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The extraordinary veneration in which St. Bridget was held, caused such a resprt of perons of all ranks to this place-such crowds of penitents, pilgrims, and mendicants-that a new town sprang up rapidly around her, which kept pace with the growing pros­ perity of the establishment. The necessity of pro­ viding spiritual direction, as well r the institution itself, as r the numerous settlers in the new town, led to the appointment of a bishop of Kildare, with the then unusual privilege of presiding over all the churches and communities belonging to the order of St. Bridget throughout the kingdom.
CAT1ACOMBS, n.,,J1ollow places against the sides of caverns, r depos­ iting the bodies of tbe dead. F. catacombs, om (G.) kata, and kumbos, a hollow.
PoR'Tico, n., a piazza or porch. See p. 48.
lNTERSEC1TIONS, n., the points where lines cross each other. F. inter­
sections, om (L.) inter and seco, I cut.
LAB1YRINTH, n., a place rmed with many windings and tu ings,
and di cult to escape from; a place rmed to take or con ne,
F.1 labyrinthe; G. !abyrinthos, om labein, to take.
CEM ENT, n., an adhesive, binding compost of lime, sand, or other materials: originally small stones, or fragments used r lling in the building of a wall. F. ciment, om (L.) c mentum, om cm ,
I cut;-because small stones were cut o the large r, &c.
V11AL or PHI'AL, n., a small bottle. G. phiale, a bowl, a vase. INITIALS (in-ish'-als), n., the rst letters of words; rst principles.
L. initia, from itum, said to be om eo, I go ( rst).
REPOS1ITORY, n., a place where anything is sa ly laid up. L. r osi­
torium, from re, and ponere, to put, place, or iay.
FET1ID, a., o ensive, rancid. F. jetide, om j tere, L., to have a bad
smell.
P1rn'crncT, n., outward limit (of the catacombs, where light reappears). I. preci to, from cingo, L., I surround.
ST. SEBASTIAN's, a church erected by Constantine
MooRE.
LESSON XVII.
THE CATACOMBS.