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Saint Euphrosyna of Alexandria as a hermitess
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Saint Euphrosyna of Alexandria as a hermitess

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert · 1590 - 1612 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Two clerics bend over the dead body of Saint Euphrosina of Alexandria. She disguised herself as a man and lived in a men's monastery, only at her death did it become clear that she was a woman.

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Credit lineHeilige Euphrosyna van Alexandrië als kluizenenares. 1590 - 1612. Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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