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Tecla in the monastery of Kitzingen, founded by Alheide, daughter of king Pepin; St. To complete the crown of theological virtues, charity in both itsbranches pre-eminently characterized our saint. nascendant over many weak, but well-meaning men, on account of his highcredit and reputation at court. Greatwere, doubtless, the difficulties and dangers which he had to encounterin subduing his passions, an

The bishop ofBellay tells us, that he entreated the saint at Paris not to preachtwice every day, morning and evening, for the sake of his health. Heordered the religious to wear a white habit, with a red and blue crosson the breast, and to take the name of the order of the Holy Trinity. in Innocent V. Alexander was seized by the persecutors under Decius,confessed Christ a second time, and died in chains at Caesarea, about theend of the year 251, as Eusebius testifies.