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 and pierced  through  his  hand  very  severely,

but the  holy  man  healed  him  immediately,

and inclined  him  to  baptism,  and  many  others  with  him.

This same  shoemaker  was  called  Anianus,

and he  throve  so  in  godliness  that  the  Evangelist  set  him

over the  people  as  bishop  of  the  city.

Then he  consecrated  also  three  mass-priests,

and seven  deacons,  and  eleven  clerks.

Then the  heathen  laid  snares,  desiring  to  entrap  him,

because he  had  changed  their  wonted  customs,

and utterly  extinguished  the  offerings  of  their  gods.

Then the  Evangelist  departed  from  the  city

to the  faithful  whom  he  had  before  taught,

and there  continued  about  two  years  with  them,

and strengthened  the   brethren   whom   he  had   before  converted to  God,

and there  consecrated  bishops  and  holy  priests,

and journeyed  back  again  to  the  city  of  Alexandria,

and found  there  many  multiplied  in  the  faith,

and thriving  in  God's  grace,  and  he  thanked  God  for  this.

They had  also  erected  a  church  in  haste,

and the  faith  waxed,  and  God's  glory  shone.

Then Mark,  wrought  many  miracles;

in the  Saviour's  name  he  healed  impotent  men,

blind and  deaf,  and  preached  the  faith,

and the  heathen  sought  how  they  might  slay  him.

Then came  the  holy  Eastertide,  and  the  heathen  sought

where   the    Evangelist   was    saying    mass,    and    magnifying    his Lord,