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:20170717210DR_OberBobritzsch_(B-Hilbersdorf)_St_Nicolaus.jpg" title="via Wikimedia Commons" target="_blank">Jörg Blobelt</a> [<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" target="_blank">CC BY-SA</a>]
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martyrdom of Santa Dorotea - St.Nicolaus Church Carved altar from 1521, unknown Freiberg artist

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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.

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