Vestal Virgin
priestesses of goddess Vesta in Ancient Rome
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Vestal Virgins were priestesses who served the Roman goddess Vesta and maintained her sacred flame in ancient Rome. They held an important religious position in Roman society and were required to remain unmarried and chaste to fulfill their duties.
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2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum) 1st-century BC (43–39 BC) aureus depicting a seated Vestal Virgin marked vestalis
In ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins or Vestals (Latin: Vestālēs, singular Vestālis [wɛsˈtaːlɪs]) were priestesses of Vesta, virgin goddess of Rome's sacred hearth and its flame.