is first visit of St. Dominic within its walls. The room nce occupied by the saint has been turned into a chapel, ver the altar of which is preserved a very ancient picture Your Lady, which is said once to have spoken to him. etween the chapel and the parish church is a large hall hich, according to tradition, was formerly used as the fectory of the friars, and was the scene of the angels' visit. St. Dominic's stay at Bologna was of very brief duration, he was anxious to reach Spain before Christmas, stopping St. Romain on his way. He therefore set out, accompanied Bertrand of Garrigua and the brethren who had come ith him from Rome. The only incident recorded of the urney is amusingly related by Castiglio, who, however, es not inform us where it took place. The saint having e day stopped at an inn with his companions, the hostess as much disturbed at the small gains she saw herself likely make by them, for they being many, and eating little, she as put to much trouble to little purpose. Wherefore, as e servants of God conversed together on spiritual things, cording to their wont, she went about grumbling and aspheming, saying all the evil words that came into her nd; and the more the holy Father sought to appease her th fair speeches, the more violent she became, not being lling to hear reason. At length, being greatly disturbed by e noise of this virago, St. Dominic spoke to her and said, Sister, since you will not leave us in peace for the love God, I pray Him that He will Himself silence you," ich words were no sooner uttered than she lost the power speech, and became entirely dumb. She continued so until e saint's return from Spain, when, as he stopped at the same 1, she threw herself at his feet to implore his pardon, and

4 Cenni Storici sulla tavola di S. Domenico. Bologna, 1883. In this little chure is given a fac-simile of the paintings described above. By the ater number of writers the foundation of St. Nicholas is assigned to ssed Reginald of Orleans. The actual removal thither of the friars loubtedly took place under his government, but from Father Ludovico's rative, given above, it is plain that the grant of the church had already n made, and the building of the convent begun before Reginald arrived Bologna.

he restored to her the use of her tongue, with a warning that she should use it in future to the praise of God.

It was some time in the month of November when the travellers reached Toulouse, where the community of St. Romain had endured incredible hardships during the siege of that city, which had lasted nine months, and ended in the death of De Montfort and the temporary triumph of the heretics and their supporters. As the staunchest champions of the faith they had everything to fear from the enmity of Count Raymund VII., and the malice of the heretics of Toulouse, which had been so openly manifested against Peter Cellani, that Dominic judged it prudent to despatch him to Paris, at the same time summoning thence his brother Manes, whom he purposed taking with him into Spain. He remained a few days at St. Romain, during which time he did his best to encourage and advise the brethren; then leaving Bertrand to support them in their difficult position, he continued his journey, being anxious to complete it before the winter set in. The whole time. occupied in his progress from Rome to Segovia, including that taken up by his visits to Bologna and St. Romain, did not exceed seven weeks, and when we remember that he had to cross both the Alps and the Pyrenees, and that the journey was made on foot, and in the season of winter, the energy and resolution that could have accomplished such an undertaking in so short a period, appear truly wonderful. We have again to remind ourselves that our story belongs to a date from which we are separated by nearly seven centuries, and that those wild mountain-passes now traversed by military roads, or pierced by railway tunnels, were then savage wildernesses, where every kind of peril had to be encountered by the traveller. But neither fatigue nor danger had power to daunt the heroic resolution of the saint; they did but raise his courage higher, as, singing aloud the Veni Creator or the Ave Maris Stella, he passed fearlessly over rocky steeps and foaming torrents till his feet once more pressed that native soil of Spain from which he had been absent for more than thirteen years.

as they gathered t preaching, Dominic suddenly inspired b brethren, but trust you good news, for plentiful rain, and t His hearers looked was at that momen there were no signs Nevertheless, before Overspread the sky, that the assembled to their own home preaching before the the king were deliv at once withdrew in preaching had to b when the man of G fail to make an app "You have listened said, "now hear those One of the senators speech, and mounting temptuously, "A fin keep us here all day to go home to dinner. at him with sorrow, prophecy, replied, say the year is over that and you will not be carefully prepared as a into the hands of your to the letter, for within his son and cousin, wa then mounting his hor had foretold, was seized

Dominic soon endea who were proud of him

they gathered together outside the walls to hear the eaching, Dominic, after beginning his discourse, as if ddenly inspired by God, exclaimed, "Fear nothing, my ethren, but trust in the Divine mercy. I announce to ou good news, for this very day God will send you a entiful rain, and the drought shall be turned into plenty." is hearers looked about them with surprise, for the sun as at that moment shining brightly in the heavens, and ere were no signs to indicate any change in the weather. evertheless, before the sermon was ended, dark clouds verspread the sky, and soon such torrents of rain fell, at the assembled crowds could scarcely make their way their own homes. On another occasion, as he was reaching before the senate of the city, some letters from e king were delivered to the councillors present, who once withdrew in order to open and read them. The reaching had to be suspended until their return, and hen the man of God resumed his discourse he did not il to make an application of what had just taken place. You have listened to the words of an earthly king," he id, "now hear those of Him Who is eternal and Divine." ne of the senators took offence at the freedom of his >eech, and mounting his horse rode off, exclaiming conmptuously, "A fine thing, forsooth, for this fellow to eep us here all day with his fooleries! Truly it is time go home to dinner." Then the blessed Dominic, looking him with sorrow, and being filled with the spirit of ophecy, replied, saying, "You go away now, but before e year is over that horse of yours will want its rider, id you will not be able to reach the castle you have so refully prepared as a place of refuge, for it will have fallen to the hands of your enemies." These words were fulfilled the letter, for within the year this nobleman, together with s son and cousin, was slain on the very spot where he was en mounting his horse, and his strong castle, as the saint id foretold, was seized by the assassins.

Dominic soon endeared himself to the people of Segovia, ho were proud of him as a fellow-countryman, and thronged

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