Gregory the Great: Dialogues

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XXXI. Of the death of Reparatus . .... 214

XXXII. Of the death of a courtier, whose grave burned with

fire ........ 216

XXXIII. Whether the good know the good in heaven: and

the bad those that be bad in hell . . . 217

XXXIV. Of a certain religious man, who at his death saw

the Prophets ...... 219

XXXV. How sometime souls ready to depart this world, that know not one another, do know for all that what torments for their sins, or like rewards for their good deeds, they shall receive. And of the death of John, Ursus, Eumorphius, and Stephen 219 XXXVI. Of those souls, which through error seem to be carried out of their bodies. Of the vocation and revocation of Peter the Monk; and of the death and resuscitation of Stephen. Of the vision of a certain soldier: and of Deusdedit, whose house was seen to be built upon the Sabbath day: and of the punishment of the men of Sodom ...... 223

XXXVII. That the souls of certain men, whiles they be yet in their bodies, do see some spiritual punishment: and of the boy Theodorus .... 229

XXXVIII. Of the death of Chrisorius: and of a certain Monk

oflconia ....... 230

XXXIX. Whether there be any fire of Purgatory after

death ........ 232

XL. Of the soul of Paschasius the Deacon . . . 234

XLI. Why in latter times so many things come to light concerning men's souls, which before were not known ....... 235

XLII. In what place we ought to believe that hell is . 236 XLIII. Whether the fire of hell be one or many . . 237

XLIV. Whether they always burn that lie in hell . . 238

XLV. How the soul is said to be immortal, if it be

punished with the sentence of death . . 241

XLVI. Of a certain holy man, who was afraid at the time

of his death ....... 241

XLVI I. That some are by revelation strengthened not to be afraid when they die: and of the monks called Anthony, Merulus, and John . . 242

XLVIII. Whether we ought to observe dreams: and how

many sorts of dreams there be 244

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XLIX. Of a certain man who in his dream had long life

promised: and yet died shortly after . . 245 L. Whether the souls receive any commodity, by the

burial of their bodies in the church . . 245

LI. Of a certain Nun that was buried in the Church of

St. Lawrence, which appeared half burnt . 246

LII. Of the burial of the noble man Valerianus . . 246 LIII. Of the body of Valentinus, which was thrown out

of the church, after it was buried . . . 247

LIV. Of the body of a dyer buried in the church, which