A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 118
fferings forthe idol. She trampled theofferings under her feet, tlu-ewdown the idol, and spat at thejudge. She was then torturedto death, and as she died, awhite dove issued fi-om hermouth and flew to heaven.She is much venerated inSpain, and is buried at Merida.Another St. Eulalia is buriedat… … (Andrea Mantegna.) St. Euphemia. 102 LEGENDS AND STORIES and in the Eastern Church is styled Great, for such was thefame of her beauty and her courageous endurance. There is ahomily upon St. Euphemia among the writings of Asterius, whowrote about A. r>. 400. She suffered death not far from…
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