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 | | The church rejected other gods but substituted respect or veneration of saints, past church members whose lives reflected a standard for those living today. |
 | | Rather than Candelifera or Lucina the goddesses of childbirth the church has St. Gerald Majella the patron saint, instead of Roma, goddess of the city, Rome has St. Philip Neri as its patron saint, Juventus is the god of youth while St. Aloysius Gonzaga is it's patron saint, and so on. |
 | | In my case what I have on my keychain is a small symbol of St. Michael the Archangel patron saint of paratroopers. |
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