The saints in art : with their attributes and symbols alphabetically arranged . k, but herdistinguishing attribute is a tower, oftenwith three windows. She is invoked againstsudden death, in the belief that she willsave people from dying without the last 24 THE SAINTS IN ART sacraments; hence she is sometimes repre-sented with the cup and wafer. Pictures by Palma Vecchio in S. MariaFormosa, Venice, and by Matteo di Giov-anni, in S. Domenico, Siena. Barnabas, St. (Biblical), {nth June)Tradition says that, when he went forth preaching, he carried with him the original copy of the Gospel of St. M


The saints in art : with their attributes and symbols alphabetically arranged . k, but herdistinguishing attribute is a tower, oftenwith three windows. She is invoked againstsudden death, in the belief that she willsave people from dying without the last 24 THE SAINTS IN ART sacraments; hence she is sometimes repre-sented with the cup and wafer. Pictures by Palma Vecchio in S. MariaFormosa, Venice, and by Matteo di Giov-anni, in S. Domenico, Siena. Barnabas, St. (Biblical), {nth June)Tradition says that, when he went forth preaching, he carried with him the original copy of the Gospel of St. Mark, and with it performed many miracles. He was the first Bishop of Milan. He is represented with St. Paul or St. Mark, sometimes holding St. Marks Gospel in his hand. Bartholomew, St. (Biblical). {241k August)By some identified with Nathanael. Ac-cording to tradition he preached the Gospelin India and the Far East. Returning throughArmenia and Asia Minor, he suffered mar-tyrdom at Albanopolis. He was flayedalive, and then crucified. He is represented of a dark complexion ;. ST. BARTHOLOMEWFront an engravingby Albrecht Dilrer THE SAINTS IN ART 25 sometimes holding his skin in his attribute is a large knife. Bash,, St. (the Greek Father). (14/// June) Was born in 328, and belonged to a familyof saints. He was the fellow-student of Nazianzen and Julian the became Bishop of Caesarea in 370, andcame into conflict with the Emperor Valensover the Arian controversy. He wrote in-numerable theological works, and foundedmonachism in Asia Minor. He died in is represented as one of the GreekFathers, generally distinguished by his nameinscribed. BATON, St. (Flem. St. Baf). (1st October) The Patron Saint of Ghent and nobleman of Brabant, born about 589,who lived for nearly fifty years a worldly,dissipated life. Then the preaching of induced him to give away all that hehad, and to retire, as a hermit, to a forestnear Ghent, where he l


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