The heart was always seen as the noblest of the internal...

The heart was always seen as the noblest of the internal organs as well as the most vital. The hearts of martyrs or future candidates for sainthood would be preserved, but never their livers, say, or the entrails - at least not on their own; it was either the heart by itself or the whole lot together.

George Fetherling Quote About Candidates, Either, Future, Hearts, Internal: The Heart Was Always Seen...

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