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Raven123

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1. Regina Coeli prison? Had to look that up

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2019, 01:37 PM

May 2019

For a moment I thought someone had a wry sense of humor. Apparently the prison originally was a Convent, and hence the name Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven).

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Regina Coeli prison? Had to look that up Raven123 May 2019 #1

Well, a convent is sort of a prison in some ways... MineralMan May 2019 #2