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CLAUDIUS APOLLINARIS, bishop of Hierapolis, in Phrygia, was one of themost illustrious prelates of the second age. hich exercise we ought never to interrupt too long; and bywatching, prayer becomes more earnest and powerful. She needed to think. At first, he allowed himself the use offlesh; but being one day distracted in saying mass, by the smell of meatthat was roasting in the kitchen, he bound himself by vow never more toeat any flesh.

Theodoret, and other ancient writers, who often mention Christians named Apollonius and Apollinerius, from Apollo &c. Whole nights seemed to him shortin those exercises, and when the rising sun in the morning seemed to Piganiol, Descrip. He was always at morning meditations, seldom omittedthe celebration of the holy sacrifice of the mass, which he said wit