The saints in art - with their attributes and symbols alphabetically arranged (1908) (14781085425)

Saints Agatha, Lucy, Cecilia, Agnes, and Barbara by Moretto da Brescia in San Clemente, Brescia
Identifier: saintsinartwitht00tabo (find matches)
Title: The saints in art : with their attributes and symbols alphabetically arranged
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Tabor, Margaret Emma
Subjects: Christian saints in art
Publisher: New York : F.A. Stokes
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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both with rosesgathered in Paradise. Valerian, in responseto the angels offer to grant any request ofhis, asked that his brother, Tiburtius, mightalso be converted. Soon after Tiburtiuscame in, and noticed the scent of roses, but,being still unconverted, could not see them.Cecilia then reasoned with him so convinc-ingly concerning the Faith that he also wentto St. Urban and was baptised. All threewent about doing good, till the Prefect ofRome ordered the two brothers to be throwninto a dungeon. They were in charge of acenturion, Maximus, who was converted, anddied with them shortly after. Cecilia buriedthem, and then became the object of thePrefects tortures. He had her thrown intoa boiling bath, with flames under it, but shewas unhurt, so he sent his executioner, whogave her three wounds in the neck and breast,and left her half dead. She bequeathed allher goods to the poor, desired St. Urban toconvert her house into a place of worship forthe Christians ; then, after three days, still
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ST. AGATHAS (\ LUCY ST. AGNESST. BARBARA ST. CECILIAFront the painting by II Moretto da Brescia in the Church of St. Clement, Brescia THE SAINTS IN ART 45 singing praises to God, she died. Her housebecame a church, which was rebuilt over herremains in the ninth century, when she ap-peared to Pope Pascal I., and told him whereher body was buried. Later she became thePatron Saint of Musicians. She is represented with a palm, sometimescrowned with roses, and is easily distinguishedfrom other virgin martyrs by her organ orother musical instrument, or roll of music. Famous picture by Raphael in the Ac-cademia, Bologna, and by the Van Eycks inthe Berlin Museum. Charles Borromeo, St. (4/// November) Born in 1537,of a noble family in Lombardy,he was dedicated to the Church from infancy,and his uncle, Pope Pius IV., made him acardinal, and Archbishop of Milan, at theage of twenty-three. On the death of hiselder brother he left Rome for Milan to takepossession of his estates and his diocese. He