xxx. It is not to be supposed that Pope Gregory originated such an

ordinance. Festivals or dedications, called _encænia_, were well known to the early Church, _e.g._ Sozomen (ii. 26) gives an account of the dedication festival in memory of Constantine’s Church at Jerusalem. Cf. also Hospinianus: _De festis Christianorum_, p. 113.

[33] Homily for the vigil of St. John Baptist. Harl. MS.

[34] _i.e._ ale-house.