Thirty-sixth point. His wokks of mercy

Her answer on the thirty-sixth point was :

It is well known that the holy Bishop visited the sick and prisoners, that he was a true father to the poor, and that any needy or afflicted person who appealed to him, or whose wants were in any way made known to him, he relieved in the best manner and to the utmost extent possible to him.

On one occasion he went to visit an old man who was in a very terrible and repulsive condition. The daughter said : " I fear, my lord, that the odour will be very disagreeable to you." He answered : " To me, such bad odours are as the scent of roses."

This is true, and I have spoken more fully on this subject in the article on his love of his neighbour.