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Sacred and legendary art (1870)

Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 441

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794 SACRED AND LEGENDARY ART. steadfast in the Christian faith. Whereupon the emperor ordered that … St. Quirinus was another Roman soldier, serving under the Emperor Aurelian. As he did not hesitate both to profess and preach openly the Christian faith, he suffered martyrdom by being dragged to death by horses ; his tongue was first thrown to a hawk. He is re- presented in armour, with a horse…

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