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him and bring him up if you like; for I will not have him." Marina took the child and the insult meekly, and tended the boy as if be bad been her own; and when the monks gave her the remnants of their food for charity, she fed the child first, and if anything remained when be bad bad enough, she contented herself with that.
When her exclusion from the monastery bad lasted five years, the monks seeing her meekness and patience, and how she departed not from their gate nor sought to associate with others, besought the Abbot to restore her to her place amongst them. The Abbot replied, "Marinus has brought a grievous reproach upon ns and has committed a great sin, we cannot bring him back as one of ourselves again; but let him come in and do the hardest and meanest of the work, and by-and-bye, perhaps we will admit him to penance." So Marina was brought back into the monastery, not to her former place amongst the brethren, but to do all the work that was most laborious and disagreeable. This she accepted humbly and thankfully. A few days afterwards she was found dead one morning. The monks went and told the abbot, who said, "Behold, what a sinner Marinus was; God would not allow him to be reconciled by penance, but cut him off before he had begun !" Her accuser was tormented by a devil, and could only be cured by penance at the tomb of the injured saint. AA,SS., July 17. Golden Legend.
B. Marina (16) of Spoleto, June 18, 13th century. Vallarina Petrociani joined the order of Canons regular of St. Augustine, took the name of Marina, and founded the convent of St. Matthew at Spoleto. At ber death a heavenly light illumined her body, and many miracles increased the reputation for holiness which she bad acquired in her life. AA.SS.
B. Marina (17), Mary (04).
St. Marina (18), Mariana (1).
St. Marineta, Margaret (1).
St. Marinha, July 18, a Portuguese V. M. in one of the three first centuries. Many churches are dedicated in her name in Portugal and Oalicia. She is said to have been worshipped in the Order of Mercy from time immemorial She is sometimes confounded with Margaret and sometimes supposed to be one of nine sisters born at a birth (See Quiteria). A.R.M. Azevedo.
St. Marionilla, M. 309. A matron of Antioch who was put to death with cruel tortures in the persecution of the Christians, at the same time with St. Julian, St. Celsus, St. Antony and many others. At their death an earthquake ruined great part of the city, over-throwing most of the idols and heathen temples; and many persons were killed by lightning and hail. Martian, who bad condemned these Christians, escaped half dead from the storm, but died a few days after from a horrible disease. Martyrum Acta,
St. Mariota. In the 16tb century there was a chapel in her honour in the county of Haddington in Scotland. Forbes.
St. Marjoleine, Margaret.
St. Marjory, Margaret.
St. Marmenia, May 25, + 230. Wife of Carpasius and mother of Lucina (4). In the reign of the Emperor Alexander, the Church in general had peace, but occasional cruelties and injustice were committed against the Christians through bigotry, malice or covetousness. Almacbius, prefect of Home (whose name is not historical), raised a persecution against them and commissioned Carpasius to compel them to worship the gods. St. Urban I., who had succeeded St. Caliztus as Pope in 223, was one of the first victims. Carpasius held a great function and called upon all to join in the sacrifice. The Pope and many others who refused were beheaded, Carpasius proceeding with the sacrifice was seized by the devil. He gnashed bis teeth and talked incoherently, crying out between the paroxysms that this bad come upon him because he had killed the Christians; Almacbius thought Carpasius had become a Christian, and ordered him to be taken away. His convulsions and sufferings increased and be presently died. Marmenia, next night, wont with her daughter Lucina to two holy Christian