This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...taken place, including the restoration of the sight of a blind man. The effect on the minds of the populace of all these wonders was immense. Justina and the Emperor, seeing how useless it was to contend against one in such favour with God and man, as St. Ambrose evidently was, ceased their persecution, and a hollow ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...taken place, including the restoration of the sight of a blind man. The effect on the minds of the populace of all these wonders was immense. Justina and the Emperor, seeing how useless it was to contend against one in such favour with God and man, as St. Ambrose evidently was, ceased their persecution, and a hollow peace was patched up between the Church and State. Then ensued the invasion of Maximus, the murderer of the late Emperor Gratian, who quickly dispersed the Imperial troops, and on the flight of Justina with her son would gladly have cemented an alliance with St. Ambrose. The Bishop, however, refused to have anything to do with a man whose 'The Saints in Christian Art, ' vol. i., pp. 197, 198. Alinariphoto Church of the Frari, Venice ST. AMBROSE ENTHRONED By Aivise Vivarini To face p. 158 hands were stained with the blood of Gratian, and it was not until Maximus had been deposed, and succeeded by Theodosius, that cordial relations were again established between the temporal and spiritual powers. Theodosius, a man of noble character, whose crimes and errors were the result rather of a hasty temper than of moral depravity, soon conceived a great affection for St. Ambrose, whose advice he often followed in preference to that of his own ministers. Again and again the Bishop had successfully interfered in favour of clemency to the condemned, and it was with a shock of horror that he heard of the terrible massacre at Thessalonica, which had been ordered by Theodosius in revenge for the murder by the populace of one of his generals. That the general had brought his fate on himself by his want of tact in dealing with the people was not allowed to weigh with the Emperor in meting out his vengeance. In his name the citizens of Thessalonica were invited to a...
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Add this copy of Lives and Legends of the Great Hermits and Fathers of to cart. $66.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
Add this copy of Lives and Legends of the Great Hermits and Fathers of to cart. $66.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Palala Press.
