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 penned a letter to him, which was allowed; she convinced his sincerity, he accepted her confession and baptized her under her birth name Pelagia. After being haunted by the devil for several days, she gave away the property from her previous job to the church and lived with deaconess Romana before departing to Jerusalem to disguise herself as a male hermit using the name Pelagius.