Saint Anastasius: his head as an amulet against plague and witchcraft. Line engraving, 17--.

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[between 1700 and 1799?]
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586604i
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Saint Anastasius: his head as an amulet against plague and witchcraft. Line engraving, 17--. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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According to his legend, Saint Anastasius was a weaver, fuller and dyer of cloth at Spalato in Dalmatia. He was martyred by decapitation ca. 304. His severed head was transported to Rome, where it was believed to drive away the devil. He was the patron saint of cloth-workers and was invoked against headaches

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[Austria?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1700 and 1799?]

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 6 x 8.6 cm

Lettering

Caput S. Anastasii Mart. Terror maleficorum. Contra pestem. Contra praestigia. Jesu et Maria vobis do cor et animam meam. On left, cross with letters for use as spells

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Wellcome Collection 586604i

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