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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
THE LIFE OF XIMENES , ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO .
[ CONCLUDED'FROM VOL . X . P . 37 J ) . ]
VTMENES then retired to Aleak , and withdrew frbfn the Court ,., * *¦ which it was his resolution not to attend , but upon matters of ihe greatest importance . Having now filled the archiepiseopal chair for the space of five years , and enjoyed in his diocese the tranquillity that he so much desired , he laid the foundation of the college of Alcala . He marked out the spot with his own hands , and employed an eminent architect to sketch out a model for the building .
The situation of tlie place that he chose for his favourite p lan was remarkable for its picturesque beauty , the air was salubrious , and the adjacent river Hcnares afforded a deli ghtful relief to the native splendor of the scene . The foundation , of which he laid the first stone , received his benediction ; and for the completion of his laudable purpose he applied an ample fund .
Ever intent upon and anxious to promote the cause of Christianity , he , with the assistance of D . Fernando de Talavera , Archbishop of Granada , attempted the conversion pf the infidels ; bat in doing ftliich , to the instruction which were imparted , they added the more splendid , and , perhaps , not less efficacious persuasive , liberality . To those parts of the world which had been newldiscovered b
y y Christopher Columbus , missionaries ofthe order of St . Francis were sent , at the instance of the Archbishop of Toledo , to labour in theconversion of idolaters , and to enlarge the comforts of Indians . Full of his design to establish a university at Alcala , he repaired fte high roads to the city , and added to its public buildings . There V 0 . 1 ,. xi . 3 K * "
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
THE LIFE OF XIMENES , ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO .
[ CONCLUDED'FROM VOL . X . P . 37 J ) . ]
VTMENES then retired to Aleak , and withdrew frbfn the Court ,., * *¦ which it was his resolution not to attend , but upon matters of ihe greatest importance . Having now filled the archiepiseopal chair for the space of five years , and enjoyed in his diocese the tranquillity that he so much desired , he laid the foundation of the college of Alcala . He marked out the spot with his own hands , and employed an eminent architect to sketch out a model for the building .
The situation of tlie place that he chose for his favourite p lan was remarkable for its picturesque beauty , the air was salubrious , and the adjacent river Hcnares afforded a deli ghtful relief to the native splendor of the scene . The foundation , of which he laid the first stone , received his benediction ; and for the completion of his laudable purpose he applied an ample fund .
Ever intent upon and anxious to promote the cause of Christianity , he , with the assistance of D . Fernando de Talavera , Archbishop of Granada , attempted the conversion pf the infidels ; bat in doing ftliich , to the instruction which were imparted , they added the more splendid , and , perhaps , not less efficacious persuasive , liberality . To those parts of the world which had been newldiscovered b
y y Christopher Columbus , missionaries ofthe order of St . Francis were sent , at the instance of the Archbishop of Toledo , to labour in theconversion of idolaters , and to enlarge the comforts of Indians . Full of his design to establish a university at Alcala , he repaired fte high roads to the city , and added to its public buildings . There V 0 . 1 ,. xi . 3 K * "