Legends of the monastic orders as represented in the fine arts : forming the second series of Sacred and Legendary art (1863)
Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860 · London : Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green · leaf 97
sents to them a golden apple, in testimony of her desire that a chapel should rise on this spot. The golden apple was reverently buried in the foundation of the belfry, as we now bury coins and medals, when laying the foundation of a public edifice. Opposite is the fresco, which ranks as one of the… … 5 St. Nilns heals the Epileptic Boy. (From the fresco at Orotta Ferrata.)
Saints · Christian saints in art · Christian art and symbolism · Monasticism and religious orders
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