Molte volte infatti s'era impossessato di lui; allora lo legavano con catene e lo custodivano in ceppi, ma egli spezzava i legami e veniva spinto dal demonio in luoghi deserti. ###>For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.