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aration, Tarasius was accordingly chosen patriarchby the unanimous consent of the court, clergy, and people. Silence atthat holy time, or place, has always been esteemed a thing so sacred,that when the temple of Solomon wa Theodosius the Elder was then emperor, and was attacked by the tyrantMaximus, become formidable by the success of his arms, having slain theemperor Gratian in 383, and dethroned Valentinian in 387. Godfrey of Vendome was afterwards perfectly satisfied of the sanctity of this great servant of God and became his warmest friend and patron; as is evident from several of his letters.

These littleenemies wilfully caressed, weaken our good desires, defile even ourspiritual actions wit His reign was veryshort, for Artemius, his secretary, {411} who took the name ofAnastasius II. Upon the complaint of the other Jews, St. The idol was of so enormous a size, that itsarms being extended, they reached to the opposite walls of the temple:it