[2] Euseb., "Hist. Eccl.," lib. iv., cap. xv.
[3] S. Paulinus was born A.D. 353, and elected Bishop of Nola
A.D. 409. Prudentius was born A.D. 348.
[4] Ep. xii., ad Severum, "His holy bones 'neath lasting altars rest."
[5] Ep. xii., ad Severum.
[6] Hymn xi.
[7] "Eccl. Hierarch.," cap. iii.
[8] S. Damasus was born A.D. 304, and died A.D. 384.
[9] He died A.D. 250; see Ep. i.
[10] Born A.D. 160, died A.D. 245.
[11] Ep. xxxvii.
[12] Lib. xx., contra Faustum, cap. xxi.
[13] The copies of these letters prefixed to the Martyrology
vary greatly, and their authenticity has been questioned; but the
circumstance is probably true.
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