St. Ursula Shrine, c. 1489
Oil on panel
37.5 × 35.5 cm (14.7 × 13.9 in)
St. John’s Hospital, Bruges
Roman Emperor Maximian, having conquered Brittany, sent 100,000 colonists there from Great Britain together with 30,000 soldiers. He placed the territory under the government of the Breton prince Conanus Meriadocus. Lacking adequate females, Conanus decided to bring young women from Great Britain to marry his subjects. He appealed to King Dionotus of Cornwall.
Zaidan Gallery 
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