This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...fervour, that many who had known him previously marvelled at the change and rejoiced at it. It so happened that he was the first to die of this illness, as will be told hereafter. Those who visited the sick were always accompanied by a priest in order to hear their confessions, and most frequently it was Father Nicholas Fabrini of Florence, who was then Minister of the Roman College, and was a man of good judgment, full of charity and other religious virtues. He had known Aloysius intimately; and afterwards, whilst Rector of the College at Florence, he wrote an account of all the Saint did, both in the hospitals and during his last illness. It was a terrible thing to witness such a number of dying men going about the hospital half naked, with the loathsome and fetid disease, and to see them fall down dead in a corner on the stairs; but on the other hand it was a very picture of the charity of Paradise to see Aloysius and his companions serving the sick with great gladness, undressing them, putting them tobed, washing their feet, and making their beds, bringing them their food, catechising and preparing them for Confession, and exhorting them to patience. It was noticed by Father Fabrini that Aloysius generally was engaged upon the most repugnant cases, and appeared not to know how to tear himself away from them. In the practice of such charity, as the disease was catching, many of the companions of the holy youth were attacked, and the first to fall ill was Tiberius Bondi, who died very quickly. He was a subject of pious envy to S. Aloysius, whosaid to one of his fellow-students: "How willingly I would change places with Tiberius; and die in his stead, if our Dear Lord would but grant me the favour to do so." And the Father making him some reply o...