St. Margaret, one
of the early saints, daughter of a pagan priest, was born in Antioch and
converted into Christianity by her nurse. Later the Roman governor Olymbrius
liked her, but was rejected because of her vow of chastity. She was put
to prison, where the Devil attacked her, then a dragon swallowed. But she
managed to cut his belly with a little crucifix and escape. Olymbrius ordered
her to be tortured and finally she was beheaded. She is often depicted
with crucifix or cross, dragon, pearl rosary.
See: Fra Bartolommeo The
Annunciation, with Saints Margaret, Mary Magdalene, Paul, John the Baptist,
Jerome and Francis.
Jean Fouquet. St.
Marguerite.
Rogier van der Weyden St.
Margaret and St. Apollonia.
Francisco de Zurbarán St.
Margaret.
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