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Header: Rare Crusader period protection amulet ampulla found underwater in Acre
They contained holy water, oils, or even the blood of martyred saints, and were believed to possess healing powers and spiritual properties. The discovery's location in Acre is no coincidence, ...
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Vatican recognizes martyrdom of Spanish missionaries in Georgia
Mother Teresa of St. Augustine and her 15 companions, who were guillotined in Paris as they sang hymns of praise, are now saints in the Catholic Church. Spain has 3,500 beatified martyrs from the ...
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Rare Crusader period protection amulet ampulla found underwater in Acre
They contained holy water, oils, or even the blood of martyred saints, and were believed to possess healing powers and spiritual properties. The discovery's location in Acre is no coincidence ...