_ 291 _ He conceded this to him, and he was baptised with many of his people. The two went to the wood where the king was walking around. The blessed saint began to pray, and the pig came and fell at his feet; at which he the saint asked him if he wished to be a Christian. He bowed his head as a sign of consent, for he understood all that was said to him, but did not speak. Then the saint pulled him by one ear and said: This ear will remain as it is as a sign that you cannot repent as you were. All the other parts of his body became as they had been before, and then he was baptised with all his people. The blessed saint later became a hermit and died in the range of mountains from which that great river comes. The king remained a Christian, together with all his lands and people. From here originate all the Armenians and Christians of these parts. This is what I was told by the priests of the church, and I have written it, submitting myself to the truth of our Holy Mother Church. Chapter: Three Of what further happened to me on this journey from Tabriz to Aleppo. In this city of Tabriz I had further quarrels with the Venetian about our departure, because he also tried to
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