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A One-Act Drama Written and Performed by Jeremy D StanbaryThis gripping one man drama brings to life the true and fascinating story of the early 20th Century virgin-martyr, St. Maria Goretti.
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This gripping one man drama brings to life the true and fascinating story of the early 20th Century virgin-martyr, St. Maria Goretti.
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The fame of the virgin-martyr Agatha, who had been executed fifty-two years before in the Decian persecution, was attracting numerous visitors to her relics at
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Having found thine all-revered temple to be the healer of souls, we all the faithful with a loud voice cry unto thee, O virgin-martyr (mentioned by name), the greatly renowned Christ the God entreat incessantly for us all.
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In 1786, Palou was appointed head of the College of San Fernando, and his place as mission president was filled by Father Firmin Francisco de Lasuen, by whom the mission of Santa Barbara was dedicated, on the festival day of that virgin-martyr, before the close of the year [6].
The Famous Missions of California William Henry Hudson 1890
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In the words used by two of them afterward before the tribunal which reversed the sentence, but could not restore the life of the virgin-martyr of France, "the people of Orleans, when they first saw her in their city, thought that it was an angel from heaven that had come down to save them."
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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His next poem, Juliana, the legend of a virgin-martyr, indicates a transition in his spiritual life; sorrow and repentance are its predominant notes, and in these respects another poem, St. Guthlac, resembles it.
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They call her the Madonna; they say she looks more like a virgin-martyr than the mistress of a dissolute man. "
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"Our sweet Constantia looks like a virgin-martyr, beautiful and resigned.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Jane West 1805
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