03 works, Today, September 22nd, is Saints Digna and Emerita’s day, their story illustrated #264

Henry Zaidan
1 min readSep 22, 2020

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Pietro Andrea Barbieri
Detail of the altarpiece of the Chapel of Saints Digna and Emerita, c. 1727

Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome

Saints Digna and Emerita (died 259 AD) are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. They were martyred at Rome. Their feast day is celebrated on September 22…

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Henry Zaidan
Henry Zaidan

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