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Nov. i*] S. Martin. 297
his presence on the plea of indisposition. The exarch
received the deputation with favour, and when he remarked
that the Pope had not come to meet him, and heard the
reason, or rather the excuse, he dissembled his annoyance at
the discourtesy, and said he would pay the Pope a visit next
day. Martin was well enough on that day, Sunday, to say
mass before a crowd. The exarch, tired with his journey,
deferred his visit till Monday. On that day he sent his
secretary to the Pope to ask why he had filled his house
with stones, arms, and provisions as if for a siege. Martin
denied that he had done so, and bade the secretary visit
every room and convince himself that he had done nothing
of the sort. Martin then made complaints of the false accusations which had been made against him, as of having
offered to give armed support to the " infamous " Olympius.
The Pope had ordered his bed to be strewed before the high
altar in the Lateran. The exarch and his troops entered the
church, the light of the candles flickered on the armour of
the soldiery. Theodore Calliopas at once announced to the
priests and deacons that he was the bearer of a decree to the
effect that Martin, having seized on the episcopate irregularly
and unlawfully,1 must be conducted to Constantinople, and a
successor appointed in his room. The charge was probably
correct. He had, apparently, attempted to dispense with the
sanction of the emperor on his election, and first among the
Popes had made an effort to shake himself free of the imperial authority which claimed a right to accept or reject the
Pope-Elect. Various other charges were trumped up against
him, as that he had sent money to the Saracens, and had
not taught the right faith on the Blessed Virgin Mary. The
people shouted, " Anathema to him who says that Martin
has opposed the faith ; anathema to him who is not faithful
to the faith." The exarch quieted the people by explaining
1 " Irregulariter et sine lege." Mart. Epist. ii. ad Theod.
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 | 00000351 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ft ft Nov. i*] S. Martin. 297 his presence on the plea of indisposition. The exarch received the deputation with favour, and when he remarked that the Pope had not come to meet him, and heard the reason, or rather the excuse, he dissembled his annoyance at the discourtesy, and said he would pay the Pope a visit next day. Martin was well enough on that day, Sunday, to say mass before a crowd. The exarch, tired with his journey, deferred his visit till Monday. On that day he sent his secretary to the Pope to ask why he had filled his house with stones, arms, and provisions as if for a siege. Martin denied that he had done so, and bade the secretary visit every room and convince himself that he had done nothing of the sort. Martin then made complaints of the false accusations which had been made against him, as of having offered to give armed support to the " infamous " Olympius. The Pope had ordered his bed to be strewed before the high altar in the Lateran. The exarch and his troops entered the church, the light of the candles flickered on the armour of the soldiery. Theodore Calliopas at once announced to the priests and deacons that he was the bearer of a decree to the effect that Martin, having seized on the episcopate irregularly and unlawfully,1 must be conducted to Constantinople, and a successor appointed in his room. The charge was probably correct. He had, apparently, attempted to dispense with the sanction of the emperor on his election, and first among the Popes had made an effort to shake himself free of the imperial authority which claimed a right to accept or reject the Pope-Elect. Various other charges were trumped up against him, as that he had sent money to the Saracens, and had not taught the right faith on the Blessed Virgin Mary. The people shouted, " Anathema to him who says that Martin has opposed the faith ; anathema to him who is not faithful to the faith." The exarch quieted the people by explaining 1 " Irregulariter et sine lege." Mart. Epist. ii. ad Theod. ft _ —ft |
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