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St. Irene of Rome was the widow of the martyr Saint Castulus, a Roman military officer who was killed for spreading the Christian faith in 286. She lived in the Roman Empire during the reign of ...

‘What I like is to change tones, seek out all possible sounds, pursue every colour, and look for life forces wherever they may be,’ was how Neruda responded to a question put him in relation to his ...