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					<description><![CDATA[The Holy Martyr Philosophos, Perfected by the Sword (+ 252)1 Commemorated on the First of May O Philosophos, blessed in name and in deed, Thou hast truly proven thyself a friend of wisdom. This great martyr of Christ, Philosophos, was from the region of Alexandria, as was related concerning him by Anthony the Great among [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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