Lives and legends of the great hermits and fathers of the church, with other contemporary saints (1902)
D'Anvers, N., d. 1933 · London : G. Bell & sons · leaf 112
king of hishaving been torn to pieces on a kind of wheel, not crushedbeneath a millstone. St. Victor of Marseilles is generally represented in thearmour of a Roman soldier, and occasionally he appears onhorseback with a standard in his hand. More often he is onfoot with a millstone on the ground… … Lombardi photo] [Palazzo Pubblico, Siena ST. VICTORBy Sodoma To face p. 74 ST. VICTOR OF MILAN 75 knight, and examples occur of a dragon appearing at hisfeet, but this is probably symbolic only of his victory overtemptation. An overturned altar is another symbol by whichSt. Victor of Marseilles may…
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