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Artistic interpretation of St. Dismas, the Good Thief

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St. Dismas, the Good Thief

The penitent thief, also known as the good thief, wise thief, grateful thief, or thief on the cross, is one of two unnamed thieves in Luke the Evangelist's account of the crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament.

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