A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1890)
Clement, Clara Erskine, 1834-1916 · Boston Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 256
fter the loss of his wife, whom he loved devotedly, thathe embraced a religious vocation. He took the habit of the GreekOrder of St. Basil, and was soon made the superior of his com-munity on account of his worth and learning. The chances of wardrove him to the west of Italy, and he fled to the… … (Fresco at Grotta Ferrata.) Miracle of St. NiluA. by Aloare, who was the widow of the prince of Capua, and reignedin the name and rio-ht of her two sons. This wicked mother hadinfluenced her children to murder their cousin, who was a powerfuland worthy nobleman. Now she was seized with the agony…
Art and mythology · Christian art and symbolism
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