Note 1 — S. GIOVANNI BOCCA D’ORO.
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‘Afterwards a great sorrow came upon him for what he had done, and he was so ashamed of his sin that he said he would remain no more to pollute other Christians with his presence, but went out into the Campagna and lived like a four-footed beast; and made a vow that he would remain with his face towards the earth1 until such time as God should be pleased to let him know, by the mouth of a little child, that His wrath was appeased.