. General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . vercome. Not long after his con-secration, he was deputed to the council ofTrent in 1561, where he strongly insisted oncommencing all reforms with that of the it was made a question whether this shouldinclude the cardinals, and some thought theseillustrious personages did not need a reform,Bartholomew asserted that the moFt illustri-ous cardinals wanted a most illustrious re-form. He also by his remonstran
. General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . vercome. Not long after his con-secration, he was deputed to the council ofTrent in 1561, where he strongly insisted oncommencing all reforms with that of the it was made a question whether this shouldinclude the cardinals, and some thought theseillustrious personages did not need a reform,Bartholomew asserted that the moFt illustri-ous cardinals wanted a most illustrious re-form. He also by his remonstrances to thepope procured the abolition cf a custom whichappeared to him scandalous, thiit the blsliopsat the assembly should stand uncovered, canlinals were seated and covered. Onhis return to his diocese he devoted his wholetime and revenue to the doing of good. Iam (he was used to say) firit to1400 hospitals, which are the parishes of mydiocese. In 1567 Portugal was visited severe famine, which lasted seven years. calamity, the sole consolation of Bragawas tlie bounty of its archbishop, who dailyassembled the poor at the hour of dinner,. BAR ( ^9 ) BAR ind after a sliort exhortation, distributed amongthem food, money, and necessaries. In dieevening he extended his donations to perso:isof condition, reduced by the hardship of thetimes. Pestilence was a sequel of the fami; archbishop was on a visitation when heheard of its reaching Draga. He hastenedthither, and by his prudence and activity pre-served the poor from m;.iiy of tlie evils attend-ing such a calamity. Most of tlie canons oftlie cathedral took to flight; but the exampleof the archbishop prevented any one of tlieparish priests from forsaking his charge. Oc-cupyiiig a station which gave so niucli scope tohis benevolence, it may be lamented that thispood man was constantly defirous of retiringfrom it. After many applications, he at lengthobtained permission to resign his archbis
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