to lead to martyrdom. Nevertheless, God did not choose that his design
should be carried into execution; and His will was made known to His
Servant by a violent illness, which put it out of his power to embark
for Morocco. Francis gave up his wishes, obeying what was thus signified
to him. and came to the resolution to return to Italy for the guidance
of his flock, however, he did not set out till the close of the year.

The authors of the Order are agreed in saying that he went to visit
the tomb of the Apostle St. James, at Compostella, the capital of
Galicia, to which place devotion has attracted, for many centuries
past, crowds of pilgrims, and that an angel appeared to him there, and
assured him that it was God's will that he should return to Italy,
after having founded some establishments in Spain. They also say that
he went into Portugal, where he raised to life the daughter of his
host at Guimaraens, a town of the diocese of Braganza, which caused
him to be spoken of as a saint throughout the whole country; and that
he went through nearly the whole of the Kingdom of Arragon and the
adjacent provinces; and, finally, they relate the following most
extraordinary circumstance:

Francis being one evening on the banks of the River Orbego, with his
companions, where there was no food, a young man of the Town of Novia
overtook them, and carried them over on some horses he had with him,
and received them hospitably. The gratitude the Saint had was shown
by saying: "May the Lord reward you for the kindness you have shown
us, when He rewards the just." Some short time after this, the young
man, having gone to Rome out of devotion, and having endeavored to put
his conscience in a good state, prayed fervently to God, to take him
out of this world before he should commit a mortal sin. His prayer was
heard; he died. His father desired to have a funeral service said for