45. Palladius (tom. xiii. p. 40, etc. [c. xii. p. 102, ed.
Paris, 1680]) very seriously defends the archbishop. 1. He
never tasted wine. 2. The weakness of his stomach required a
peculiar diet. 3. Business, or study, or devotion, often
kept him fasting till sunset. 4. He detested the noise and
levity of great dinners. 5. He saved the expense for the use
of the poor. 6. He was apprehensive, in a capital like
Constantinople, of the envy and reproach of partial
invitations.