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His joy was excessive at the news that he was condemned to beburnt alive, and he never ceased to thank God for so great a mercy, ofwhich he owned himself unworthy. He quitted estate, friends, and country,to serve God in an ascetic life, that is, in celibacy, penance, andprayer. Three days inthe week he usually took no other sustenance than bread and water, andpassed several Lents in the year after the same manner. The empress Irene, wife to the last, was always privately aCatholic, though an artful, ambitious woman.
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