The Open court . In the oldest report of the legends, the Menologium Basilianum,we read that seeing the slaughter of animals, she was so greatlymoved that she went to King Maximus. This is a trace left of areligious movement against bloody sacrifices. Though the Chris-tians had adopted the argument and used it against the pagan mode 742 THE OPEN COURT. of worship, tliev did not make it as i)roniinciit as it a|)pears the God of the Christians was also the God of the Jews, and assuch he liad demanded bl<i(i<l\ sacrifices as nnuh as anv of thi. MADONNA AND CHILD, WITH I;AK1
The Open court . In the oldest report of the legends, the Menologium Basilianum,we read that seeing the slaughter of animals, she was so greatlymoved that she went to King Maximus. This is a trace left of areligious movement against bloody sacrifices. Though the Chris-tians had adopted the argument and used it against the pagan mode 742 THE OPEN COURT. of worship, tliev did not make it as i)roniinciit as it a|)pears the God of the Christians was also the God of the Jews, and assuch he liad demanded bl<i(i<l\ sacrifices as nnuh as anv of thi. MADONNA AND CHILD, WITH I;AK1!ARA AND CATHARINE. By Bernardino Luini, 1470-1535. St. Catharine may be recog-nized by tlie wheel whicli slie wears as an ornament while theemblem of St. Barbara is the tower with three windows. pagan gods. In fact, if we can trust historical reports, the templeof Jerusalem must have reeked with the blood of slaughtered bul- ST. CATHARINE OF ALEXANDRIA. 743 locks and other cattle which the pious Jews in their zealous devotionoffered in uncounted numbers. There were Oriental philosophers in Alexandria who had beenunder Jaina and Buddhist influences and denied the rig-hteousnessof the ceremonial shedding of blood. Rut we need not even go sofar as distant India to explain the feeling that revolted againstbloody sacrifice. The Neoplatonists had given frequent utteranceto the same sentiment, and the great religious leader, Apollonius ofTyana* left no opportunity unimproved to preach against the impietyof bloody sacrifice.
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