Tag: Master of Messkirch
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08 Works, Interpretation of the bible, The Martyrdom of Saint Afra, with Footnotes – #192
In the late 3rd century, Afra’s pagan family journeyed from Cyprus to Augsburg. She was dedicated to the service of the goddess Venus, by her mother, Hilaria. She was originally a prostitute in Augsburg, and is reputed either to have run a brothel in that town or worked as a hierodule in the Temple of…