A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1876)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York: Hurd and Houghton ; Cambridge : Riverside Press · leaf 259
r the loss of his wife, whom he loved devotedly, thatl.e 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 right of her two sons. Tkis wicked mother hadinfluenced her children to murder their cousin, who was a powerfuland worthy nobleman. Now she was seized with the agony…
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