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Severinus

[ sev-uh-rahy-nuhs ]

/ ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs /

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noun

died a.d. 640, pope 640.

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And Severinus was then informed that these were the songs of angels as they carried Martin up to heaven.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
On that day Severinus, Bishop of Cologne, asked his archdeacon if he heard any sounds in the air.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
Over the wild Rugii St. Severinus seems to have acquired unbounded influence.
The Hermits|Charles Kingsley
But S. Severinus prophesied to him that the Goths would do him no harm.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould

Severinus was asked for his prayers, as a means of deliverance from the plague.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James

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