St Catherine Mural - St Kyneburgha - Castor, Cambridgeshire
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N 52° 34.385 W 000° 20.515
30U E 680122 N 5828101
14th century wall mural of St Cartherine in St Kyneburgha's church, Castor.
Waymark Code: WMVMB4
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/03/2017
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"A beautifully preserved 14th century wall painting of the unfortunate St Catherine with perhaps the most recognisable of all saintly icons - her wheel. The 4th century Emperor Maximinus took exception to her ability to convert even his Empress to Christianity and attempted to execute her by “breaking” her on a wheel set with knives. The wheel apparently broke first so Maximinus resorted successfully to the tried-and-tested technique of beheading. Milk allegedly poured from her neck rather than blood..
In the top panel she converts some of Maximinius’s philosophers.
In the second the unfortunate philosophers are themselves executed.
The lower panel shows the Emperor Maximinus' attempt to execute her by “breaking” her on a wheel set with knives
It was not a good time to be a Christian, it seems!"
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