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350 350 ST. GINEVRA Disciple of St. Mabgaret, of Cortona. Jacobilli. St Ginevra, M. Sister of St. Qui- TERIA. St. Girolama, Gebondca. St, B., or Ven. Gisala, Gisela. St, B., or Ven, Gisela (i), Feb. i, May 7 (Gisala, Gisila, Gisla). + 1095. Queen of Hungary. Benedictine abbess Henry II., or Hezelo, dnke of Bavaria, and sister of St. Henry II. of Germany, emperor. She and her brother had for tntor B. Wolffgang, a Benedictine, who foresaw their destiny, and strove to make them worthy of their positions. In 91)6 Gisela married St. Stephen, first Christian king of Hungary, then aged nineteen. He was already baptized, and he and his wife had a holy rivalry in the sanctity of their lives. They had one son, St. Emeric, who died before his father. Basil, a cousin, was heir male to the throne of Hungary; but Gisela favoured the succession of Peter, another nephew of St. Stephen, and son of the Doge of Venice. By Gisela's orders Basil was blinded, and molten lead ponred into his ears. St. Stephen died in 1038. Then Gisela returned to her own country, and became a nun under her aunt Helica, in the monastery of Passau, and eventually succeeded her as abbess, and lived to be more than a hundred years old. Her tomb at Passau is visited with veneration by the Hun- garians. She is called ''Saint" in Ferrarius's Caialogus ; " Blessed " by Bucelinus, Menologium Benediciinum ; "Venerable" by Menardus. She is mentioned with- out the title of " Saint " by the Bollan- dists in their Life of St. Stephen, Aug. 20, and among the Prsniermissi^ May 7. See also Bader, Bavaria Pia, and Bot- tiger, Weltgeschtchte in Biographien, St Gisela (2), or Gisla. Sister of RiCTIlUDE (2). Gisla, Gisela, or Gislebeuga, Ida- BEUO. St Giulia, Julia. St Giuliana, Juliana. St Glandiosa, Gaudiosa. St Glaphyra, Jan. 13; April 26 (Greek Church j, V. of Amasia, in Pontus. + c. 324. She was one of the attenduits of Constantia Augusta, sister of Cod- stantine, and wife of Licinius, who shared the empire with Constantino. Licinius having insulted Glaphyra, she sought the protection of Constantia, who sent her away disguised as a man, with many presents, attendants, and everything necessary. She went to Amasia, where she was well received by Basilens, the bishop. With the money received from Constantia, Glaphyra built a church. Constantia then sent her more. Licinius, however, heard of her flight, and sent orders to the Governor of Amasia to send her and the bishop in chains to him. Glaphyra died b^ore the order could be executed, but Basileus was put to death, according to Eusebius, in the year 324. jB.Jtf. AA,SS. BaiUet, « St. Basileus," April 16. St Glassuinta, Galswixtha. St. Glaudiosa, Gaudiosa. St Gliceria (l),or Glyceria, May 13, V. M. c. 177. Bepresented with stones fifdling in heaps round her. She lived in the reign of Antoninus Pius, and was daughter of a Eoman named Martin, who had been three times consul. She and her father were living at Trajanapo- lis, in Greece, at the time that the per- secution of the Christians raged fiercely. Sabinus, prefect of Greece, by the em- peror's command, ordered a .universal sacrifice to Jupiter, which persons of all ages and ranks were to attend, each bearing a lighted torch ; instant death to be the penalty of disobedience. Gli- ceria, who had secretly become a Christian, harangued and encouraged her fellow- believers. Soon the streets of Trajana- polis were full of crowds hurrying to the sacrifice. Gliceria appeared before the tribunal of the prefect and begged him to allow her to begin the sacrifice. He consented, not guessing her real intention. When asked where her lamp was, ^' I have a lamp," replied the young saint, " engraven on my forehead, which shines in the soul and lights the sacri- fices which are offered by us to the true God." *' Very well," said Sabinus ; « take your lamp and sacrifice to Jupiter." Gliceria further requested that all the lamps should be put out. By Sabinus's
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