CHAPTER CIII.

_The Footprints of Certain Virgins are impressed on a Stone._

And on a certain day the saint veiled and consecrated and espoused unto

the heavenly Spouse four virgins standing on one stone. Then did an

event marvellous and unwonted appear. Even unto this day are seen

impressed on the hard stone the footprints of the virgins which were

consecrated unto God, that to all it might be seen how deeply could the

prayer or the preaching of the saint penetrate even stony hearts. And

hereby may we understand that they who, for the love of Christ, contemn

the world, should continue in the hard way, that they might attain Him

unto whom they have approved themselves. And the place wherein these

virgins were consecrated is called Tedna; and for the servants of the

Lord is there builded a church, which at this day pertaineth unto the

metropolitan seat of Ardmachia.

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