List of Cultural References in Divine Comedy - K

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• "Kill! Kill!" ("Martira, martira!"): The martyrdom of St. Stephen by an angry mob. He died without anger as he was stoned to death. His last words were a prayer for forgiveness for his enemies. (Acts 7:58-60)
  • Seen in a vision by Dante as he enters the terrace of the angry in Purgatory. Purg. XV, 106–114.