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Book I. The Writer: IR E LAN D. 4'9
tlye Ylzzzringiann] He is reported (i) to have written, but with‘ what Truth I
will not anfwer)
(Ill Tlauringos. Lib. 1.
Abbot of Belaigalain f[fu’rnamed the Devoai] writ Tb: Ziue
qf St. Patrick, and died in 778, or according to others in 770 .[j'ane the 4th.]
[ or Hermetiar called alfo (Ligngziagh Bifhop of c;,,gb,,, go-u=,.m,,
ed about this Time, and is faid (It) to have written
The Life of SI. Patrick.
Qojlag, oiglgzg, a Prieft of Draimroilgeacb, is to ‘be placed alfo about this
Period. Ullzer (1) calls him Crainztbir Collait, i. e. The Priell: Callait, and
makes him the Writer of tbe Life of St. Patrick-. M"
Congala was advanced to the Archbilhoprick of ffrmagb, in '73:: and died in
750. The Annals of the four Maiters under the Year 732 cite a Poem writ by
this Archbilhop “ wherein he exhorts Aid-Allan, King of Ireland, (whofe Con-
“ fellor he was) to revenge the Crime of Sacrilege committed by Aid-Rany,
“ King of Ulfier, who had invaded and pillaged fome Churches in the Diocefc
“ of A'rmagb.”] V g ‘
Z;'z;gz'z, [called by fome (m) Solivagur, from his Love of Solitude] was defcendh
from an antient and noble Family in Ireland. He at length forfook his Coun-
try, and paffed into France, where he fpent two Years in the Court of King
Pepin, by whom he was graciouily entertained on the Score of his Learning, and
the Sweetnefs of his Demeanour. He was then fent by‘ the King to Otila, Duke
of Bavaria, with aRecommendation to the Bilhoprick of‘ Saltjlznrg, [by whom
he was at iirft appointed Reftor or Guardian of St. PeIer’s Abby in Salljburgj
Having abode two Years in that Province he was confecrated Bilhop of Saltjaurg
on the 15th of 7am: 767 -, and the fame Year laid the Foundation of the new Ca-
thedral Church of that Place,which he Enifhed thirteen Years after, and confecraa
ted to the Honour of St. Rupert, whofe Bones he at that Time tranllated thither.
[While he governed this See, Boniface, Archbifhopof Mentz, being Generals
Vilitor ‘in Bavaria, rebaptized fome, whom he fufpetfted to have been diforder-
ly, and invalidly baptized; for an ignorant Prielt, initead of the Words, Ir‘:
Namine Patri: E5" Filii E9’ Spiritm Sanlii, always ufed thefe -Words, In Nomine
Patria E3 Filia C3’ Spiritua Sanz’z'a. Boniface alledged, that Baptifm under this
Form was invalid, and caufed fuch to be re-baptized. Virgil detelled the Prac-
tice, andjoining with Sidoniu: Archbifhop of Bavaria, withftood Boniface in his
fond Attempt. The Controverfy was carried fo high between them, that at
lait it was referred to the Pope, and upon this Occalion] Virgil and Sialanias wrote
an Epiftle '
Ad Zacbariam Ramannm Pantzjicenz. againllz Boniface Archbifhop of Ilafenlzl.
[The Pope decreed, “ that Barfate maintained an Error, and that Virgil
5‘ and Sidania: held nothing in that Point but found Do6‘trine,” as may be feen
in that Pope’s Epiftle (n) to Boniface. Long before this Time (viz.) about the"
Middle of the third Century there were (harp Difputes maintained between ‘St.
Cyprian, and Pope Stepben about the Rebaptization of converted Hereticks;
and early in the fourth Century Danatu: was condemned in a Council convened
at Rome, for holding, among other Things, “ That Baptifm conferred out of
“ the Church, 2'. e. out of their St:&, was null.” But Virgil, though fucceE-
(i) Demplt. Hill. Eccl. Scot. Lib. x. No. 36. (k) Uslh. Primord. p. 818. (l) Utfupra.’
(M) Stanihurltdefcript. Hib. cap. 7. (21) Conn‘). tom. 1. ‘
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