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Vestal Virgin
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priestesses of goddess Vesta in Ancient Rome
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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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- virgin
- Named after
- Vesta
- Religion
- ancient Roman religion
- Country
- Ancient Rome
- Image
- Leighton, Frederic - Invocation.jpg
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- female form of label
- весталка
- Commons category
- Vestals
- topic's main category
- Category:Vestal Virgins
- has characteristic
- chastity
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 0385-00-00
- significant person
- Vesta
- term length of position
- 30
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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