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Synopsis
Excerpt from The Lives of the Saints
In 610, Pope Boniface IV. Obtained the Pantheon at Rome from the Emperor Phocas. The Pantheon had been rebuilt or restored by Marcus Agrippa, and was dedicated to all the gods and goddesses of the heathen heaven. Boniface cleansed the building and consecrated it to S. Mary the Virgin and All Martyrs. The feast of this dedication was kept on the 13th of May.
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