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Life and Conduct of the Holy Women, Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca

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XXXVII. And one of the servants overhearing them

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told

all

this

to

the

prefect

,

who

being

filled

with

great

anger

condemned

them

to

be

cast

to

the

wild

beasts

.

And

when

they

were

cast

into

the

arena

,

a

fierce

lioness

was

let

loose

upon

them

,

which

ran

and

embraced

the

feet

of

Polyxena

,

and

licked

the

soles

of

her

feet

.

Then

the

prefect

and

all

the

city

,

seeing

this

fearful

and

wonderful

sight

,

gave

praise

and

glory

to

the

merciful

God

,

saying

,

Of

a

truth

thou

art

,

and

he

,

that

is

named

by

Polyxena

,

alone

is

God

,

for

the

gods

of

the

heathen

are

the

works

of

men’s

hands

,

unable

to

save

or

assist

any

one

.

Let

them

perish

now

,

both

themselves

and

their

makers

.

And

the

prefect

straightway

taking

his

son

and

Polyxena

into

the

palace

,

heard

from

them

in

order

the

faith

and

religion

in

Christ

without

omission

,

and

he

and

all

in

the

city

believed

,

and

there

was

great

joy

and

giving

of

glory

to

God

.

And

Polyxena

said

to

the

prefect

,

Be

of

good

cheer

,

my

lord

,

for

the

man

of

God

will

quickly

come

,

who

will

perfectly

teach

,

exhort

,

instruct

,

and

enlighten

you

in

the

knowledge

of

Christ

.

She

however

prepared

in

all

haste

to

depart

into

Spain

.