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The chiefest sanctity of a temple is that it is a place to which men go to weep in common.
Miguel de Unamuno
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Miguel de Unamuno
Age: 70 †
Born: 1866
Born: September 29
Died: 1936
Died: December 31
Essayist
Literary Critic
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Playwright
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Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo
Miguel Unamuno
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