From his life, written by Altfrid, one of his successors, and anothercompiled by a monk of Werden, about sixty years after the death of St. Seefragments of his life compiled by Dynamius, extant in Bollandus, withten preliminary observations. In his second book On Compunction, which is addressed to Stelechius, heexpresses his surprise that he shou Juventinus and Maximin, St.
to the faith; andJohn, an Arabian, hearing that a lady called Athanasia, and her threedaughters, of which the eldest wa God hearkened to his fervent appeal;for his providence so disposed that at this period the renowned servantof God, Father John da San thoroughly to deny ourselves;by this little particle _thoroughly_, adding great force to his precept. The saintknew the all-powerful efficacy of the prayers of the saints, and fearedlest they should obtain of God his deliverance from death.
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