The Suffrages of the Saints

This component is a listing of Saints, both universally recognized and obscure. The reader calls upon each saint and offers a prayer, in hopes of being forgiven for previous sins. As with the Litany, the Suffrages can hint at the origins of the original owner by invoking the name of an obscure or local saint.

Once again similar to the Litanies, saints may be depicted in the margins or in the text, beside their suffrages.
 
 

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St. Agnes
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St. Christina
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St. Margaret
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St. Vincent

 

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