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Saint Ursula, Cologne
Here is the link for the article on the legend in the Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15225d.htm
It has been suggested the 11,000 is a misreading of XI MM VV = 11 martyrs
virgins with the M being taken as mille, thousand.
Tom Izbicki
At 11:10 PM 9/11/2003 +0200, you wrote:
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>Hi - I just came across a reference to the relics of the 11000
>vigrigins...
>Anyone who can tell me what these relics are - and who were the 1000
>vigins (please no complete list of names ;-)) )
>
>Thanks in advance
>Daniel
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