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of one Abdas, a Christianbishop, who burned down the Pyraeum, or temple of fire, the greatdivinity of the Persians. ith thy companions, that thou mayest not be the last of them that shallpresent themselves before God. Gregory the Great,[6] that he was sevenyears bishop of Antioch; not that he resided there all that time, butonly that he had a particular care over that church. Butthe holy man gave a still more illustrious proof of his charity when thehospital was on fire; for he carried out most of the sick on h

ew inthe place where he was, and rolled himself a long time in them, till hisbody was covered with blood. made slaves,[1] did all in herpower to promote piety, and filled France with hospitals and piousfoundations. Forcher{n}, son of the lord of that territory, was baptized by St. {396}The confessors were shackled and sent to Carthage, the residence of theproconsul.