Mirror of History (1494) - Page 28


On his boldness in rebuking idolatry	ch. 102.
On the twelve persecutions of the Church, of which the first began under Nero	ch. 102.
On the conflict of Peter with Simon Magus and his death	ch. 102.
How Peter, avoiding the snares of Albinus, returned after being warned by Christ	ch. 102.
How he was captured and fixed to the cross	ch. 103
On his funeral rites and the rebuking of Nero	ch. 103
On Paul, how he was apprehended after Patroclus was raised	ch. 103
On his steadfast confession before Caesar	ch. 103
How, proceeding to his punishment, he converted his guards	ch. 103
How he was beheaded and the veil of Plantilla was restored	ch. 103.
How after death he appeared to Plantilla: and then to Caesar: and then to the servants	ch. 103.
On the miracle of Paul regarding him who wished to hang himself	ch. 103.
On the primacy of the Roman Church by reason of Peter: and the succession of Clement	ch. 103.
How the same Clement adhered to Peter through the teaching of Barnabas	ch. 103.
How he afterwards adhered to Peter	ch. 104
How he related to Peter the things that happened concerning himself	ch. 104
How Peter found his mother begging	ch. 104
How he made the same known to Clement	ch. 104.
How the church was recognized by Nicetas and Aquila	ch. 104.
How Faustinianus challenged them to a dispute	ch. 104.
The assertion of Nicetas concerning providence	ch. 104.
The father's replies to the words of Nicetas and Aquila	ch. 105
The words of Clement and the response of the father	ch. 105
How they all recognized one another	ch. 105.
Lord Peter did not wish Faustinianus to be baptized immediately	ch. 105.
On the imitation of his face by the trickery of Simon Magus	ch. 105.
How the face of the magician in Antioch turned to the glory of Peter	ch. 105.
How Peter at Rome appointed Clement as his successor: and taught him concerning governance	ch. 106
On his daughter Petronilla and Saint Felicula	ch. 106
On Saint Martial of Limoges	ch. 106
On certain of his miracles and his death	ch. 106
On the Saints Faustinianus, Potentianus, and Altinus	ch. 106.
On Saint Clement of Metz	ch. 106.
On Saint Fronto of Périgueux	ch. 106.
How the Lord visited him in the desert	ch. 106.
On Saint Memmius of Châlons	ch. 107
On his miracles and good works	ch. 107
On Saint Thecla, the disciple of Paul	ch. 107
How she overcame the cruelty of the beasts by faith	ch. 107
On certain other disciples of Paul	ch. 107
The passion of the Saints Vitalis and Valeria his wife	ch. 107.
On their sons Gervasius and Protasius and on the Saints Nazarius and Celsus	ch. 107.
On the steadfastness of the holy martyrs Nazarius and Celsus before Nero	ch. 107.
On the passion of all four of the aforesaid saints	ch. 107.
The passion of the Saints Processus and Martinian	ch. 108
The passion of the Saints Timothy and Apollinaris	ch. 108
On certain others who suffered under Nero	ch. 108
On the deeds of Saint Mark the Evangelist	ch. 108
On his passion	ch. 108
On the cause and signs of the destruction of Jerusalem	ch. 108
On Jesus, the son of Ananias	ch. 108
On the final dispersion of the Apostles and the other disciples	ch. 108.
On the arrival of Saint Thomas in Andrapolis	ch. 108.
How a songstress made him manifest at a banquet	ch. 108.
On the King's daughter and her spouse, whom he converted to faith and chastity	ch. 108.
On the spiritual palace which he built for the King of India	ch. 108.
On his arrival in Upper India where he suffered for Christ	ch. 109
On the deeds of Saint Andrew in Myrmidonia	ch. 109
On those things which he did at Nicaea and Nicomedia	ch. 109
On his arrival in Thessalonica and his struggle in the stadium	ch. 109.
On the serpent which he killed and the forty dead whom he raised	ch. 109.
On those things which he did at Patras and Macedonia	ch. 109.
On his agony and that with Aegeates the proconsul	ch. 110
On his crucifixion and the shameful death of the proconsul	ch. 110
On the preaching of Saint Matthew and his struggle against the magicians	ch. 110
On the King's son whom he raised	ch. 110
On the rage of King Hirtacus against the Apostle on account of Iphigenia	ch. 110
On the struggle of Iphigenia with Hirtacus and the shameful death of Hirtacus	ch. 110
On the Apostles Simon and Jude and General Baradach	ch. 110.
On their struggle against the magicians	ch. 110.


On the serpents of the magicians: from whose bites they themselves fled in distress	ch. 110.
On the other deeds of the same in Babylonia	ch. 110.
On their passion	ch. 111
On Saint Bartholomew and Astaroth	ch. 111
On certain signs and the confession of a demon	ch. 111
On the breaking of the idol and the image of the demon	ch. 111
On the passion of the Apostle: and the shameful death of his enemies: and the miracle of the lamp	ch. 111.
On the translation of the holy body: and Theodosius its writer.	ch. 111.
On the life of Saint Philip the Apostle	ch. 111.
On Saint Barnabas	ch. 111.
On Saint Luke the Evangelist	ch. 112
On the other disciples of the Apostles	ch. 112
On the life of Saint Martha	ch. 112
On the life of Saint Mary Magdalene	ch. 112
On their dispersion with certain disciples	ch. 112
How Mary converted the Duke of Marseilles: and obtained a son from the Lord	ch. 112.
How the same visited all Jerusalem and the holy places	ch. 112.
How on his return he found his son miraculously nourished	ch. 112.
How he also recovered his deceased wife through Blessed Mary Magdalene	ch. 113
On the dragon which Martha bound and the people killed	ch. 113
On the austerity of her life	ch. 113
On the raising of a youth: and the turning of water into wine	ch. 113
On the life of Mary Magdalene in the desert	ch. 113
On her passing and her tomb	ch. 113.
On her soul, which Martha saw	ch. 113.
On her happy passing	ch. 113.
On her glorious funeral rites	ch. 113.
On the site of her tomb: and on her companions	ch. 114
On a priest not believing the miracles of Blessed Mary	ch. 114
On a despairing cleric consoled by her	ch. 114
On a baron delivered by her from shipwreck	ch. 114
On Saint Maximinus, Bishop of Aix, and his companions	ch. 114
On Saint Saturninus of Toulouse	ch. 114.
On Saint Julian of Le Mans	ch. 114.
On his death and the miracles after his death	ch. 114.
On another Julian: for whom the Lord's Prayer prevailed	ch. 114.
On Saint Hermagoras and his passion	ch. 114.
How he was martyred with Saint Fortunatus	ch. 115
On the things which preceded the death of Nero	ch. 115
On his unhappy death	ch. 115
On the Emperor Galba and his death	ch. 115
On Quintilian the orator and his little flowers	ch. 115.
On the Emperor Otho and his death	ch. 116
On the Emperor Vitellius and his character	ch. 116
On his cruelty and death	ch. 116

Table of the Tenth Book.

The tenth book contains the

history of 93 years through the times of ten emperors, namely from the reign of Vespasian—under whom the Jews with Jerusalem were overthrown in vengeance for the Lord's death—down to Severus Pertinax, who in those times stirred up persecution against the Christians. It contains 37 chapters.


On the reign of Vespasian and his good beginnings	ch. 116
On Josephus and his writings	ch. 116.
On the siege and calamity of Jerusalem	ch. 116.
On the greed of the Jews and extreme famine	ch. 116.
On the destruction of the Temple and the city	ch. 117
On the passion of Saint Apollinaris	ch. 117
On the cupidity of Vespasian and his death	ch. 117
On the empire of Titus and his death	ch. 117
On Domitian and his good beginnings	ch. 117.
On his cruelty	ch. 117.
On Saint Clement the Pope and his writings	ch. 117.
On the edict of Domitian against those of the lineage of David	ch. 117.
On the cauldron of John the Evangelist and his exile and the Apocalypse	ch. 118
On the passion of the Saints Nereus and Achilleus	ch. 118
On Saint Dionysius the Areopagite and his companions	ch. 118