Saint Dorothy is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martyrdom_of_St._Dorothy_Antonio_Maria_Fabrizi.png" title="via Wikimedia Commons" target="_blank">Antonio Maria Fabrizi</a> [Public domain]
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Martyrdom of St. Dorothy by Antonio Maria Fabrizi, 1630

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Saint Dorothy is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution.

Antonio Maria Fabrizi [Public domain]

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