hat of returning thanks to Godunder the severest trials of adversity, a virtue little inferior tomartyrdom. , he passed into Cornwall, where he led aneremitical life, near the Severn sea, fifteen miles from Padstow. Bollandus, Papebroke, and Pagi, pretend that St. I will rather suffermy blood to be spilt than offer this sacred blood to one who isunworthy, &c.
The difficultiesof these two functions, requiring a union of the virtues of the activeand contemplative life, our saint marvellously and happily surmounted. He married Gladusa, daughter of Braghan, prince of thatcountry, which is called from him Brecknockshire, and was father of St. ) Stephen, bishop of Tournay,speaks of them in as high strains. 746, 747,) and calls St.
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