twice-hallowed

Updated: January 28, 2026

The first stars of night shone down on the ancient temple of Fortuna Virilis, which the chances of Time had already converted into the Church of St. Mary of Egypt; and facing the twice-hallowed edifice stood the house of Rienzi.

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton - Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes