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Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / Printed editions / French translation of Jean de Vignay / Lyon: Philippi and Reinhard, c1478 (GW 14053) / Second run of signatures
Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / cap. 106: De sanctis Abdon et Sennen (July 30)
Saints / Saints A - Z / Abdon and Sennen / Life / Martyrdom (killed with swords)

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According to the Legenda aurea, both men were killed with swords in the circus after the wild beasts had spared them. By mistake, the beheading of clerics is shown here.

Artist or creator

Lyon

Date

1478 (circa)

Location

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Book, text or document (source of image)

Jacobus de Voragine. Colophon: Cy finist la vie des sainctz dicte legende doree et aussi des saintz nouueaulx (GW 14053). Lyon (Nikolaus Philippi and Markus Reinhard). 1478 (circa). Folio: &1ra.
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