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Saint Guthlac Tormented by Demons
Saint Guthlac (c. 674 to 11 April 714) being carried aloft and whipped by demons. Roundel 7 of Life of Guthlac (the Guthlac Roll, or Vita Sancti Guthlaci), a manuscript written in the Benedictine abbey of Crowland, Lincolnshire, 1175-1215...
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Saint Guthlac
Stained glass depiction of Saint Guthlac (674 - 11 April 714 CE) in the Church of St. Guthlac, Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, UK.
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Saint Paul Preaching
Saint Paul preaching, stained glass from St Patrick's Cathedral, New York.
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Saint Catherine, by Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina
Oil painting of Saint Catherine by Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina, circa 1510.
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Saint Anthony, Isenheim Altarpiece
Saint Anthony on the right panel of the Isenheim altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald and Nikolaus of Haguenau.
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Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the highest order of knighthood in Britain and the most exclusive with traditionally only 24 knights as full members at any one time, along with the reigning monarch and the Prince of Wales. Created by...
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Guthlac of Crowland
Guthlac of Crowland (c. 674 - 11 April 714 CE) was an Anglo-Saxon saint from the Kingdom of Mercia. He is best known for his years spent as a hermit in the Fens region of the East Midlands. Guthlac was born into a noble Mercian family and...
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Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
Cathedral of St. Sophia, Kyiv, founded in 1011 by the Great Duke of Kyiv Vladimir the Great (958 - c. 1015). It is the most ancient and fully preserved church of Eastern Europe. Inside the cathedral, there are plenty of well-preserved mosaics...
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Saint Peter's Basilica Construction by van Heemskerck
A drawing of the early construction phase of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by Martin van Heemskerck. From the north side, 1532-6 CE. The drawing shows the piers and arches which were designed by the project's first architect Donato Bramante...
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Saint Anthony
"San Antonio Abad" by Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1664 CE.