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The secret chapel where rich Sicilian ladies met to help poor pregnant women

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ORATORY OF WOMEN;PALERMO;ORATORIO DAMES
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V. M. Traverso - published on 05/23/22
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In the 16th century, a group of wealthy women from Palermo gathered in a hidden chapel, called the Oratory of Women, in order to pray for and help disadvantaged pregnant women.

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