. The history of the islands of the Lerins, the monastery, saints and theologians of S. Honorat . asgiven to several islands of the Sporades in the Aegean9 troubadour Feraud in his curious poem relates thatHonoratus was delivered to the serpents. Two of them werecalled Rin and Leri respectively. Hence the island wasultimately called Lerins1 .10 1 IlXavcurla Kal A^pwv 2xov,jal KaroiKlas. 2 Lero et Lerina, adversus Antipolim, in qua Vergoani oppidi memoria. Pliny I,3. c. 11. 3 Ab Antipoli, Lero et Lerina insulae. 4 In qua (Lerone)...auleata domicilia, validasque munitiones construxerunt,
. The history of the islands of the Lerins, the monastery, saints and theologians of S. Honorat . asgiven to several islands of the Sporades in the Aegean9 troubadour Feraud in his curious poem relates thatHonoratus was delivered to the serpents. Two of them werecalled Rin and Leri respectively. Hence the island wasultimately called Lerins1 .10 1 IlXavcurla Kal A^pwv 2xov,jal KaroiKlas. 2 Lero et Lerina, adversus Antipolim, in qua Vergoani oppidi memoria. Pliny I,3. c. 11. 3 Ab Antipoli, Lero et Lerina insulae. 4 In qua (Lerone)...auleata domicilia, validasque munitiones construxerunt, utadhuc monstrant antiqua vestigia. Chron. Ler. Descriptio situs. 5 Vita S. Epiphanii. 6 Lerins au cinqiticme Steele. 7 Dizionario di enidizione. Venezia, 1846. 8 11, 9. 11. An astronomer whose writings date from 128. He published abook on geography in 8 vols. 9 Strabo IV, 10. c. 5, Leros (nunc Lero) prope Patmos. Pliny IV, 25. 5, Leros inCariae ora. 30 Luns serpentz a nom Rin, e lautre a nom Lery. Per zo fom appellada en lisllade Lerins, Car laynz si noyrian le lerys e le Rins. The Cell of The Man with the Iron Mask. THE ISLANDS OF THE LERINS 35 The Island of Sainte Marguerite. This, the larger island, is about 2^ miles long, and about halfa mile wide. Its reputation is less than that of the sister islandof Saint Honorat, and is of a different kind. Its history is notwithout interest. It is said by some that S. Honoratus brokethe statues of Lero1 and dedicated the purified Temple to thehonour of S. Margaret2, from love to his sister who may haveaccompanied him to the islands. The tradition rests upon apretty legend. When they were about to separate, she to forma retreat for nuns, he to found a monastery of worldwidereputation, he promised that though she could not be admittedto his island, he would come and see her once a year. Let usagree to meet, she said, when the cherry trees are in brother consented. She prayed that if it were the willof Him who c
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