- Arabic ms. No. 49 Hist. dated I380 AM (1664 AD) pp.
lr·78r. kept at the Papal Library Cairo. It may be noted
that one of the wonders connected with the saints is their
power over wild beasts, a power similar to that which
Adam had before his fall. Having attained saintliness,
God bestows on them this power in recompense for their
struggle toward spiritual perfection. Cf. R. P, Cheneau
d`Orleans, vol. II, p. 518. - Waddell, op. cit., pp. 42-53.
- Modern town of Fayoum, in the oasis by the same name,
that lies about an hundred kilometres south east of Cairo. - S. Soleiman, op. cit., p. 406; Guettee, op. cit., vol. II, PP·
222. - This letter is so designated because of the association of
Easter with the Passover. Abba Dionysius started the
tradition of sending such a letter to all the heads of the
various Christian Churches. Later the Council of Nicea
made a rule that the head of the Church of Alexandria
should do this on a regular basis. - From the Epistles of Abba Dionysius, copied out by
Eusebius. - J. Neale: op. cit., vol. I p. 81.
- Ency. Francaise, under "Denys,".
- Mgr. Mazloum. "Al-Kanz-ul-thameen fi akhbar il
Kiddiseen" vol. 2, p. 55.
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