HE was a member of the Jewish Sanhedrim, but a faithful disciple of
Jesus. It was no small proof of his great piety, that, though he had
riches and honors to lose, he feared not the malice of men, but at a
time when the apostles trembled, boldly declared himself a follower of
Jesus who was crucified; and with the greatest devotion embalmed and
buried his sacred body. This saint was the patron of Glastenbury, where
a church and hermitage, very famous in the times of the ancient
Britons,[1] were built by the first apostles of this island: among whom
some moderns have placed St. Joseph himself, and Aristobulus.
Footnotes:
1. See Matthew of Westminster, and John of Glastenbury in their
histories of that famous abbey published by Hearne; also Tanner's
Notitia Monastica.