Saint Pelagia is an Antioch ene saint , a virgin of fifteen years, who chose death by a leap from the
housetop rather than dishonour from
Kaynak: Saint PelagiaSaint Pelagia , of Antioch, who leapt to her death from a
housetop. Pelagia of Tarsus , who was burnt to death. Pelagia was the secular name of
Kaynak: PelagiaA Terrace (building) or flat
housetop. The Solarium Augusti , a monumental meridian line (or perhaps a sundial) erected in Rome by Emperor
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housetop, and summoned the dæmons of the air, whom the Manichees to this day invoke over their abominable
Kaynak: TerebinthusCaptain Gardner had noted from his
housetop, through a spy-glass, the disposition of the hostile fleets, and, as soon as it was dark,
Kaynak: Caleb GardnerThen having gone up on the
housetop, and summoned the daemons of the air, whom the Manichees to this day invoke over their abominable
Kaynak: Buddhist influences on ChristianityThen having gone up on the
housetop, and summoned the dæmons of the air, whom the Manichees to this day invoke over their abominable
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