Tag: Pedro de Orrente
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10 Works, Today, April 1st, is Saint Mary of Egypt’s Day, With Footnotes – #89
Mary of Egypt (is revered as the patron saint of penitents, most particularly in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches, and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Saint Mary, also known as Maria Aegyptiaca, was born somewhere in the Province of Egypt, and at the age of twelve she ran away from her parents to the city of Alexandria.…