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228 228 ST. SISETRUDE herself and her daughters in the town of Besan^on, where she ruled over many holy women. Afterwards Donatos built two other monasteries, with his mother's help ; one of which seems to have been double, and over it Sirude presided. She and Flavia were buried there. Sirude does not appear to be worshipped. Do- natus has long had local but not general worship. AA.SS.y Prseter, St. Sisetnide, Sisintrudis, or Sis- SETRUDB, Dec. 7, May 5, + c. 655. Nun under St. Fara at Brie, and sister of St. Ercongota. Sisctrude was cellarer of the convent. She was warned by a heavenly vision that she would die in forty days, which time was granted her to repent of all her sins. She spent thirty-seven days in prayer, repentance, and the strictest attention to all her duties. Then two angels came and took her soul to heaven, leaving her body as if dead. They brought her back and gave her strict injunctions to be quite ready in three days for her final depar- ture. When she found herself returned to her body, she called the abbess and begged that she might have the prayers of the whole community. The third day, AS they all stood about her praying, she told Fara that she saw the two angels coming for her ; they did not see them, but they heard the angelic choir rejoic- ing as Sisetrude entered into paradise. AAJSS.O,S,B. St. Sissetrude, Sisetrude. St. Sithe(l),lTA(i). St. Sithe (2), OsiTH. St. Sithefulla, Sidwell. St. SithewellL Sidwell. St. Sitisberg, Idaberg (3). St. Sitrude, Sirude. St. Sitta, ZiTA. St. Smarag^dus or Smaridanus, Euphuosyne (5). St. Smarve) honoured in Poitou, a corruption of St. Marve, who is perhaps MeRWIN (1) or MoRWENNA. St Snandulia or Isnandul, Nov. 3, M. 4th century, in Persia, with St. Pher- butha and many others. Snandulia is mentioned in the Acts of the venerable Bishop St. Acepsima. She was put to death for refusing to join in stoning a Christian priest named Joseph. AA.SS,y April 2. Gneco-Slavonian Calendar, Nov. 3. St. Sodelbia* (See Ethnba.) St. Sodepha. (See Mebona.) St. Sodera, Sodepha. St. Soderina, or Sodrina, Sept. l,a Servite at Florence. Mas Latrie. St SofTonia, a virgin invoked in an ancient Anglican litany. Migne, vol. Ixxii. p. 620. St. Solange or Solongia, May 10, V. M. supposed 0th century. Patron of Berri, and especially of Bourges. In- voked for rain and against rain. Daughter of a poor peasant of YiUemont The field where she generally led her sheep and where she prayed and medi- tated on the sufferings of Christ is still called the Champ de Sic. Solange^ and is thought to produce a better crop than any other in the neighbourhood. She was guided by a star which always ap- peared day and night just above her head in the sky. She had a wonderful gift of miracles, dispelling disease and all sorts of blight and tempests. Bernard, the son of -the count of Bourges, tried to induce her to re- nounce her vow of virginity and share his rank and wealth. He was very angry at her refusal as he thought he was doing her a great honour. He carried her off on the neck of his horse, but crossing a little river she threw herself down. The oonnt en- raged, sprang from his horse, and cut off her head. The next moment he was horrified at his own barbarity and wept for his crime for the rest of his lite. She continued standing and held her head in her hands. She was buried with great honoor in the church of St. Martin dn Gros, where she wrought many miracles. The first translation of her body was made in the beginning of the sixteenth century, when Michael de Bussy was archbishop of Bourges. AA.SS. Martin. St. Soleine or Solbknb, Solikb. St. Soline, Oct. 17; translations, Fob. 11 and March 3, M. 3rd century. The French names Solkink, Solenne, SouLiNE, Sulinb, Zelie, Zblinb, are de- rived from that of Solinb, and are not to be confounded with Solanqb or