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SICILY AND MALTA. jSj
could have given a very good account of
them.
It is really astonifliing to think, what
animals superstition makes of mankind.—
I dare say, the hones of St. Rosolia are just
as little entitled to the honours they receive,
as those of poor St. Viar, which were found
somewhere in Spain under a broken tomb-
stone, where these were tlie only legible
letters. The story I think, is told by Dr.
Middleton. The priests found that the bones
had an excellent knack at working miracles,
and were of opinion that this, together with
the 5. Viar on the stone, was proof sufficient
of his sandtity. He continued long in high
cstimation, and they drew no inconsider-.
able revenue from his abilities; till unsor-
tunately they petitioned the pope to grant
him some immunities. The pope (Leo the
Tenth, I think,) not entirely satisfied with
regard to his saintship, desired to be in-
formed of his pretensions.—A list of his
N 4 miracles.
could have given a very good account of
them.
It is really astonifliing to think, what
animals superstition makes of mankind.—
I dare say, the hones of St. Rosolia are just
as little entitled to the honours they receive,
as those of poor St. Viar, which were found
somewhere in Spain under a broken tomb-
stone, where these were tlie only legible
letters. The story I think, is told by Dr.
Middleton. The priests found that the bones
had an excellent knack at working miracles,
and were of opinion that this, together with
the 5. Viar on the stone, was proof sufficient
of his sandtity. He continued long in high
cstimation, and they drew no inconsider-.
able revenue from his abilities; till unsor-
tunately they petitioned the pope to grant
him some immunities. The pope (Leo the
Tenth, I think,) not entirely satisfied with
regard to his saintship, desired to be in-
formed of his pretensions.—A list of his
N 4 miracles.