Published on 2012/05/22
CHARITé ROMAINEHistory tells that Péra took after her father in secret while he was imprisoned and waiting his execution. She feeded him with her breast milk until a jailer found them.
Shocked with that girl's charity, he freed the father and both could run away.
Centuries past and some artists have tried to represent this story, known among Roman people, in paintings and sculptures.
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