05 works, Today, November 18th, is the Saint Romanus’ day, their story illustrated #321

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Attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio Bevilacqua (active 1481–1512)
Detail: Saint Romanus and Saint Babilas, c. 1484–1490
Oil on panel
H 110 x W 59 cm
National Trust, Waddesdon Manor

Saint Romanus of Caesarea, also known as Romanus of Antioch, was a Roman soldier who witnessed the torments of Saint Laurence and was thereby converted. Saint Laurence baptized him while in prison…

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