The Lives of the Saints, Volume 03 (of 16): MarchBaring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Religion
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 03 (of 16): March
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Christian saints
many presents. As soon as it was proved that the report of the anger
of the imperial court was false, the enemies of Methodius endeavoured
to dispose Swaetopolk, the prince, against him; and this they were the
more able to effect, because the prince was a man of immoral life, and
had incurred the reprimand of the archbishop on more than one occasion.
Gradually, influenced by these treacherous apostles of Mammon, rather
than of Jesus Christ, Swaetopolk became alienated from Methodius; but
in spite of all their efforts, and the coldness of the prince, all the
Sclavonic races, from Croatia and Dalmatia to the confines of Poland,
heard in their own tongue the celebration of the Divine mysteries,
and looked to Methodius as their archbishop. Moreover he effected the
conversion of the Bohemian Duke Borivoi, and introduced Christianity
into his lands. He founded at Prague the church of Our Lady, and
another dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul; and died on April 6th, 885.
Relics of S. Cyril at Rome in S. Clemente, and at Brunn, in Moravia. In
Art S. Cyril is represented in a philosopher's long habit, and bearded.
S. Methodius as an archbishop with the pallium, holding in one hand a
picture of the Last Judgment.
S. CATHARINE OF BOLOGNA, V.
(A.D. 1463.)
[Roman Martyrology. Her name was inserted by Clement VIII., in 1592;
and she was canonized by Benedict XIII., in 1724. Authority:--Her life
written by F. Paleotti, about fifty years after her death.]
[Illustration: CATHEDRAL MODENA. From Stoughton's "Italian Reformers."
March 9.]
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