When the Emperor of Rome was Hadrian
(117 A.D.- 138 A.D.) there lived in a town in Italy, a young and wealthy noble
Christian woman, whose name was Sophia.
She had lost her husband very early
and lived alone with her three beautiful daughters, Faith, who was 12 years old,
Hope, who was 10 years old and Love,
who was just 9 years old. All three
girls had a radiant beauty, not only physical beauty, but essentially from the
many mental and spiritual gifts they had.
