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Saint Thecla, Sainte-Thecle, 1st century saint and virgin martyr of the Christian Church, follower of Paul the Apostle. Shown holding a palm of martyrdom with a male lion licking her feet. Sentenced to be eaten by wild beasts, she was saved by lionesses. Copperplate stipple engraving from Mr. M. Es Les Jeunes Martyres de la Foi Chretienne, Young Martyrs of the Christian Faith, Francois Janet, Paris, 1819.
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Saint Thecla, Sainte-Thecle, 1st century saint and virgin martyr of the Christian Church, follower of Paul the Apostle. Shown holding a palm of martyrdom with a male lion licking her feet. Sentenced to be eaten by wild beasts, she was saved by lionesses. Copperplate stipple engraving from Mr. M. Es Les Jeunes Martyres de la Foi Chretienne, Young Martyrs of the Christian Faith, Francois Janet, Paris, 1819.
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29.5 x 51.1 cm | 11.6 x 20.1 in (300 dpi)
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1819 • 1ST CENTURY • ALL SAINTS • BELIEF • CATHOLIC CHURCH • CHRISTIAN CHURCH • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • FABLE • FAITH • FEET • FRANÇOIS JANET • LES JEUNES MARTYRES DE LA FOI CHRETIENNE • LICK • MALE LION • MARTIR • MARTYR • MARTYRDOM • MARTYRIUM • MR. M. E • MYTH • PALM OF MARTYRDOM • PARIS • PAUL THE APOSTLE • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • SAINT THECLA • SAINT • SAINTE-THECLE • SAINTS • SANTA TECLA • SHORT STORY • STIPPLE • STORY • VIRGIN • WILD BEASTS • YOUNG MARTYRS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
