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206 ST. RUSTICA they all livod virtnonsly and happily and when they died they went straight to heayen. Leggendario delle Santissime Vergini, St. Rustica, Doc. 31, M. at Home, with several other women, fi.itf. St. Rusticula or Makcia, Ang. II, 555-632, abbess of Aries. She was born — of an ancient Gttllo-Iloman family — on the day of her father s death, and was christened Easticnla. Her brother died, and she became the sole heiress and consolation of her mother. At five years old she was carried off by a yoang noble- man, named Gheran or Cheraonios, who intended to marry her when she was old enough. The good Abbess Liliola of the convent of St. Cesarius at Aries, applied to the Bishop of Autun to obtain an order from King Gontram, to compel Gheran to give up the child, consequently, she was placed in the convent at Aries at the age of seven. Some years later, her mother, Clomence, wanted to get her back again, but Busticnla had become devoted to the monastic life, in which she attained such excellence that on the death of her adopted mother Liliola, she was chosen abbess in her stead. In 614 Eusticnla was accused to King Glothaire II. of sheltering in her convent, the young Prince Ghildebert, the rightful sovereign of Aries and Avignon, who had escaped when Glothaire murdered the rest of the descendants of Brunehault. St. Maximus, bishop of Avignon, was one of her accusers. She was pelted with stones by the mob, as she was being taken from her convent, under an accusation of treason. On the way to the king's presence she worked miraculous cures. St. Domnolus, bishop of Yienne, arrived at Gourt before her and defended her so well that, on her swearing that she was not guilty of the offence laid to her charge, she was sent home again with every mark of respect and was enthusiastically received by the people of Aries. She governed her convent in peace and with great wisdom for many years. One of her rules was never to impose on her nuns tasks beyond their strength, nor to vex or weary them without reason; at the same time, sho took care that they should not lead a life of idleness or self-indulgence. AA.S8. Her life by Florentius. Baronius. Bucelinus. Baillet. St. Ruth, Sept. 1, 14:, one of the four women named by St. Matthew in the genealogy of Ghrist. She was a Moabi- tess and the widow of Mahlon, a Hebrew. Her attachment to his mother Naomi, induced her to accompany her mother- in-law when she returned to her own country, after the death of her husband and sons. There Buth married Boaz, a relation of her late husband. The great- grandson of Boaz and Buth was King David. Among the ancestresses of our Saviour, she is honoured Sept. 1. Book of Buth in the Old Testament. Mart, of Salisbury, Sept. 14. She is styled " Saint " by Ganisius. (See Judith (1).) St Ruthena, Bstuna. St. Rutila. (See Claudia (2).) St. Rutilla, June 1, M. with St. AucEGA. AA.SS. St. Ryxa, Bixa. s St. Sabbatia, Sebastia. Sabbilina, Sabinella. St. Sabela, Bee. 28, a holy woman of Ethiopia, who had the gift of prophecy and interpreted dreams. She used her power to bring sinners to repentance and heathens to Ghristianity. Migne. St. Sabigotho, Natalia (3). St. Sabina O). (Sec Sbrapia.) St. Sabina (2) of Samos, sometimes called of Troyes, V., Aug. 29, Jan. 29. 2nd century. In the beautiful island of Samos, in the reign of the Emperor Adrian, or his successor Antoninus Pius, lived a wealthy citizen, named Sabinus. He had one son and one daughter, Sabinian and Sabina, who loved each other with the most devoted affection. Some of the books of the Christians fell iuto their hands: their lessons of sublime and simple morality and unselfishness found a re- sponse in the young hearts of the brother and sister; and although it does not