John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, KG (1403 – 27 May 1444) was an English noble and military commander.
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“Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”
—Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 22:20.
from the penultimate verse in the New Testament; the last is: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
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“We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.”
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