Saints Of Italy: Legends Retold By Ella Noyes

CONTENTS THE FIVE COMPANIONS 1 THE GOOD BISHOP 18 THE FAMINE 34 THE THREE PRINCES 38 THE HERMITS OF THE DESERT 44 SAN RUFINO 70 THE SOLDIER OF GOD 84 THE SAINT AND THE TYRANT 98 THE JOURNEY OF SAN MARTINO 101 THE MARVELLOUS SWORD 107 SAN BENEDETTO 124 THE SAINT OF THE WHITE ROBE 150 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS SS. Cosmo and Damiano thrown into the Sea and rescued by the Angel. - Fra Angelico, Belle Arte, Florence Coloured Frontispiece The Five Companions in the Flames - Fra Angelico, Belle Arte, Florence 9 The Miracle of the Sick Man's Leg Fra Angelico, Belle Arte, Florence 13 San Niccolo dowers the Poor Maidens Fra Angelico, Vatican, Rome 21 San Niccolo restores to Life the Three Children Pesellino, Casa Buonarroti, Florence 34 San Niccolo delivers the Innocent Young Men Fra Angelico, Pinacotecay, Perugia 41 The Hermit teaches the Bear - Pietro Lorenzetti 53 San Antonio crosses the River - from the picture of the Hermits in the Thebaid), Uffizi, Florence 61 The Lions dig San Paolo's Grave - from the picture of the Hermits in the Thebaid), Uffizi, Florence 68 The Funeral Procession of San Rufino - Niccolo da Foligno 70 The Body of the Saint appears in the River - Duomo, Assisi 79 The Emperor girds San Martino with the Sword - Simone Martini, 87 The Dream of San Martino - Francesco Assisi 90 San Galgano kneels before the Sword 107 The Archangel goes before San Galgano 119 San Benedetto in the Cave, and the Inattentive Monk - Lorenzo Monaco, Uffisi, Florence 133 The Devil sits on the Stone - Spindello Areiino, Sacristy, San Miniato, Florence 139 San Romualdo welcomes his Father 159 Digitized by Google. The five companions.--The good bishop.--The famine.--The three princes.--The hermits of the desert.--San Rufino.--The soldier of God.--The saint and the tyrant.--The journey of San Martino.--The marvellous sword.--San Benedetto.--The saint of the white robe