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| | Parish of Aghaboe, Laois- Ancestral Research, Family History, Laois, Offaly, Genealogy |
 | | Espousing the system which he had been taught in his own country, Virgilius defended the sphericity of the earth, and from thence deduced corollaries and scholiums which proved by no means agreeable to the taste or opinion of those who still adhered to the once admired, but now exploded, hypothesis of the old school. |
 | | Virgilius considered himself unworthy to be raised to this exalted dignity, and continued for two years in his refusal, until at length, being prevailed upon by the Bishops of the province and by the clergy and people, he submitted to the appointment. |
 | | Karastus, the Sclavonian Duke of Carinthia, and Chetimar, his cousin, were both converted and baptized by Virgilius and from the interest which the Saint took in the welfare of the Carinthian church, and the number of missionaries with which he had supplied it, he was always considered and is justly styled its Apostle. |
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