genius, died, in the reign of Constantius ; a man illustrious for hie confession of faith. A.D. 364. Acarius, bishop of Neo Cœsarea, was so illustrious during the reign of Constantius, that he consecrated Felix bishop of Rome, in the place of liberius ; and he remained so a whole year. The same year the emperor Constantius died, and Julian succeeded to the empire, and reigned two years and eight months. He haying become emperor from having been a priest, fell into the worship of idols, and inflicted martyrdom on the Christians, and, in his fierce hatred, sent them to heaven. And among others who are found to have suffered for the sake of Christ throughout the world, John and Paul endured illustrious martyrdom at Rome. Julian also, out of hatred towards the Christians, allowed the Jews to repair the temple at Jerusalem. And when they, having collected out of all the provinces, were laying new foundations, on a sudden an earthquake took place at night, and all the stones are said to have been shaken from the very bottom of the foundation, and to have been scattered far and wide. Moreover, a ball of fire came out of the inner part of the temple, and threw down many of their houses with the conflagration which it caused. A.D. 365. The pagans at Sebaste, a city of Palestine, entering the sepulchre of the blessed John the Baptist, scattered his bones ; they are again collected, and again they scatter them widely over the fields, and burn them. But by the providence of God, some monks from Jerusalem and some other persons were present, who carried off all that they could, and bore them reverently, first to their father Philip, and then to the chief pontiff. At the same time, the apostate Julian ordered the bones of the venerable James, bishop of Nisibis, to be carried out of the aity. And not long afterwards, when he was marshalling his crmy against the Persians, he was slain (by whom is uncertain), and scattering his entrails in the air, he blasphemed Christ the Lord in his frantic fury, crying out, " You have conquered, Ο Galilean ! you have conquered !" This miracle, however, is attributed to the Mother of the Saviour, who admirably executed this revenge by the agency of the blessed Mercurius, her soldier. A.D. 366. Liberius, bishop of the city of Rome, after the