Wilgefortis
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wilgefortis-189-2592736
title:
Wilgefortis
text:
Wilgefortis is a female folk saint whose legend arose in the 14th century, and whose distinguishing feature is a large beard. According to the legend of her life, set in Portugal and Galicia, she was a teenage noblewoman who had been promised in marriage by her father to a Moorish king. To thwart the unwanted wedding, she had taken a vow of virginity, and prayed that she would be made repulsive. In answer to her prayers she sprouted a beard, which ended the engagement. In anger, Wilgefortis' fat
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
German Catholic folk saint
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilgefortis
date created:
2004-04-25T21:18:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T07:06:19Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
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