A Concise History of the Christian Church From Its First Establishment to the
A Concise History of the Christian Church From Its First Establishment to the
G George Gregory
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It will be necessary, therefore, to dismiss this sub- ject with a general statement onlv, and point out the sources from which the curious reader may derive a more particular knowledge of the absurd- ities of this superstitious age.. The bodies of the saints, transported 192 HISTORY OF THE CHURCH. • [CkNT. IX from foreign countries, or discovered at home by the iruhistry and dih- gence of pious or designing priests, not onlv obliged the rulers of the Church to augment the number of f(!stivals o...r holydays already esta- blished, but also to diversif}' the cereinonies in such a nKiinifr, that each saint might have his peculiar worship. As the authority also and credit of tlie clergy depended much upon the high opinion which was entertained of the virtue and merit of the saints they had canonized and presented to the multitude as objects of religious veneration, it was necessary to amuse and surprise them l)y a variety of pompous and striking ceremonies, by images, processions, and similar inventions.
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