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Holy Trinity Church
Publish Date: 2022-10-02
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Holy Trinity Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (978) 458-8092
  • Fax:
  • (978) 970-0935
  • Street Address:

  • 62 Lewis Street

  • Lowell, MA 01854
  • Mailing Address:

  • 62 Lewis Street

  • Lowell, MA 01854


Contact Information




Services Schedule

Summer Hours: Orthros:  8:00am     Divine Liturgy:  9:00am
Winter Hours Begin on Sunday September 18th, Orthros 9:00am, Divine Liturgy 10am
Sunday Fellowship: following Divine Liturgy


Past Bulletins


Today's Calendar

MEMORIAL SERVICE - Μνημόσυνο:  Konstantina Stefou - May her memory be eternal.
Parish Council Members on Duty:  Joan Metropolis, George Christopulos, Lewis Demetroulakos and Althea Harrington
Fellowship Coffee Hour is hosted by:  Niki Iliopoulos in memory of her mother, KonstantinaStefou
Sunday School   Sunday, September 25, 2022:  We welcome our children back to Sunday School today and look forward to a year filled with spiritual guidance.  
 
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Weekly Calendar

Tuesday, October 4 - Philoptochos Meeting at 6:15pm in the Church Hall
Monday, October 3AHEPA HELLAS CH. 102 GOLF TOURNAMENT   
Four Oaks Country Club  —1 Clubhouse Lane - Dracut, MA   Tee Time:  9:00am   There will be a buffet and raffle to follow.  For more information, contact George Xifaras at (978) 815-0985 or at gxifaras@verizon.com.   Promoting the education of our children is the main mission of AHEPA HELLAS 102.
Monday, October 3Metropolis of Boston Greek Dance Group 
Greek Dance Lessons begin Monday October 3, 2022 at 6:30pm.  Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Hall  62 Lewis Street, Lowell, MA.  Boys & Girls 7 years of age and older.  For more information visit:  www.facebook.com/groups/MetropolisBostonGreekDanceGroup/  or Call:  857-225-0413 or Email:  maria.bregianos@gmail.com
 
 
 
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Announcements

 

National Church Music Sunday

Each year, on the first Sunday in October (on or after the Feast of St. Romanos the Melodist, the patron saint of church musicians), parishes across the Archdiocese of America celebrate NATIONAL CHURCH MUSIC SUNDAY. This commemoration was inaugurated by His Eminence, Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America in 1982, and has been re-affirmed by His Eminence, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.  It is a day we set aside particularly to honor the contributions of local choir members, psaltai and music educators who serve their churches through the hymnology of our Orthodox Church. 

Hunger/Homeless Food Drive October 02 -November 20         Today through November 20, we will be collecting non-perishables.  Your donations may be left in the vestibule of the Church.
-PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY       
-Boxed MACARONI & CHEESE       
-CANNED FRUIT, VEGETABLE, SOUPS, TUNA     
-CEREAL & OATMEAL             
-TOMATO & PASTA SAUCE             
-PASTA & RICE JUICE BOXES & BOTTLED JUICES
-BABY FOOD                         
-PERSONAL CARE ITEM                
-SUPERMARKET GIFT CARDS (may be mailed to Holy Trinity Philoptochos, 62 Lewis Street, Lowell, MA  01854 with note: Hunger/Homeless Food Drive)
 
Hellenic American Academy PTA - Fall Family Glendi Saturday, October 8
The HAA PTA will hold a Fall Family Glendi on Saturday, October 8, at the Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover.  Tickets are $55 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under.  RSVP and payment is requested by September 30.  Please make checks payable to HAA PTA and mail to HAA PTA  41 Broadway St., Lowell, MA 01854
    
Coundown to HOLY TRINITY CHURCH GOLF TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, October 11  Indian Ridge Country Club—Andover, MA   

Golfers: Registration: 11:00am; Lunch Buffet: 11:30am; Tee Time beginning: 12:45pm; Dinner Buffet & Raffle  Fee: $200 

Dinner only / $50:   For those wishing to attend and join us in celebrating George and Angela that evening. Sponsors: You can help support our Golf Tournament with one of following Sponsorship Opportunities: 

Platinum $25,000     Gold $10,000     Silver $5,000     Bronze $2,500   Tee or Green Sponsor $1,000  Supporter $500        Name Sponsor $100 - $250

Sponsor and Golfer Payments may be paid by credit card on the Parish’s website:  www.holytrinitylowell.com select “DONATE”.

 
 
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SAVE THE DATE

Upcoming Church Services 
Friday October 28th: Holy Protection of the Theotokos - OXI day Αγία Σκέπη της Θεοτόκου.  The Hellenic American Academy will attend church and present their program.
Tuesday, November 8th:  Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel - Τών Ταξιαρχών Μιχαήλ και Γαβριήλ.
Monday, November 21st: Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple - Τά Εισόδια της Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου.      Wednesday, November 30th : St. Andrew the first called Apostle - Αγίου Ανδρέου τού Πρωτοκλήτου.
 
  Holy Trinity Philoptochos Greek Food Fair & MORE!!! returns.           
Saturday, November 5, at the Hellenic Cultural Center.  Check your mail box for Fair details. 

On the menu for Eat-in or Take-Out:  Roast Chicken with Potatoes & Fasolakia(green beans), Pastichio and Spanakopita.   

Pre-orders available for Half-Pans of Pastichio or Spanakopita. holy-trinity-philoptochos-lowell.square.site/

Pastry Table - all your favorite Greek Desserts:  Koulourakia, Galaktoboureko, Melomakarona, Kourabiedes, Toganides, Diples and More! 

Ca$h Raffle Book of 6 for $30  Winners will be drawn at 3:00pm

Basket Raffle:  try your luck to win one of the beautiful themed baskets!

Vendors Booths available!

 

   

HELLENIC AMERICAN ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
REUNION OPEN HOUSE
Hellenic Cultural Center  SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 at 12:00-2:30pm
Please join us after church services to see the many improvements and changes that were made during the summer months.  Come see the classrooms, remember the “Good Ole Days” and maybe you might see a teacher you may have had. Please tell your fellow classmates so they too can see some of the changes and remember what a special place Hellenic American Academy was then and is today.
All are welcome to attend the open house and experience what the Hellenic American Academy has to offer its community.
Refreshments will be served.
 
Family Day at 
Family Day at Canobie Lake Park will take place on Sunday, October 23, at 2:00pm.  You may purchase your tickets in advance online or at the ticket counter when you arrive on the day of the event.  All are welcome! For more Information you may email Jennifer Hardy at JenniferHardy@blakefuneralhome.com or you may call her at 978.551.6306.

 

 

 

 

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 28.11,1.
The Lord will give strength to his people.
Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:1-10.

Brethren, working together with him, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, "At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Προκείμενον. Grave Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 28.11,1.
Κύριος ἰσχὺν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ δώσει.
Στίχ. Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ, ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ τιμήν.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 6:1-10.

Ἀδελφοί, συνεργοῦντες δὲ καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν μὴ εἰς κενὸν τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ δέξασθαι ὑμᾶς - λέγει γάρ, Καιρῷ δεκτῷ ἐπήκουσά σου, καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σωτηρίας ἐβοήθησά σοι· ἰδού, νῦν καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἰδού, νῦν ἡμέρα σωτηρίας - μηδεμίαν ἐν μηδενὶ διδόντες προσκοπήν, ἵνα μὴ μωμηθῇ ἡ διακονία· ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ συνιστῶντες ἑαυτοὺς ὡς θεοῦ διάκονοι, ἐν ὑπομονῇ πολλῇ, ἐν θλίψεσιν, ἐν ἀνάγκαις, ἐν στενοχωρίαις, ἐν πληγαῖς, ἐν φυλακαῖς, ἐν ἀκαταστασίαις, ἐν κόποις, ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις, ἐν νηστείαις, ἐν ἁγνότητι, ἐν γνώσει, ἐν μακροθυμίᾳ, ἐν χρηστότητι, ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἀνυποκρίτῳ, ἐν λόγῳ ἀληθείας, ἐν δυνάμει θεοῦ, διὰ τῶν ὅπλων τῆς δικαιοσύνης τῶν δεξιῶν καὶ ἀριστερῶν, διὰ δόξης καὶ ἀτιμίας, διὰ δυσφημίας καὶ εὐφημίας· ὡς πλάνοι καὶ ἀληθεῖς· ὡς ἀγνοούμενοι, καὶ ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι· ὡς ἀποθνῄσκοντες, καὶ ἰδού, ζῶμεν· ὡς παιδευόμενοι, καὶ μὴ θανατούμενοι· ὡς λυπούμενοι, ἀεὶ δὲ χαίροντες· ὡς πτωχοί, πολλοὺς δὲ πλουτίζοντες· ὡς μηδὲν ἔχοντες, καὶ πάντα κατέχοντες.


Gospel Reading

2nd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 6:31-36

The Lord said, "As you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful."

2nd Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 6:31-36

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίως. καὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσι. καὶ ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσι. καὶ ἐὰν δανείζητε παρ᾿ ὧν ἐλπίζετε ἀπολαβεῖν, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; καὶ γὰρ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς δανείζουσιν ἵνα ἀπολάβωσι τὰ ἴσα. πλὴν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ ἀγαθοποιεῖτε καὶ δανείζετε μηδὲν ἀπελπίζοντες, καὶ ἔσται ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολύς, καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ ὑψίστου, ὅτι αὐτὸς χρηστός ἐστιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀχαρίστους καὶ πονηρούς. Γίνεσθε οὖν οἰκτίρμονες, καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί.


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Archdiocese News

Statement of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Hurricane Ian

09/28/2022

Statement of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Hurricane Ian

Letter from Metropolitan Alexios on Hurricane Ian

09/28/2022

With hurricane season upon the Southern United States, I prayerfully ask that we turn our attention and prayers to the state of Florida, recently fallen under a State of Emergency due to the oncoming Hurricane Ian. Specifically, I offer my prayers and blessing to those Metropolis communities which are in the storms current path, including the Tampa Bay area and Naples.

Ohio Historical Marker Placed at Church Site Founded by Greek Christian Refugees of Asia Minor

09/29/2022

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in partnership with the Ohio History Connection, a nonprofit statewide history organization advancing Ohio’s history and stories, held a dedication ceremony for a Historical Marker on Saturday, September 17 at 12 p.m. at the site of the former Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church built in 1917, located at 1749 10th Street N.E., Canton, OH 44709. The Historical Marker recognized the property as a landmark that served as the religious, social, and cultural center for the Greek Christian refugees of Asia Minor who migrated to Canton, Ohio in the early 1900s.

IOCC and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Respond in Ukraine Partnership Provides Emergency Assistance to Ukrainians Affected by Conflict

09/27/2022

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) announced today that with support from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, IOCC will provide immediate assistance to people in Ukraine displaced by the conflict and receiving aid through six dioceses of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

Monastic Synaxis Communique

09/26/2022

Monastic Synaxis Communique

39th Annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Launched by the Department of Religious Education

09/22/2022

The Department of Religious Education (DRE) of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, is pleased to announce that the Metropolis of New Jersey will host the 39th Annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Nationals at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Clifton, NJ, on the weekend of June 9 to 11, 2023.

Eight Dates - A relationship series designed to foster communication and closeness for a healthier partnership under God

09/20/2022

The Family Wellness Ministry and the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco are pleased to the announce them continuation of the popular relationship series, Eight Dates, based on the book Eight Dates:
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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Mode

By Your Cross, O Christ our God, You destroyed death. You opened paradise to the thief. You transformed the lament of the Myrrh-bearing women, and You commanded the Apostles to proclaim You are risen, granting the world Your great mercy.
Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον, ἠνέῳξας τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον, τῶν Μυροφόρων τὸν θρῆνον μετέβαλες, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας, ὅτι ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion for Martyrs Cyprian and Justina in the Fourth Mode

As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the Apostles, O inspired of God, thou foundest discipline to be a means of ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of truth, thou didst also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O Hieromartyr Cyprian. Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.
Καί τρόπων μέτοχος, καί θρόνων διάδοχος, τών Αποστόλων γενόμενος, τήν πράξιν εύρες Θεόπνευστε, εις θεωρίας επίβασιν, διά τούτο τόν λόγον τής αληθείας ορθοτομών, καί τή πίστει ενήθλησας μέχρις αίματος, Ιερομάρτυς Κυπριανέ, πρέσβευε Χριστώ τώ Θεώ, σωθήναι τάς ψυχάς ημών.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

The protection of Christians unshameable, intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, do not turn from the prayerful cries of those who are in sin; instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: Hasten to intercession and speed now to supplication as a protection for all time, Theotokos, for those who honor you.
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.
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Metropolis of Boston News

Greek Festivals throughout the Metropolis of Boston in September

09/20/2022

Greek Festivals throughout the Metropolis of Boston in September
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Saints and Feasts

Romanosmelodist
October 01

Romanos the Melodist

Saint Romanos flourished during the reign of Anastasius (491-518). He was from Emesa of Syria, and apparently was born of Jewish parents, for a hymn written in his honour in Greek says he was "of Hebrew stock," and it has furthermore been noted that he uses many Semitic idioms in his writings. He was baptized an Orthodox Christian, and at some time became a deacon in the Church of Beirut. He was the first composer of the kontakia, the foremost of which is that of the feast of Christ's Nativity, On this day the Virgin .... In composing many of his kontakia. Saint Romanos was inspired by the hymns of Saint Ephraim of Syria.


Cyprianjustine
October 02

The Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Virgin Martyr Justina

Saint Justina who was from Damascus, lived in virginity for the sake of Christ. Saint Cyprian, who was from Antioch, began as an initiate of magic and worshipper of the demons. A certain foolish young man who had been smitten with Justina's beauty hired Cyprian to draw her to love him; when Cyprian had wed every demonic device he knew, and had failed, being repulsed by the power of Christ Whom Justina invoked, he understood the weakness of the demons and came to know the truth. Delivered from demonic delusion, he came to Christ and burned all his books of magic, was baptized, and later ascended the episcopal throne in his country. Later, he and Justina were arrested by the Count of Damascus, and having endured many torments at his hands, they were sent finally to Diocletian in Nicomedia, where they were beheaded about the year 304.


03_dionysios
October 03

Dionysios the Areopagite

This Saint was from Athens, a learned man, and a member of the famous judicial court of Mars Hill (in Greek Aeros Pagos, hence the name Areopagite (see Acts 17:19-34). When Saint Paul preached in Athens, he was one of the first there to believe in Christ, and, according to some, became the first bishop of that city. Others say -- and this may be more probable--that he was the second Bishop of Athens, after Saint Hierotheus, whom Dionysios calls his friend and teacher "after Paul" (On the Divine Names, 3:2). With Saint Hierotheus he was also present at the Dormition of the most holy Theotokos; the Doxasticon of the Aposticha for the service of the Dormition is partly taken from a passage in Chapter III of On the Divine Names. According to ancient tradition, he received a martyr's end (according to some, in Athens itself) about the year 96.


Thomas
October 06

Thomas the Apostle of the 12

The name Thomas means, "twin." He was one of the Twelve, a Galilean by birth. Sophroneus (not the famous Patriarch of Jerusalem [7th Century, celebrated March 11], but a friend of Jerome's), quoted also by Jerome, says that Saint Thomas preached to the Parthians, Pesians, Medes, Hyrcanians, Bactrians, and neighbouring nations. According to Heracleon, the Apostle died a natural death; according to other accounts, he was martyred at Meliapur His tomb was known by Saint John Chrysostom to be at Edessa in Syria, to which city his holy relics may have been translated from India in the fourth century.


Allsaint
October 08

Pelagia the Righteous

This Saint was a prominent actress of the city of Antioch, and a pagan, who lived a life of unrestrained prodigality and led many to perdition. Instructed and baptized by a certain bishop named Nonnus (Saint Nonnus is commemorated Nov. 10), she departed for the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem, where she lived as a recluse, feigning to be a eunuch called Pelagia. She lived in such holiness and repentance that within three or four years she was deemed worthy to repose in an odour of sanctity, in the middle of the fifth century. Her tomb on the Mount of Olives has been a place of pilgrimage ever since.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

Every work which does not have love as its beginning and root is nothing.
St. John Chrysostom
Unknown, 4th century

There are three things that impel us towards what is holy: natural instincts, angelic powers and probity of intention. Natural instincts impel us when, for example, we do to others what we would wish them to do to us (cf. Luke 6:31), or when we see someone suffering deprivation or in need and naturally feel compassion. Angelic powers impel us when, being ourselves impelled to something worthwhile, we find we are providentially helped and guided. We are impelled by probity of intention when, discriminating between good and evil, we choose the good.
St. Maximos the Confessor
Second Century on Love no. 32, Philokalia Vol. 2 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 71, 7th century

Christians should strive in all things and ought not to pass judgment of any kind on anyone, not on the prostitute nor on sinners nor on disorderly persons. But they should look upon all persons with a single mind and a pure eye so that it may be for such a person almost a natural and fixed attitude never to despise or judge or abhor anyone or to divide people and put them into boxes for this is purity of heart, that, when you see the sinner and the weak, you have compassion and show mercy to them.
St. Makarios the Great
Homilies 5.8, 4th century

'But I say to you,' the Lord says, 'love your enemies; do good to those who hate you, pray for those who persecute you.' Why did he command these things? So that he might free you from hatred, sadness, anger and grudges, and might grant you the greatest possession of all, perfect love, which is impossible to possess except by the one you loves all equally in imitation of God.
St. Maximos the Confessor
Unknown, 7th century

Let us then, bearing in mind all the things which have been said, show forth great love even towards our enemies; and let us ease away that ridiculous custom, to which many of the more thoughtless give way, waiting for those that meet them to address them first.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 18 on Matthew 5, 4th Century

Why do we judge our neighbors? Because we shun knowing ourselves. Someone busy trying to understand himself has no time to notice the shortcomings of others. Judge yourself ... and you will stop judging others. Judge a poor deed, but do not judge the doer. It is necessary to consider yourself the most sinful of all, and to forgive your neighbor every poor deed.
St. Seraphim of Sarov
Unknown, 19th century

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