Saints Praxedis and Prudentiana in The Golden Legend and The Stacions of Rome: Fragments from MS Lambeth Palace 72 and MS BL Additional 22283 (1).

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According to hagiographical tradition, Saint Praxedis (d.c. 160 CE; feast day, July 21) and Saint Prudentiana (d.c. 160 CE; feast day, May 19) were sisters, two Roman virgins living in the second century during the height of Christian persecutions. They were supposedly the daughters of Saints Claudia and Pudens, a Roman senator, martyr, and son of Saint Priscilla, and sisters of Saints Timotheus and Novatus (d.c. 151 CE), both martyrs. Despite all the martyrs in the family, the two sisters were not martyrs themselves; instead, their role was complementary. They provided comfort, ...

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