She wrote him a letter and was permitted to see him with other witnesses; convinced of her sincerity, he took her confession and baptized her by her birth name Pelagia. After being pursued by the devil for a few days, she donated the property from her former employment to the church and lived with the deaconess Romana before departing for Jerusalem to disguise herself as a male hermit under the name Pelagius.
She wrote him a letter, which was permitted; he accepted her confession and baptized her under her birth name Pelagia. After being tormented by the devil for a few days, she donated the property from her former employment to the church and lived with deaconess Romana before departing to Jerusalem to disguise herself as a male hermit using the name Pelagius.