St Maurice fresco by Auguste Vinchon, Saint-Sulpice
St Maurice and his companions refusing to offer sacrifices to false gods, detail, fresco, 1820-22, by Auguste Vinchon, 1789-1855, in the Chapelle de Sainte Jeanne d'Arc or the Chapel of St Joan Of Arc, in the church of Saint-Sulpice, built 1646-1870, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. St Maurice was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century AD, a Christian legion who were executed and thus martyred by Maximian. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13435393
Media ID
45142344
Size
7087px x 4724px
(11.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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