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One practice inspired by this saint involves eating a boiled egg whose yolk had been replaced with salt. On this saint’s feast day, the pope blesses two lambs whose wool is later used to make (15[1])episcopal vestments called pallia. The martyr Emerentiana (15[1])was killed at this saint’s tomb, where the daughter of Constantine was cured of leprosy. This saint’s skull is housed in a church on the Piazza Navona named for this saint “in Agony.” (-5[1])An angel killed the son of the prefect Sempronius after he attempted to assault this saint, who had refused to marry (-5[1])Procop and thus was sent to a (*) brothel and then beheaded. This saint (-5[1])is often (-5[1])depicted carrying a palm branch and a lamb. In England, women would make dumb-cake (-5[2])on the eve of this saint’s January 21 feast day so as to induce a (10[1])dream of their future (10[1])husband. For 10 points, name this virgin martyr whose name sounds like the Latin word for lamb. ■END■ (10[8]0[2])

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