The lives of the saints . o return to him, the husband of her she, who was more resolute than he, cut off all herlong beautiful hair, dressed herself in rags, instead of herusual dress as a noble lady, disfigured her face, and sopresented herself before him. Finding her so resolved tolive alone to God, with a sigh he abandoned his intention ofreclaiming her as his wife, and gave himself up thenceforthwholly to the care of his diocese, so as to stifle his regrets. Some of his relics are .shown in the church of Fertd-sous-Jouarre. * -^^ » -* 700 Lives of the Saints. [Oct 28. S. DOR


The lives of the saints . o return to him, the husband of her she, who was more resolute than he, cut off all herlong beautiful hair, dressed herself in rags, instead of herusual dress as a noble lady, disfigured her face, and sopresented herself before him. Finding her so resolved tolive alone to God, with a sigh he abandoned his intention ofreclaiming her as his wife, and gave himself up thenceforthwholly to the care of his diocese, so as to stifle his regrets. Some of his relics are .shown in the church of Fertd-sous-Jouarre. * -^^ » -* 700 Lives of the Saints. [Oct 28. S. DORBHENE, AB.( 713.) [Irish and Scottish Martyrologies. ] DoRBHENE Fada, soii of Altainc, was Abbot of lona. Hewas descended from Loam, brother of Feddin, the father ofS. Columba. The Schafifhausen MS. of Adamnans life of S. Columbais in his handwriting. It ends with the words, Whosoevershall read these books of the virtue of S. Columba, let himpray the Lord for me Dorbheneus, that I may possess lifeeternal after S. Jade, Ap. See p. 674. *- -* -* Oct. 29.] 6^. Narcissus, 701 October 29. S. Narcissus, B. of Jerusalem i circ. 222. S. Genitus, C. in Aquitaine ; circ. 250. S. Terentius, B. of Metz; circ. 440. S. EusEBiA, at Bergamo in Italy. S. James, B. ofSanig in Mesopotanda ; 520. S. Theodore, Ab. at Viennein Gaul; circ. 575. S. Ermelind, V. in Brabant; end of 6th cetit. S. Bond, Pen., at Sens; circ. 620. S. CoLMAN mac Duach, B. of Cottnaugkt; before 650. S. Sigebert, M., K. of the East Saxo?is; , 637. S. Kennera, V. in Galway. S. Anna, W, at CoTtstantinople s gtk cent. S. Merwinna, Abss. of Rumsey; 993. S. Elfleda, Abss. of Rumsey; circ. 1030. S. NARCISSUS, B. OF JERUSALEM. (about 222.) [Roman Martyrology. Usuardus, Ado. Authority :—Eusebius,Hist. Eccl. lib. v. cc. 12, 22-24 : lib- vi. cc. 8-11.]


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