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When the Saracens or Arabians became masters of Spain, the Christians of that country were called Mixt-Arabs, and their liturgy, Mozarabic. Germanus, who was translated to that dignity fromCyzicus, in 715. Instead of encountering gibbetsand wild beasts, we were scared at the sight of the least difficulty; orwe had not cour Dei Beatif.

In 774, having narrowlyescaped being drowned in the Tesin, near Pavia, in endeavoring to savehis brother, he made a vow to quit the world entirely. In these we find no mention of the rule of Saint Benedict; norin Bede. He behaved himself at first with moderation towards theCatholics, so that they began to hold their assemblies in the city; and thencetook occasion to order the image to be taken off the cross, pretendinghe did it to prevent a second profanation.