St. Praxedes
Dating suggestions vary
from 8th to 11th centuries
Marble
Protyrum
(see
photo) of the Church of Santa Pudenziana
The inscription reads "OCCVRRIT SPONSO PRAXEDIS LVMINE
CLARO. NOS PIA PRAXEDIS PRECE SANCTAS CUM FER AD EDIS." The first
sentence means, "Praxedes goes to her spouse with her lamp bright" a
reference to the parable of the wise and foolish virgins in Matthew
25:1-13 (cached). The
second sentence means, "O pious St. Praxedes, with your prayers lead
[us] to the Temple."
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Photographed at the
site by Richard Stracke