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title: SAN BLESSED HUNTING THE DRAGON

subject date: 2016-03-05

caption: SAN BLESSED (? -112) Hermit and Apostle of Switzerland. Originally from England, he went to Rome for instruction in religion, and the apostle Peter sent him to Switzerland to devote themselves to evangelization; after years of work he wished to retire in a cave at Lake Thun, but the cave was occupied by a dragon. Blessed with a sign of the cross, drove him out of the cave, where he lived with his disciple Achates years of prayer and penance. He died in 112, 90 years old. Recurrence May 9. Immaginetta chromolithographic, Germany late nineteenth century

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Germania

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

instructions: Per utilizzi: Fototeca Gilardi - t. 02 3931 2652

file date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 70667

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XIX

image epoch: Ottocento

subject century: I - II

subject epoch: Paleocristiano

technique: Cromolitografia

id: 38802

file name: FSNgilardi_70667.jpg

keywords

BeatusBavariaSchrobenhausenCarl PoellathhermitdragonSwitzerlandreligionThunSuetoniushermitagefireflameCatholicismcult of saintspreachingpreachermissionaryevangelizationmissionariesChristianitydevotional imagelittle imageSantino