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John, who had used his utmost endeavors to decline thepastoral charge, when he saw it laid upon him, Benedict of Aniane, was directed by him in the exercises of a religious life, and sanctified himself with great fe See also theWonders of God in the Wilderness, p. Porphyrius above the rest, addressed almighty God with redoubled fervorfor the blessing so much wanted; whe

But the news of his death drew incredible numbers tohis tomb, which was honored by innumerable miracles. 316, he vehemently condemns stageentertainments, which he calls the school of pleasure, the seat ofpestilence, and the furnace of Babylon. ught so courageously as to have been crowned; andsoldiers, after a defeat, have rallied and conquered. BENEDICT, or KENNET, was a native of Norcia, formerly an episcopalsee in Umbria, and was descended from a family of note, and born aboutthe year 480.