Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 348
ST. PETRONIUS. 709 St. Petronius, bishop and patron saint of Bologna, was a Roman of illustrious birth, and an early convert to Christianity. He distin- … As he is the subject of many cele- 109 st- Petronills (Lorenzo Costa) brated pictures, I shall give a few examples. He is enthroned as patron and bishop, between St. Francis d’ Assisi and St. Thomas Aquinas the Dominican ; by Lorenzo Costa.1 St. Petronius, seated, holds the city in his hand,…
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