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| Picture No | 10503093 |
| Date | Circa 617 A.D. |
| Description | Eadbald converted by Laurence |
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Laurence, Archbishop of Canterbury, shows his lacerated body to King Eadbald of Kent. The wounds were the result of a vision in which St Peter whipped him in order to convince Laurence that he should make further efforts to convert Eadbald, a pagan, to Christianity. In this Laurence was succesful.
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| Source | Unattributed engraving |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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