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 who  work  many  miracles,  as  is  widely  known,

to the  praise  of  the  Almighty  in  whom  they  believed.

Christ showeth  to  men,  through  His  illustrious  saints,

that He  is  Almighty  God  who  causeth  such  wonders,

though the  miserable  Jews  altogether  denied  Him,

because they  are  accursed,  as  they  desired  for  themselves.

There are  no  wonders  wrought  at  their  sepulchres,

because they  believe  not  in  the  living  Christ;

but Christ  manifesteth  to  men  where  the  true  faith  is,

since  He  worketh  such  miracles  by  His  saints

widely throughout  the  earth,  wherefore  to  Him  be  glory

ever with  His  Heavenly  Father,  and  with  the  Holy  Ghost,    for

ever and  ever. Amen.

There was  a  certain  man  in  the  province  of  Alexandria  named Paphnutius, who  was  beloved  and  honoured  of  all  men,  diligently keeping God's  commandments;  and  he  then  took  him  a  spouse  of birth  equal  to  his  own  rank;  she  was  filled  with  all  honourable virtues, but  she  was  barren. Then was  her  husband  exceedingly afflicted, because  there  was  no  child  between  them  who  should succeed to  his  possessions  after  his  death;  and  she  therefore  daily distributed her  wealth  among  the  poor,  and  frequently  sought churches, and  with  supplications  besought  God  that  He  would give them  a  child,  especially  because  she  saw  her  husband's  sorrow. And he  himself  likewise  travelled  through  many  places,  (to  see)