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Life of St Porphyry, Bishop of Gaza

Mark the Deacon, tr. Hill, 1913

Chapter 58

And when we were come ashore, the Christians there when they knew it received us with psalm-singing; and likewise also they of the city when they heard it came to meet us, having with them the sign of the precious Cross, themselves also singing psalms. And the people from the two places were mingled together, and there was no small number; for they from the seaside were the more, because they had many Egyptians who were merchants of wines. But they of the idol-madness, when they saw the things which happened, were cut to the heart; but they dared not to do aught, since they heard how great honour the most holy bishops had received from the Emperors, and that the idols were to be overturned; and they were sore disquieted and cast down.