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Subject: Re: Praxedis
Author: Summer   (Authenticated as Summer)
Date: August 26, 2006 at 6:49:31 AM
Reply to: Praxedis by Lillian
On the Dutch wikipedia Praxedis is said to be the name of the daughter of Vsevolod I, Prince of Kiev. On the English wikipedia she is called Eupraxia.

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxedis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupraxia_of_Kiev

Johannes Vermeer has made a painting of her:
http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/saint_praxedis.htm

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