St Gregory the Great and the English slaves at Rome, 590 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

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St Gregory the Great and the English slaves at Rome, 590 (1864). Gregory (540-604) is shown in Rome, with young Anglo-Saxon slaves he purchased; he planned to educate them for the mission of evangelizing their pagan countrymen on their return to Britain. From a private collection.

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Size: 4200px × 3326px
Location: World,Europe,Italy,Lazio,Roma,Rome
Photo credit: © Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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