...then made, since, as St Jerom reports (10), Praetextatus, an eminent Pagan senator, who was afterward prefect of Rome, said to Pope Damasus : <; Make me...charity. The reflection, however, of this Heathen shews how necessary Christian modesty is to recommend the spirit of the gospel. Damasus certainly deserved...

...CAESARIS CCCCV.' Prsetextatus, a man of quality, and a Pagan, who died consul elect, used to say to Damasus ; Make me bishop of Rome, and I will be a Christian as soon as you please. * Homo sacrilegus,' says Jerom, ' et idolorum cultor solebat ludens beato papae...

...CAESARIS CCCCV^ Praetextatus, a man of quality, and a Pagan, who died consul elect, used to say to Damasus, Make me bishop of Rome, and I will be a Christian as soon as you please. Homo sacri/egvs, says Jerom, $ idolorum cultor solcbat lutlens Beato Papa; Damaso...

...of Praetextatus, afterwards Prefect of Rome, who said to Pope Damasus, as we read in St. Jerom ', " Make me Bishop of Rome, and I will be a Christian tomorrow." Still, with respect to the accidental acquirements of the Roman See, it should be observed • Vogt....

...Prefect Pretextatus, alluding to the luxury of the Pontiffs, and to the magnificence of their apparel, said to Pope Damasus. "Make me Bishop of Rome, and I will turn Christian." "Far, then," says a Roman Catholic historian of our own day, "from strengthening the...

...Valentinian, following the policy of the emperors, had nominated prefect of Rome, often said to the Pope Damasus, ' Make me Bishop of Rome, and I will be a Christian directly.' 2 The same love of show and the same abuses descended from the bishops to the simple priests....

...Prefect Pretextatus, alluding to the luxury of the Pontiffs, and to the magnificence of their apparel, said to Pope Damasus, "Make me Bishop of Rome, and I will turn Christian." "Far, then," says a Roman Catholic historian of our own day, " from strengthening...

...61, c. 3) tells us that a Roman senator, envious of the pomp sometimes observed in church ceremonies, said to pope Damasus, ' Make me bishop of Rome, and I will be a Christian tomorrow." (Alban Butler.) 793. See Pard. Tale, C. 590; Ayenb. p. 45, 1. 13. 797. Cf. ' ualse notaryes '; Ayenb....

...61, c. 3) tells us that a Roman senator, envious of the pomp sometimes observed in church ceremonies, said to pope Damasus, ' Make me bishop of Rome, and I will be a Christian tomorrow.' (Alban Butler.) 793. See Pard. Tale, C. 590; Ayenb. p. 45, 1. 13. 797. Cf. ' ualse notaryes '; Ayenb....

...Praetextatus, afterwards Prefect of Rome, who said to Pope Damasus, as is to be read in St. Jerome, " Make me Bishop of Rome, and I will be a Christian to-morrow." *SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES. Siena. By Algernon Charles Swinburne. London. John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly....