revived in her; she then became blind, and understood that God wonld have her heart for Himself. She recovered the sight of one eye by praying to St. Ciriacus. She is chiefly known by her revelations concerning St Wicterpus, bishop, of whom nothing was known but his name until he appeared in visions to St. Herluka. Henschenias, in AA.SS., from her Life by Paul Bernried, a German priest, who knew her personally. Guėnebault.
St. Hermelende, Oct. 25, V. Sister of St. Gudula. Honoured at Meldar, now Meldert, in Brabant. Martin.
St. Hermione, Sept. 4 (Heremnona, Seremione). 1st century. One of the four daughters of St. Philip the apostle, or St. Philip the deacon. Hermione and her sister Eutyche went to Asia Minor in search of St. John the Theologian, but he was already taken to heaven like Enoch and Elias, so they ruled their lives by the teaching of St. Petronius, a disciple of St. Paul. Hermione devoted herself to the study and practice of medicine, and great numbers resorted to her to be cured. The Emperor Trajan, on his way to Persia, passed through the place where Hermione practised, and she was accused to him of being a Christian. He sent for her, and enraged at the boldness with which she confessed her faith, he ordered her to be beaten, but when he saw the patience and courage with which she bore that trial, he was ashamed of his conduct, and set her at liberty. She then opened a public hospice, where, as long as Trajan lived, she received all comers who wanted cure or comfort for body or mind.
But in 117 he was succeeded by his son-in-law Adrian, who recommenced the persecution of Hermione. Among other torments to which he subjected her, she was put into a burning fiery furnace, which, however, was powerless to hurt her, and the emperor condemned her to be beheaded. Whenever the executioners attempted to touch her, their hands burned as if they were in the fire, until, perceiving that she was a servant of the true God, they fell at her feet, and begged her to forgive them and pray for them. She prayed that they might give up their converted souls to God in her presence, which happened immediately, and then she also died. Another account says they were all beheaded. Mart. of Basil. AA.SS., from the Greek Meneas.
St. Hermynhilda, Ermenilda.
St. Herneldia, Aug. 13, V. Mentioned with Ermelina in an old calendar as holy virgins. Herneldia is unknown. Ermelina supposed same as Ermelinda, Oct. 20 or 29. AA.SS., Præer.
St. Hero, Jan. 18. One of thirty-seven martyrs in Africa commemorated together this day. AA.SS.
St. Herod, Herotes.
St. Herois, Hebaïs, March 4.
St. Heronima, Herenia, and perhaps sometimes written for Hiebonyma, which is Girolama.
St. Herotes, March 3 (Herod, Hierotes, Herotis, Iherotis), M. with Marcia and others. AA.SS.
St. Herswind, or Hilsuind, May 4. † c. 1028. First abbess of Thora, or Thorn, on the Meuse. She is said by Molanus, in his Historie de Louvain, to have been of the family of the Dukes of Louvain and Brabant, and to have married St. Ansfrid (May 3), count of Bratuspantium. They separated from religious motives, and he became Bishop of Utrecht in 007, and died the same year. Other accounts place him a few years later. Compare with her daughter, St. Benedicta of Thorn.
St. Hertrue, Hiltrude (1).
St. Hertula, April 12, M. 303. AA.SS.
St. Herulca, Herluka, and perhaps Herulia.
St. Herulia, honoured at Augsburg, April 18. Possibly Herluka.
St. Herundina, O.S.A., at Rome. Mentioned by Torelli, Secoli Aug. Probably the same as Herundines, or Herundo. (See Romula).
St. Herundo, or Heurundines. (See Romula.)
St. Herwide, Sept. 23, Hereswitha.
SS. Herwig, Jutta (1), and Ghiselind, Nov. 30, VV. Sisters at Meessene, in the diocese of Yprès. Daughters of Hezo and Ida. They kept sheep and cows. The devil entered into three keepers of the woods. The saints
