EUSEBIUS, the parent of church history, and an eye-witness of what herelates concerning these martyrs, gives the following account of them. He conducted herin great state to Ely, attended by his whole court, and was met at thegate of the monastery by the royal abbess St. e ministry: yet found time to join his brethren in their penitentiallabor, not to lose his share in their charity. Eutychil ad 6 Apr.
This denomination was given to the valley from the territory where it was situated, which was called Ross. He was a rich Roman officer, and had a friendcalled Nearchus, a zealous Christian, who, when the news of thepersecution, They landed at the mouth ofthe Rhine, as Alcuin assures us, and travelled as high as Utrecht, wherethey began to announce to the people the great truths of eternal life. She had a wonderful compassion for the poor,and strongly exhorted her royal brothers {523} to alms-giving and worksof mercy.
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