wheresoever thou turnest, even as He verily was
with the blessed Peter and Paul in their lives.
Flinch not in any wise on account of the savage people;
by how much the more a man toileth, so much the better reward shall he receive.'
Then he provided himself with companions, and he went courageous
through the Holy Ghost, preaching to the heathen
Christianity and baptism, until he came to a city
called Paris, amidst the heathen
in the Franks' kingdom, and the Saviour succoured him
with signs and wonders, so that he subdued the heathen,
and very speedily converted the citizens to the faith.
Then he bought land of a believing man,
and there quickly raised a church by his skill,
and consecrated God's servants, that they might serve
the heavenly God in monastic life.
Then Dionysius daily converted
many to the faith by his fair lore,
and subjected to his Lord those whom he snatched from the devil,
and men sought the church eagerly with faith.
So many wonders wrought the allwielding God
by the holy man, that the wonders converted
the opposing heathen to the Saviour's faith
quite as much as his preaching, as books tell us.
He sent some of his companions to Spain,
and to other lands, to sow God's lore,
and he himself continued fearlessly with the Franks,
who especially erred in the devil's worship.
Often the idolaters who were there the fiercest
assembled their congregations and stirred up a tumult,
and came armed to the venerable man.
But as soon as they saw his shining countenance
