Severinus
[sev-uh-rahy-nuh s]
- died a.d. 640, pope 640.
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Severinus was asked for his prayers, as a means of deliverance from the plague.
Curiosities of Christian HistoryCroake James
Severinus left the town at once, prophesying, it was said, the very day and hour of its fall.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)Sabine Baring-Gould
Severinus, he said, was his name; a name which indicated high rank, as did the manners and the scholarship of him who bore it.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)Sabine Baring-Gould
Severinus, like some old Hebrew prophet, did not shrink from advising hard blows, where hard blows could avail.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)Sabine Baring-Gould
In vain the barbarian pretended indignant innocence; Severinus sent him away with fresh warnings.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)Sabine Baring-Gould