Chapter

 1 1 |       life and conversation of a man so renowned that even Homer
 2 1 |        It is true that that holy man Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis
 3 7 |       show was before him, and a man newly slain would seem to
 4 17|         asses in endurance. This man was afflicted with a grievous
 5 17|         greatly alarmed (for the man was of gigantic size) and
 6 17|         said he, “and come.” The man began to tremble; he twisted
 7 17|          had possessed the young man being tortured by the saint’
 8 18|       tell that Orion, a leading man and wealthy citizen of Aira,
 9 18|         passage of Scripture the man broke from the hands of
10 18|     shoulder till he touched the man’s head, seized his hair
11 18|     Jesus, release this wretched man, release this captive. Thine
12 18|        is unparalleled: from one man’s lips were heard different
13 18|     forsaken my own seek another man’s? To many the name of the
14 18|        nothing for himself.” The man was sad and lay upon the
15 20|     absurd for the venerable old man to waste prayers on trifles
16 20|    compulsion, that no Christian man could employ magic, but
17 21|          go out unless the young man who keeps me there lets
18 21|       there lets me go.” The old man answered, “Your strength
19 21|        made for either the young man or the charms till the maiden
20 22|     present dutifulness. The old man at the time was taking a
21 22|      officers remain: for by the man’s eyes and countenance he
22 22|        by the servant of God the man sprang up on tiptoe, so
23 22|         Christ to come out.” The man, as soon as he was healed,
24 23|      hideous roar. Well, the old man ordered him to be let go.
25 23|     ferocity before. But the old man declared to them how the
26 23|       demons had gone out of the man unless an equally vast number
27 26|     eaten a grape, while the old man smiled and pretended not
28 27|       tell that of this generous man), because it was the Lord’
29 27|       turned to vinegar. The old man had predicted this to many
30 28|         be reconciled to the old man often came to the brethren,
31 28|       evening, whereupon the old man cried out that he could
32 28|          directions. For the old man was enabled by grace to
33 29|   sixty-third year found the old man at the head of a grand monastery
34 29|       and veneration for the old man. After he had spent two
35 30|   presence of so distinguished a man. At the end of another three
36 31|          the abode of this great man. There is a high and rocky
37 31|          the place. Here the old man might be seen pacing to
38 31|         the length of a sleeping man. Moreover on the lofty mountaintop,
39 31|         or a vegetable.” The old man further asked to be shown
40 31|        Pergamius, a very wealthy man of the district, from removing
41 33|         and who welcomed the old man with the greatest pleasure.
42 34| opportunity of referring to this man, I would only record, for
43 35|                      35. The old man accompanied by Gazanus went
44 36|         himself and Gazanus. The man was unwilling to take it,
45 37|          by the demon to the old man’s hut, there prostrated
46 38|       the world over for the old man, traversing the coast, penetrating
47 38|         that he had heard of the man by report. He therefore
48 38| inquiring for tidings of the old man, discovered by the tale
49 38|         my story short, the holy man Hesychius fell down at his
50 40|        made their way to the old man, and as if preparing for
51 40|          hard as rock at the old man’s feet?~
52 41|        Salonæ. 4037 When the old man knew this was the case he
53 41|     again and again told the old man that pirates were at hand.
54 43|        he conducted him. The old man entered and gazed around.
55 43|     leaving his garden, he saw a man completely paralysed lying
56 43|        his hand to the prostrate man he said, “I bid you in the
57 43|        were strengthened and the man arose and stood firm. Once
58 46|                46. When the holy man Hesychius heard of his decease,