The martyrdom of Saturninus, Bishop of Toulouse: Saturninus is stripped to the waist, fastened with his feet to the tail of a bull and dragged down the stairs of a temple. Etching.

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The martyrdom of Saturninus, Bishop of Toulouse: Saturninus is stripped to the waist, fastened with his feet to the tail of a bull and dragged down the stairs of a temple. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Saturninus (Sernin) of Toulouse: he disobeyed the order of Decius to perform a pagan sacrifice and was thus dragged to death by a bull in the 5th century

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 16.7 x 10.7 cm

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Engraved for the Revd. Dr. Southwell's New Book of Martyrs. Saturninus, Bishop of Toulouse fastened by the feet to the tail of a bull and dragged down the steps of the temple, &c. by which his brains were dashed out.

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