Pelagius
II., Pope; ascended the papal chair, in succession to Benedict I., in 587. He opposed John, Patriarch of Constantinople, who had assumed the title of ecumenic or universal bishop.
He died of the plague in 590.
PELARGONIC ACID. Nononic Acid.
CH8 (CH2)7 COOH. Contained in the oil from Pelargonium roseum, melting point 12.5° C., boiling point 253° C.; specific gravity 0.907. The peculiar odor of the quince is stated to be due to the presence of ethyl pelargonate. It may prepared artificially oxidizing of rue. efficacy of the sacraments and the sufficiency of faith. The remedy for all, he thought, would be a creed holding