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COZ135: Faith, beauty, and brains—literally! Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle reflect on Archbishop Comensoli’s powerful annual Patrick Oration and his optimism for what’s happening Melbourne, plus a stunning story of a brain turned to glass in ancient Herculaneum.

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• Patrick Oration • 8pm, Monday 17 March 2025 – YouTube
• Patrick Oration 2025 | Melbourne Catholic
• Unique formation of organic glass from a human brain in the Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE | Scientific Reports
• The Tragic Death of Pliny the Elder and Pompeii’s Final Days | TheCollector

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