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... were thus rent asunder , and that the knowledge of Christianity was almost en- tirely eradicated from the land , except in a few places , where a feeble spark of the true faith was still B 2 OF ST . THOMAS BECKET . 3.
... were thus rent asunder , and that the knowledge of Christianity was almost en- tirely eradicated from the land , except in a few places , where a feeble spark of the true faith was still B 2 OF ST . THOMAS BECKET . 3.
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... faith ; and that when he soon afterwards ascended the papal throne , he sent forth a faithful and trustworthy delegate to perform this holy labour in his place . His envoy , together with those who accompanied and succeeded him in this ...
... faith ; and that when he soon afterwards ascended the papal throne , he sent forth a faithful and trustworthy delegate to perform this holy labour in his place . His envoy , together with those who accompanied and succeeded him in this ...
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... faith without hindrance , and who had even been suffered . to bring with her , as her chaplain , a Christian country- man of her own , Bishop Ludhard , who , as Bede circum- stantially relates , was allowed to perform mass in her ...
... faith without hindrance , and who had even been suffered . to bring with her , as her chaplain , a Christian country- man of her own , Bishop Ludhard , who , as Bede circum- stantially relates , was allowed to perform mass in her ...
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... faith . All his thoughts had been turned . to that consecrated spot of ground outside the city gate , where , even in the present day , there still stands , in the midst of its ancient burying - ground , the small church of St. Martin ...
... faith . All his thoughts had been turned . to that consecrated spot of ground outside the city gate , where , even in the present day , there still stands , in the midst of its ancient burying - ground , the small church of St. Martin ...
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... faith during the persecutions under the Emperor Diocletian , in order that , by the selection of this saint , he might keep in memory the spot where he had himself lived for so long a time at Rome ; for the monastery of St. Andrew was ...
... faith during the persecutions under the Emperor Diocletian , in order that , by the selection of this saint , he might keep in memory the spot where he had himself lived for so long a time at Rome ; for the monastery of St. Andrew was ...
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