"(About Paula of Rome) After her husband's death, until her own death, she never ate with any man, however holy he might be, even if he was at the height of episcopal dignity. She did not go to the baths unless her health was in grave danger. Even when she had a high fever, she did not have soft mattresses in her bed, but slept on the hard ground, covered with a few pieces of sackcloth: if one can even speak of sleep, since she spent her days and nights in almost continuous prayer. (p. 170)"
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