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the_o soldier_n victorinus_n succeed_v he_o who_o be_v indeed_o a_o excellent_a soldier_n but_o be_v excess_n victorinus_n ssive_o incontinent_a and_o adulterous_a be_v slay_v at_o cologne_n stephanus_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o regulation_n of_o the_o church_n ordain_v that_o the_o priest_n and_o other_o minister_n shall_v not_o use_v their_o sacred_a vestment_n any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o church_n and_o during_o the_o performance_n of_o divine_a office_n lest_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v incur_v the_o punishment_n of_o belshazzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n for_o touch_v the_o holy_a vessel_n with_o profane_a hand_n concern_v the_o rebaptisation_a of_o those_o who_o return_v to_o the_o faith_n he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n with_o cornelius_n his_o predecessor_n and_o think_v it_o by_o no_o mean_n lawful_a to_o communicate_v with_o those_o who_o rebaptise_v they_o whereupon_o dionysius_n who_o have_v former_o concur_v in_o opinion_n about_o the_o matter_n with_o those_o 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to_o the_o christian_n concern_v it_o as_o for_o stephanus_n when_o he_o have_v by_o his_o example_n and_o persuasion_n convert_v a_o multitude_n of_o gentile_n to_o christianity_n be_v seize_v by_o gallienus_n as_o some_o say_v or_o else_o by_o those_o who_o upon_o the_o edict_n of_o decius_n be_v appoint_v to_o persecute_v the_o christian_n he_o himself_o together_o with_o many_o other_o his_o proselyte_n be_v hurry_v away_o to_o martyrdom_n and_o have_v suffer_v he_o be_v inter_v in_o the_o coemetery_n of_o calistus_n in_o the_o via_fw-la appia_n august_n the_o second_o after_o that_o he_o have_v at_o two_o decembrian_a ordination_n make_v six_o presbyter_n five_o deacon_n three_o bishop_n he_o be_v in_o the_o chair_n seven_o year_n five_o month_n two_o day_n and_o the_o see_v be_v vacant_a two_o and_o twenty_o day_n s._n sixtus_n ii_o sixtus_n a_o athenian_a of_o a_o philosopher_n become_v a_o christian_a the_o decian_a and_o valerian_n persecution_n yet_o continue_v but_o it_o
father_n zeno._n in_o the_o mean_a time_n odoacer_n invade_v italy_n with_o a_o great_a army_n of_o his_o heruli_n and_o turingians_n conquer_v and_o take_v prisoner_n orestes_n a_o noble_a roman_a near_o pavia_n and_o then_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o whole_a army_n at_o placentia_n hereupon_o zeno_n pity_v the_o calamitous_a state_n of_o italy_n speedy_o send_v theodoric_n king_n of_o the_o goth_n a_o man_n who_o he_o have_v before_o very_o much_o esteem_v with_o a_o mighty_a force_n to_o oppose_v he_o who_o have_v in_o a_o pitch_a battle_n not_o far_o from_o aquileia_n near_o the_o river_n sontio_n overcome_v odoacer_n captain_n and_o have_v oftentimes_o the_o like_a success_n against_o odoacer_n himself_o at_o length_n he_o besiege_v he_o three_o year_n together_o in_o ravenna_n and_o reduce_v he_o to_o that_o extremity_n that_o with_o the_o advice_n of_o john_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o city_n he_o consent_v to_o admit_v theodoric_n as_o his_o partner_n in_o the_o empire_n but_o the_o day_n follow_v both_o odoacer_n and_o his_o son_n be_v contrary_a to_o promise_v and_o agreement_n slay_v by_o which_o mean_v theodorick_n possess_v himself_o of_o the_o government_n of_o all_o italy_n without_o any_o opposition_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n simplicius_n dedicate_v the_o church_n of_o s._n stephen_n the_o protomartyr_n on_o mons_fw-la caolius_n and_o that_o of_o s._n andrew_n the_o apostle_n not_o far_o from_o s._n mary_n the_o great_a in_o which_o there_o appear_v to_o this_o day_n some_o footstep_n of_o antiquity_n which_o i_o have_v many_o a_o time_n behold_v with_o sorrow_n for_o their_o neglect_n to_o who_o charge_n such_o noble_a pile_n of_o building_n now_o ready_a to_o fall_v be_v commit_v that_o this_o church_n be_v of_o his_o sound_n appear_v by_o certain_a verse_n wrought_v in_o mosaic_a work_n which_o i_o have_v see_v in_o it_o he_o dedicate_v also_o another_o church_n to_o s._n stephen_n near_o the_o 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