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Saint Cuthbert at Lindisfarne
Statue of Saint Cuthbert (c. 634 - 20 March 687) at Lindisfarne Priory.
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Saint Cyril Icon
A 17th century CE icon depicting Saint Cyril (d. 867 CE), the Byzantine missionary to the Balkans and central Europe.
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Right Hand of Saint Gregory the Illuminator
The preserved right hand of Saint Gregory the Illuminator (d. c. 330 CE), first bishop of the Armenian church. (Museum of the Holy See of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon)
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Triumvirate of Saint-Just, Robespierre, and Couthon
The Triumvirate of the Terror: Louis Antoine Saint-Just (left), Maximilien Robespierre (center), Georges Couthon (right). Unknown author, 1794.
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Icon of Saint Basil
This icon from the 11th century CE depicts Saint Basil (also known as Basil the Great and Basil of Caesarea), who lived c. 330 CE to 379 CE. Located in St. Sophia Cathedral, Kiev.
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Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fish
Saint Anthony preaching to the fish, oil on canvas by Paolo Veronese, c. 1580-1585.
Galleria Borghese, Rome.
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Saint Paul Shipwrecked
Saint Paul swimming to Malta from the wrecked ship, mosaic designed by Boris Anrep in 1961, put together by Peter Indri in 1964-5.
St. Paul's chapel, Westminster Cathedral.
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The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia
The Life of Christ was commissioned by the third Mughal Emperor Akbar (1540-1605) to be translated into Persian. This was part of a larger effort to encourage inter-religious understanding and cooperation. The Martyrdom...
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Byzantine Monasticism
Monasticism, that is individuals devoting themselves to an ascetic life in a monastery for devotional purposes, was an ever-present feature of the Byzantine empire. Monasteries became powerful landowners and a voice to be...
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Ancient Britain
Ancient Britain was a landmass on the northwest of the continent of Europe first occupied by humans c. 800,000 years ago prior to it becoming an island c. 6000 BCE due to flooding which separated it from the mainland. Agriculture...