Cutts, Edward Lewes, 1824-1901 · London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge · leaf 179
ost Byzantine in style. It is given toillustrate \hc graffiti of the pilgrims to his tomb. Inthe majority of casesthe name alone washeld sufficient, like leaving a visitmg card ; in some casesthe intention was ex-pressed at full lengthby the addition ofthe words pray forme. We are not de-fending… … \r\cr sentiment \YalI-pa;ntlng of St. Cornelius, Bishopof Rome. From the Cemetery ofCallistus, Rome, with the names ofpilgrims scribbled over it. andconjecture to runinto superstition andabuse, they franklyindulged sentiment and acted upon mere conjecture.Nobody really knows whether the departed…
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