The saints in art : with their attributes and symbols alphabetically arranged . rved inthe guards of Nero, was converted by , and died in 70. ? i9o THE SAINTS IN ART Tryphonius, St. A Dalmatian saint, probably legendarywho by his prayers delivered his native landfrom a devastating monster. He is represented as a child overcomingthe basilisk, by Carpaccio, in the Church ofS. Giorgio degli Schiavoni at Venice. Urban, St. {May 25) (See St. Cecilia.) Ursula, St. (Patroness of Girls and theTeachers of Girls). (21st October) Was, according to legend, a British (orBretonne) Princess of Christi
The saints in art : with their attributes and symbols alphabetically arranged . rved inthe guards of Nero, was converted by , and died in 70. ? i9o THE SAINTS IN ART Tryphonius, St. A Dalmatian saint, probably legendarywho by his prayers delivered his native landfrom a devastating monster. He is represented as a child overcomingthe basilisk, by Carpaccio, in the Church ofS. Giorgio degli Schiavoni at Venice. Urban, St. {May 25) (See St. Cecilia.) Ursula, St. (Patroness of Girls and theTeachers of Girls). (21st October) Was, according to legend, a British (orBretonne) Princess of Christian parents,beautiful, virtuous, and of wondrous was sought in marriage for Conon, sonof Agrippinus, the pagan King of England,by ambassadors to her father. But she madethree conditions to the marriage : first, thatshe should be given as companions tennoble virgins, and that she and her virginsshould each be accompanied by a thousandmaidens ; second, that they should alltogether visit the shrines of the saints ; andthird, that Prince Conon and his Court *M&. ST. URSULA WITH HHR MAIDENS From the painting by Carpaccio i?i the Academy, Venice THE SAINTS IN ART 191 should be baptised. These conditions werecomplied with: the King of England col-ected eleven thousand virgins, and Ursulaind her companions sailed for navigated by the virgins, theyarrived, and Ursula then had a vision ofher martyrdom. They proceeded by boatsup the Rhine to Basle, whence they crossedthe Alps on foot to Italy. At length theycame to the Tiber, and hence to Rome. , the Pope, went out with all hisclergy to meet them, blessed them, and hadtents pitched for the whole company outsidethe walls, towards Tivoli. Meanwhile, PrinceConon had set out on a pilgrimage to Rome,and arrived there on the same day as thevirgins. He and Ursula received the Popesblessing together, and he was baptised,taking the name Ethereus. Cyriacus wouldhave kept them longer in Rome, but Ursulasai
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