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So he also died pure, putting his whole trust in the Lord.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 40. Undefiled, by idolatry. We read 4 Mac. that he threw himself into a boiling cauldron; ( Calmet.) and Josephus says his mother “jumped into the fire that she might not be touched by any.” But this is uncertain. The Church honours S. Apollonia, who acted thus; (Feb. ix.) it is supposed by divine inspiration. Bible.
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