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Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / Manuscripts / French translation of Jean de Vignay / Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Fr. 242 (Master of the Coronation of the Virgin and workshop, c1402, with the Festes nouvelles) / fol. 100-
Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / cap. 122: De sancto Symphoriano (August 22)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Symphorianus / Life / Encouraged by his mother to remain steadfast
Saints / Saints A - Z / Symphorianus / Life / Martyrdom (beheaded)

Further details

The woman present at the beheading of Symphorianus probably alludes to the eipisode of his mother shouting at him from the city walls and encouraging him to be steadfast.

Artist or creator

Master of the Coronation of the Virgin (active 1400-1405) (and workshop)

Date

1402 (circa)

Location

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fr. 242

Book, text or document (source of image)

Folio: 185vb.

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