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Monday, July 20
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Saint Margaret of Antioch
Antioch
Saint Margaret of Antioch, also known as Margaret of the Latins, Margherita, Marina, Margaritha, Marine, and Margaretha, is a Virgin and martyr whose story is primarily known through a collection of legends rather than contemporary history.
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