Austin:he founded in that city the cathedral called Christ Church, and builtwithout the walls the abbey and church of SS. Near him stood a vessel full of water, whose brim was higherthan the statue of an infant: he at tempted to drink, but though he hadwater he could not reach it. Thenext morning these two most obstinate Jews came to him of their ownaccord, not to dispute, but to embrace the faith, and were followed bymany others. ThomasPhilips, canon of Tongres.
Ten years after he had left the world, by the demise of his parents, heinherited their great estates, but commissioned a virtuous friend todistribute the revenues in alms-deeds. He foretoldhis death, and ordered him to be rewarded who should bring him the firstaccount from his physician, that his recovery was despaired of. Whatheart can be so savage and unnatural, as to refuse to obey him who,having authority to lay injunctions, and thunder out anathemas, weepsinstead of commanding. See the Bollandists in vita S.
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