent of the clergy and laity raised to the see of Armagh. He had been S. Patrick's right-hand man, and he worthily succeeded him. Parts of Ireland into which S. Patrick had not penetrated, such as Kerry and Clare, had heard the Gospel from the lips of Benignus. There is some difficulty about fixing the date of his death. The Irish annalists are agreed in fixing as the date the year 468. The " Tripartite Life of S. Patrick" puts it later; but the annalists are probably correct. A story is told of his having resigned his see and gone to Glastonbury, but it is without foundation. He died at Armagh and was buried there, after having received the last sacraments from the hands of Jarlatli, who succeeded him. S. CRUCIFIX AT BERYTUS. (a.d. 765.) [Roman Martyrology, inserted by Baronius. Authority :—The Acts of the second Council of Nicsea.] During the second council of Nicsea (787), held to reestablish the veneration of sacred images, every available passage from the Fathers which could be tortured into ft : ft |
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