Sainte-Blandine
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Sainte-Blandine is the name of two communes in France
, named for Blandina
, virgin and martyr:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, named for Blandina
Blandina
-Martyrdom:In the summer of 177, Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon, witnessed an increasing hostility to Christians in his own city. First they were prohibited from entering public places such as the markets and the baths. Then, when the provincial governor was outside the city, the mob broke loose....
, virgin and martyr:
- Sainte-BlandineSainte-Blandine, IsèreSainte-Blandine is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the IsèreIsèreIsère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
département - Sainte-BlandineSainte-Blandine, Deux-SèvresSainte-Blandine is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.-References:*...
, in the Deux-SèvresDeux-SèvresDeux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:...
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