Heroes of the Cross: Or, Studies in the Biography of Saints, Martyrs and Chritian PioneersJ. Masters, 1880 - 479 páginas |
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... courage , their humility and their long - suffering . We give freely of our admiration to brilliant soldiers and able statesmen ; but is it less due to the religious reformer or the earnest confessor , who , in the service of CHRIST and ...
... courage , their humility and their long - suffering . We give freely of our admiration to brilliant soldiers and able statesmen ; but is it less due to the religious reformer or the earnest confessor , who , in the service of CHRIST and ...
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... courage was not without effect . So soon as the ecclesiastical rulers of the Isle of Saints were apprised of this great battle , and of Columba's share in it , they met in synod at Teilte ( now Teltown ) , condemned . him for the crime ...
... courage was not without effect . So soon as the ecclesiastical rulers of the Isle of Saints were apprised of this great battle , and of Columba's share in it , they met in synod at Teilte ( now Teltown ) , condemned . him for the crime ...
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... courage of the fierce Northern race had baffled the genius of Agricola . Into the romantic but desert territories inhabited by the Picts , Columba appears to have penetrated through the great valley of lakes which strikes across the ...
... courage of the fierce Northern race had baffled the genius of Agricola . Into the romantic but desert territories inhabited by the Picts , Columba appears to have penetrated through the great valley of lakes which strikes across the ...
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... courage . It seems allowable , also , to conjecture that their nautical skill , such skill as springs from observation and experience , must have been considerable . Of the tumultuous ocean - currents and violent gales they had no fear ...
... courage . It seems allowable , also , to conjecture that their nautical skill , such skill as springs from observation and experience , must have been considerable . Of the tumultuous ocean - currents and violent gales they had no fear ...
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... when his ship was on the point of foundering , cheerily said : - " Courage , my men ; we are as near heaven by sea as by land . " 2 Adamnan , bk . ii . c . II . they were simple enough ; but then , in those 38 HEROES OF THE CROSS .
... when his ship was on the point of foundering , cheerily said : - " Courage , my men ; we are as near heaven by sea as by land . " 2 Adamnan , bk . ii . c . II . they were simple enough ; but then , in those 38 HEROES OF THE CROSS .
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Abbot Adamnan Anne Askew Apostle assistance beautiful Bernard Bishop Bishop of Belley blessed brethren brother called Catharine character charity Christian Church Church of England Citeaux Clairvaux cloth Columba confession courage Cross Crown 8vo death desire devotion Divine doctrine duties eloquence exclaimed eyes faith father favour Fcap Florence Frà Francis Francis de Sales friars friends gave Girolamo Savonarola GOD's Gospel grace hand heart Heaven holy honour Iona island JESUS CHRIST John Coleridge Patteson King labour learned live LORD Martyn meditation mind mission missionary monks ness never night noble Patteson peace Picts poor Pope pray prayer preach preacher priest Raymond of Capua received religious replied Rome Sacrament saint Savonarola seemed sent sermons sick Siena Signory soul spirit suffer teaching thee things thou thought tion truth Vincent Vincent de Paul voice words Xavier young zeal
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