2. Why should I use many words? God
favoured us, for even the clergy were afraid who were bidden to clear
away the earth from the spot before the chancel screen of SS. Felix and
Nabor. I found the fitting signs, and on bringing in some on whom
hands were to be laid, This laying
on of hands was not confirmation, but for the exorcising of those
possessed of evil spirits, the energameni. See Dict.
Chr. Ant. s.v. “Exorcism.” the power of
the holy martyrs became so manifest, that even whilst I was still
silent, one
[Urna.] But it would seem, though all ms. authority supports this reading, as though una,
“a woman,” must be the true one. For from the context
it would seem plain that one of those brought in was thrown prostrate,
and there is no connection in which an “urn” could be
brought into the narrative. See Fleury, XVIII. 47. was seized and
thrown prostrate at the holy burial-place. We found two men of
marvellous stature, such as those of ancient days. All the bones
were perfect, and there was much blood. During the whole of those
two days there was an enormous concourse of people. Briefly we
arranged the whole in order, and as evening was now coming on
transferred them to the basilica of Fausta, Now SS. Vitalis and
Agricola.
where watch was kept during the night, and some received the laying on
of hands. On the following day we translated the relics to the
basilica called Ambrosian. During the translation a blind man was
healed. This
statement is corroborated by St. Augustine, Conf. IX. 7; De
Civ. Dei. XXII. 8, 2; and Sermo de Diversis, CCLXXVI.
5. I
addressed the people then as follows: