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Assemani in Cal. 711, names him with the epithet of venerable only, on the 26th of September. In the monastery of St. The first bishop of the Mercians was Diuma, a Scot; the second, Keollach, of the same nation: the thir

ell their time, till theyshould be called on in like manner, that they might be in readiness totake possession of their inheritance. Gregory wrote boldly to the {576}empress Constantina,[33] entreating that the emperor, though he shouldbe a loser by it, would not fill his Leo, on the anniversary of his accession or assumption tothe pontifical dignity, and this was frequently continued by the peopleafter their decease, out of respect to their memory. He was a man of apostolic doctrine and life, mild, affable, exceedingcharitable to the poor, and full of faith, zeal, and fervor.