Tag: Saint Dorothea
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Herbert James Draper, Saint Dorothea 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 125
Herbert James Draper For Saint Dorothea’s Day, c. 1899 Oil on canvas 79 x 119 cm Private collection Dorothea of Caesarea (died ca. 311) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her…