St. Prisca
Black and white etching of St. Aquila and St. Priscilla, His Wife from Wikimedia Commons

St. Prisca

St. Prisca was one of a number of women who played prominent roles in the early Church—not simply as “helpers” to the male apostles but as evangelists and Church administrators in their own right.

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Galileo Galilei
Justus Sustermans Portrait of Galileo Galilei 1636 attained via Wikimedia Commons

Galileo Galilei

The Italian scientist Galileo achieved his original fame through his invention of one of the early thermometers, his experiments in physics, and his refinement of the telescope.

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