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Alessandro Tiarini’s The presentation of Saint Dorothy to the Holy Trinity – With Footnotes, #242
Dorothea of Caesarea (died ca. 311) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her death occurred after the resignation of Diocletian himself… Please follow link for full post
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04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, February 6th, is Saint Dorothea of Caesarea’s Day, With Footnotes – 37
Dorothea of Caesarea (died ca. 311) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her death occurred after the resignation of Diocletian himself… Please follow link for full post Please visit my other…
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01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, December 23, is Saint Ivo’s Day, With Footnotes – 157
Saint Ivo of Chartres, French Saint Yves de Chartres, (born c. 1040, near Beauvais, France—died Dec. 23, 1116), bishop of Chartres who was regarded as the most learned canonist of his age. Of noble birth, Ivo became prior of the canons regular of St. Quentin, Beauvais (c. 1078), and in 1090 Pope Urban II confirmed…