Two representations on a plate. Above: in the foreground are some early Christians sitting around a table. They are thanking God for the simple meal and eating bread. In the background, soup is being cooked and water is being drawn from a well. Below: St. Spiridon of Cyprus is sitting at the table with a guest. He offers his guest salted pork, but the latter refuses because he is fasting., Austere meal of the first Christians and St. Spiridon of Cyprus offering a guest salted pork The Austere meal of the first Christians / Spiridion puts his guest boar meat for , print maker: Jan Luyken, (

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