A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 289
was thus always near the emperor, Diocletian, withwhom he was an especial favorite. Now Sebastian was secretlya Christian, and while from this very fact he conscientiously ful-filled all his duties to the emperor, he also protected the Christians,and endeavored to make converts; and in this last he… … (Nuremberg Statue. Peter Vischer).St. Sebald. ILLUSTRATED IN ART. 273 they firmly endured and were led out for execution. Then theirfamilies, their -wives and children, besought them to recant and live.That which the tortures could not effect, these prayers and tearswere about to do, — they wavered…
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