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Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Purse
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Emblem in art associated with
- Saint Bavo, indicative of his great largesse to the poor
- Saint Briec due to his patronage of purse makers
- Saint Charles the Good, due to his great support of the poor
- Saint Felix of Valois, a symbol of his giving away a great fortune to the poor
- Saint John of Matha, represented as receiving a purse from the Blessed Virgin for the redemption of captives
- Saint Lawrence, in token of the riches he was ordered to bring to the empire
- Saint Matilda, a symbol of her largesse to the poor and sick
- Saint Matthew the Apostle, because he was a tax-collector
- Saint Nicholas of Myra, represented with three balls which are taken to mean the three purses of gold which he threw in at a window
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Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Purse'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/p/purse.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Purse'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/p/purse.html. 1910.
