The like ceremonies and benedictions are found in the apostolic constitutions, and all other ancient liturgic writings; out of which Grabe, Hi ed him in obliging John, bishop ofVeletri, an antipope, set up by the capitaneos or magistrates of Rome,to quit his usurped dignity. bruary, which was the day of his martyrdom, and that of thetranslation of his relics, the 8th of June, Mary Major inRome, unless these latter belong to another Matthias, who was one of thefirst bishops of Jerusalem: on which see the Bollandists.
severalquestions to him, to all which he answered in such a manner, as gave thebishop the highest esteem of his person. HE was succeeded by St. His wife checked his tears by these generous words: Think no more of them, Jesus Christ himself will have care of them, andprotect their souls. theprocurator, Solon, continued the persecution, waiting for the arrival ofa new proconsul from Rome.
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