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As a holy fool following the death of her husband, this practice was taken up by Xenia of St. Petersburg. (15[1])St. Thecla performed this practice while travelling to seek Paul in Myra. A treatise attributed to Jean Gerson follows Thomas Aquinas in defending this practice in case of necessity. The Lebanese saint Marina was absolved of an inn-keeper’s accusation when it was discovered after her death that she had been performing this practice. Pierre (*) Cauchon moved for the death penalty after a woman resumed this practice in prison (-5[1])after signing a recantation. (10[1])The prohibition of this practice in Deuteronomy 22:5 was cited by English-backed prosecutors to argue that it was evidence of witchcraft and heresy in a 1431 trial that saw a saint burned at the stake. For 10 points, Joan of Arc’s performance of what practice (10[1])inspired Leslie Feinberg to label her as a “transgender warrior”? ■END■ (10[1])

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