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Horses, halberds, and other symbols of Saints

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Why do images of Saint Martin of Tours almost always show him riding a horse? And why is the Ukrainian saint Josaphat Kuntsevych generally shown carrying a strangely shaped weapon? We Catholics often use holy […]

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