Fabiola; Or, The Church of the Catacombs

by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman

[196] In or near the forum stood several arches dedicated to Janus, and called simply by his name, near which usurers or money-lenders kept their posts.

[197] 1600l.

[198] “Mecum enim habeo custodem corporis mei, Angelum Domini.” The Breviary.

[199] “Incessu patuit Dea.”

[200] “Duplex corona est præstita martyri.” Prudentius.

[201] “Ingressa Agnes turpitudinis locum, Angelum Domini præparatum invenit.” The Breviary.

[202] The Church of St. Agnes in the Piazza Navona, one of the most beautiful in Rome.

“Cui posse soli Cunctipotens dedit
Castum vel ipsum reddere fornicem
* * * * *
Nil non pudicum est, quod pia visere
Dignaris, almo vel pede tangere.”
Prudentius.

[203] “Non intorto crine caput comptum.” Her head not dressed with braided hair. St. Ambrose, lib. i. de Virgin. c. 2. See Prudentius’s description of St. Eulalia, περι στεφ hymn. iii. 31.

[204] “Solvitur acris hyems, grata vice veris et Favoni.” Horace.