Celidonius (supposed to have been the man born blind, who was
restored to sight by Jesus Christ), and Joseph of Arimathea, and
placing them on board a vessel without helm, oars, or sails,
launched it forth into the sea. By a miracle the vessel reached
Marseilles, where Lazarus was appointed the first bishop of that
town. Maximin became bishop of Aix, Joseph of Arimathea went to
England, Martha entered a convent, and Mary, after preaching in
various parts of Provence for some time, retired into the desert of
St Beaume, to weep and lament over her sins.--_Flower of Saints, July
22._

155 The legends say that the soldier, whom they name Longinus, was
struck with blindness immediately after piercing Jesus Christ's
side. He perceived the enormity of his crime, recognised the
divinity of our Lord, and having rubbed his eyes with the blood
which was on his lance, he recovered his sight, and finally became a
monk in Cappadocia. It is true that neither the Gospels nor the
early ecclesiastical writers mention anything respecting St
Longinus, but Ribadeneira and other narrators of legends speak much
of him. The reader may possibly object to the tale of his becoming a
monk, since in those days there were none; but that difficulty
merely requires the addition of another miracle.

156 Calvin is wrong here. Milan only assumes to have possession of the
graves of the wise men, not their bodies, which were removed to
Cologne at the capture of Milan in 1162, by Frederick Barbarossa.

_ 157 Vid. supra_, p. 120.

158 St Anthony is venerated, or rather worshipped, by the Eastern as
well as the Western Church, and he seems to have bestowed his
favours upon each with the utmost impartiality, for a body of his is
shown at Novgorod, in Russia, where a church, with a convent
attached to it, is dedicated to him. The legend concerning St
Anthony's arrival at Novgorod is curious. It is said that this
saint, whilst at Rome, was commanded by an angel, in a dream, to go
and convert the inhabitants of Novgorod. In obedience to this
angelic injunction, St Anthony embarked on a millstone, and floated
on this extraordinary craft down the Tiber, passed over the
Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Baltic seas, and arrived safely at the
river Wolchow, upon whi