<p>The bishop Simplicius invites Chrysogonus, the nephew of the governor of Patras, for lunch. A gorgeous young woman, Luce, appears to him and asks for his protection: she has vowed to remain a virgin and fled from her father, who wanted to force her to marry. She is alone for a short while, and she reveals that she is Lucifer. Simplicius is flustered: he invites Luce to have lunch with them, and falls in love with her. He appeals to the apostle saint André (Saint Andrew) to stop him from giving in to temptation. Le Pauvre (Poor Man) appears and asks to have lunch with them. Luce agrees to let him, if he can answer three riddles. Le Pauvre answers and reveals that she is Lucifer, and that he is Saint André. While Lucifer disappears in Hell, Saint André sits down to eat with Simplicius and Chrysogonus.</p>

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France

Paris

Vegetarianism

Glutton

Charity

Lust

Devotion

Chastity

Temptation

Virginity

Devil

Religious

Fantasy

Lyrical

Comical

French

Apostle

Bishop

Servant

Poor

Saint Andrew

Address to the public

Aside

Metamorphosis

Disguise

Engulfment

Change of voice

La Dévotion à saint André

The Devotion to Saint Andrew