Stephen knew I first served the Church by stocking reliquaries—transmuting unused bits of rotting paupers into the toes and teeth of saints.
Andy Duncan Carolinian
Source
From Alfano’s Reliquary (pp. 178-179)
- work
- Beluthahatchie and Other Stories (2000)
- year
- 2000
- locator
- pp. 178-179
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“Stephen knew I first served the Church by stocking reliquari…” Andy Duncan. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-05976ADEE0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/05976adee0
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