Basilus, to save a young man, contends personally with the Evil One.

Macarius was attacked when in a cemetery, and passed a whole night in defending himself.

The angels, even at deathbeds, in order to secure the soul of the dying were obliged to beat the demons.

At other times the contests are only of the intellect and the mind, but are equally remarkable.

Satan, who prowls about, assumes many forms, sometimes disguising himself as a woman, and again, even as a saint.