A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 258
the loss of his wife, Avhom he loved devotedly, thathe embraced a religious vocation. He took the habit of the GreekOrder of St. Basil, and was soon made the superior of his com-munity on account of his worth and learning;. The chances of wardrove him to the west of Italy, and he fled to the… … (Fresco at Grotta Ferrata.) Miracle of St. Nilus. by Aloare, who was the widow of the prince of Capua, and reignedin the name and ridit of her two sons. This wicked mother hadinfluenced her children to murder their cousin, who Avas a powerfuland worthy nobleman. Now she was seized with the agony…
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