St Denis sends out missionaries, 1317. Artist: Unknown
St Denis sends out missionaries, 1317. St Denis, accompanied by St Rusticus and St Eleutheriusm sends bishops and priests to evangelise Gaul, (France). Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis. The book depicts the torture and martyrdom of the saint by the Roman governor Fescenninus Sisinnius. The lower part of each scene depicts people on the bridge over the River Seine. Here, a baker, a blacksmith, a man with a donkey. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
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