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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . - 1 2 Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Florus." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 10 January 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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