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Saint George by Donatello
A marble figure of Saint George by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Completed c. 1415 CE for the Orsanmichele in Florence. (Bargello, Florence)
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Entrance to Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv
Saint Sophia Cathedral, located on Sophia's Square in Kyiv.
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Saint Benedict of Nursia
A 15th century CE fresco detail depicting Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – c. 543 CE), an important figure in the spread of Christian Monasticism. (Museo di San Marco, Florence)
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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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Sculpture of Charlemagne - Abbey of Saint John at Müstair
Sculpture of Charlemagne (Holy Roman Emperor r. 800-814 CE) in the Abbey of Saint John at Müstair, Switzerland. The Abbey, which began life as a monastery, is located in Switzerland's Graubünden Canton and was constructed in the late 8th...
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Ivory Pyxis Depicting Saint Menas
This ivory pyxis (round box) shows the saint Menas with camels. His shrine near Alexandria in Egypt was a popular pilgrim site in the Byzantine Empire. Menas, an Egyptian soldier, was executed by Emperor Diocletian (reigned 284-305 CE) for...
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Saint George
A modern statue of Saint George. Komsomolskaya Square, Moscow.
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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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Saint-Just and Robespierre at the Hôtel de Ville, on the night of 9 Thermidor Year II
Maximilien Robespierre, Louis Antoine Saint-Just, Georges Couthon, and their allies take shelter at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris on the night of 9-10 Thermidor Year II (27-28 July 1794), where they plot an insurrection against the National...
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Bombard Canons, Mont-Saint-Michel
Two English bombard canons at Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy. The canons were abandoned by Thomas Scalles in 1434 CE during the Hundred Years' War (1332-1453 CE) between England and France