Paphnutius
A bishop from Egypt who had lost one eye under the Emperor Diocletian. At an imperial banquet he was singled out for special honor by the new Emperor Constantine when he kissed the bishop’s eyeless cheek as a sign of friendship between the empire and the church.
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