The Shame of a Saint

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Legendsays that in the days before Bishop Honorius coaxed St. JohnChrysostom fromhis solitude to bend his powerful oratory abilities to the service of thechurch, another came to visit the future saint in the cavern of his hermitage…abeautiful young woman fleeing the dangers of the wild. Picture Atfirst this pious man turned her away, thinking her a deliberate temptation sent
by the devil, a demon come to distract him from his pure purpose. However, the
maiden managed to convince...
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Published on August 31, 2012 23:05
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