Baring-Gould’s sources: Usuardus on tbis day. From him Baronius adopted this festival into the Modern Roman Breviary. But in Spain on May ist, except in the Compostella Missal, where it is observed on May 7th. This is the festival of the coming of these seven bishops of Spain, but each is separately commemorated. S. Euphrasius on Jan. 14th, S. Csecilius on Feb. ist3 S. Hesychius on March ist, S. Ctesiphon on April ist, S. Indalesius on April 30th, S. Secnndus on May nth, and S. Torquatus on this day alone. There is no evidence, except tradition, to authorize the statement in some of the Martyrologies, that they were ordained by the Apostles Peter and Paul and sent into Spain, but there is nothing improbable in it. Gregory VII., in a letter to King Alphonso, mentions the tradition.] |CCORDING to the legend, which, however, is of little historical value, these seven bishops were sent by SS. Peter and Paul to preach the Word of God in Spain. They arrived at Guadix2 1 Another victim to the Jews. The Acts are fabulous. The Jews try to peieuade Mantius to worship their “false gods I,r At Evora on the 21st May. 2 Said to be the most. ancient bishopric in Spain. It is in Granada. May is.] SS. Peter, Andrew, Pauly & c. and pitched their tent in a flowery meadow near the city, and sent servants into Cadiz to buy them food. There was at that time a great feast of the idols celebrating in Guadix. The pagans set upon the Christians, and drove them out of the town and pursued them to the river, when suddenly there appeared a stone bridge over which they escaped; but when the heathens pursued them, the bridge gave way, and they perished in the waters of the Guadia. This was the occasion of the conversion of many who saw the marvel.