H. Van Nursia, Jerome Wierix, 1563 - 1619 print Landscape with the Holy Benedict, in the habit of his order. In his one hand he holds the staff with the holy water brush (which was used for the ritual of Duivelbanning), in his other hand a Bible with a chalice, a reference to an attempt to poison him. At his feet the broken sieve, who refers to his caretaker Cyrilla who accompanied him on his journey to Rome. When she broke a sieve, it was miraculously restored by Benedict. On the left is the raven, who refers to the attempt of an envious priest to poison Benedict with bread. In the background

H. Van Nursia, Jerome Wierix, 1563 - 1619 print Landscape with the Holy Benedict, in the habit of his order. In his one hand he holds the staff with the holy water brush (which was used for the ritual of Duivelbanning), in his other hand a Bible with a chalice, a reference to an attempt to poison him. At his feet the broken sieve, who refers to his caretaker Cyrilla who accompanied him on his journey to Rome. When she broke a sieve, it was miraculously restored by Benedict. On the left is the raven, who refers to the attempt of an envious priest to poison Benedict with bread. In the background scenes from his life. On the right he is naked in a thorn bush to be relieved of his carefully desires. Further to the background you can see how he returns the raven who brings him the poisoned bread. Left in the background Benedict in the monastery of Monte Cassino. He has a vision of God the Father and his soul that is worn by angels to heaven. In the margin a two -way Bible quote from Sir. 50 in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving Benedict of Nurcia, abbot of Monte Cassino and founder of the Benedictine Order; possible attributes: aspergillum, book, cup (sometimes broken), raven with loaf, sieve (or tray). visions of St. Benedict. St. Benedict throws himself naked into a thorn-bush to overcome temptations of the flesh (by naked women)

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