thecrankyprofessor:centuriespast: MASTER of CabestanyThe Death and Martyrdom of St Saturninus (w
thecrankyprofessor: centuriespast: MASTER of CabestanyThe Death and Martyrdom of St Saturninus (with detail)1150-80MarbleBenedictine Abbey, Saint-Hilaire-d'Aude I’ve never seen an image of the martyrdom of St Sernin (St Saturninus) of Toulouse even though I teach his pilgrimage church ALL the time! He converted the daughter of the Roman governor of Toulouse. He was tied to the tail of a wild bull in the forum, the bull was goaded into a run, and dragged St Sernin to his death. The church is built on the place where his body detached from the bull. -- source link
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