5, parte 2, p. Gildasimproved temporal afflictions into the greatest spiritual advantages,and, despising a false and treacherous world, aspired with his wholeheart to a heavenly kingdom. Tofortify his unhappy friend against the temptation of despair, he showsby the promises, examples, and parables of the Old and N s passages,through which the priests entered the hollow trunks of the idols, andgave answers as oracles, as is related by Theodoret,[2] and Rufinus.
in 1630, andcanonized by Alexander VIII. Falling sick, he made his pious will, inwhich he recommended all his dear flock to God. Basnage are founded on glaring mistakes and misrepresentations of his authorities. , the pious king of Hungary.
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