the time spent at Bangor was of considerable length, as does also the
remark at the end of Sec. 15. St. Bernard, however, seems to have been
mistaken in supposing that Malachy resigned the abbacy on his
consecration. See p. 36, note 5; p. 40, note 1; p. 80, note 1; p. 104,
note 3; p. 112, note 5; p. 113, note 1.

[309] Cp. p. 11, note 1.

[310] Luke i. 75.

[311] John xviii. 10.

[312] For Christian and Mellifont Abbey, see Sec. 39. This Malchus is
mentioned again in Sec. 52.

[313] This is not a mere conventional phrase. In a passionate outburst
of grief St. Bernard says of his brother Gerard, who had recently
died, "He was my brother by blood, yet more my brother in religion"
(_Cant._ xxvi. 4).

[314] _Conversus._ Cp. p. 14, note 1. The meaning is that after his
recovery Malchus entered the community of Bangor.

[315] Acts ix. 35.

[316] 2 Kings xviii. 6.

[317] John v. 14.

[318] The abbey founded by Malachy at Soulseat. See Sec. 68.

[319] _Demorabatur_, literally, _lingered_, or _tarried_. The fact
seems to be that Bangor was Malachy's headquarters for the rest of his
life, except the ten years which intervened between his expulsion from
it (Sec. 18), and his resignation of the see of Armagh (Sec. 31). See
p. 33, note 1. St. Bernard was apparently puzzled by the fact that
Malachy continued to live at Bangor after his consecration, instead of
going to the see-city; and he makes a not very satisfactory apology
for it.

[320] The city is evidently Connor; but it is not near Bangor. The
two places are twenty-five miles apart, and Belfast Lough lies between
them. In Malachy's day they were in different tribal territories.

CHAPTER III

_St. Malachy becomes Bishop of Connor; he builds the Monastery of
Iveragh._

16. (10). At that time an episcopal see was vacant,[321] and had long
been vacant, because Malachy would not assent: for they had elected him
to it.[322] But they persisted, and at length he yielded when their
entreaties were enforced by the command of his teacher,[323] together
with that of the metropolitan.[324] It was when he was just entering the
thirtieth year of his age,[325] that he was consecrated bishop and
brought to Connor; for that was the name of the city through ignorance
of Irish ecclesiastical affairs St. Bernard misunderstood the
information supplied to him, and thus separated Malachy's tenure of the
abbacy of Bangor from his episcopate, though the two were in reality