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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 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.” An angel killed the son of the prefect Sempronius after he attempted to assault this saint, who had refused to marry Procop and thus was sent to a (*) brothel and then beheaded. This saint (-5[1])is often depicted carrying a palm branch and a lamb. In England, women would make dumb-cake (-5[1])on the eve of this saint’s January 21 feast day so as to induce a dream of their future husband. For 10 points, name this virgin martyr whose name sounds like the Latin word for lamb. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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