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Sylvester, St. (2)

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The first Pope of the name, said to have converted Constantine and his mother by restoring a dead ox to life which a magician for a trial of skill killed, but could not restore to life; is usually represented by an ox lying beside him, and sometimes in baptizing Constantine.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sylvester, St. (2)'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/sylvester-st-2.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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