The Early Dawn Or Sketches of Christian Life in England in the Olden Time
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We used also to hear wonderful tidings from pilgrims who had been beyond the seas, of the infidels wl o had taken Jerusalem, of the sepulchres 1 10 THE EARLY DAWN. of the apo:-tles and martyrs at Rome, of the heaving to and fro of the nations, of ancient churches swept away in the East, of heathen tribes of our race converted to the faith of Christ, of holy hermits lighting the candle of the Lord among the barbarous people in the wild forests, and sometimes of martyrdoms. Marvellous stories als...o we heard of miracles wrought by the bones of holy men, and even by the earth on their graves ; of storms calmed by prayer and by the holy oil poured -on the waves ; of visions of heaven and hell seen by dying men and women. " For not only from the region about us did people come to consult the Abbess Hilda ; kings and princes and noblemen came from far and near to learn of her and to see her holy life. Such zeal also did she inspire in the brethren and sisters under her guidance for the study of Holy Scriptures and for good works, that five bishops renowned for wisdom and sanctity issued from her mon- astery, namely, Bosa, Hedda, Oftfor, John, and Wilfrid.
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