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Title: Devon & Cornwall notes & queries
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Amery, John S
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Publisher: Exeter, England : J.G. Commin
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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teps—the second figure on the north side, with the attributeof the sword in her breast. In Legends of the Monastic Orders, by Mrs. Jameson,is given an etching after Mantagna with the title of theBenedictine Saints. In the centre is St. Benedict, on hisleft hand are his two disciples, SS. Placidus and Maurus,and on his right his sister St. Scholastica, and St. Justina.All the names are appended by the artist, so there is nopossible doubt on the point. St. Justina is decidedly similarto the saint at St. Mary Steps, and the sword is plunged in atmuch the same angle. It appears that St. Justina was muchrevered by the Benedictine Order, and if, as is the opinion ofmany, the screens were painted by artists from the Benedictineconvents, it is not surprising that they should choose her forrepresentation, though, as mentioned above, the donorsgenerally had the privilege of selection. 2. The second figure is also a femals martyr, her necktransfixed by a sword or cross-handled dagger. No doubt
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Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 137 this is St. Lucy. She lived in Syracuse in the reign ofDiocletian, and was a Christian. She desired to give herdowry to the poor; the young man to whom she had beenbetrothed by her family, and who was a pagan, resented this,and denounced her to the authorities as a Christian. Thegovernor of the city tried by various means to induceher to abandon her faith, but in vain; she was miraculouslyprotected ; though pulled by ropes she could not be removed,and when a fire was lighted it did her no harm. Buteventually her throat was pierced by a poignard, and she died. The name Lucy means Light, she typifies theenlightening grace of Heaven, and is often representedcarrying a taper. Dante refers to her several times inLa Divina Commedia* recording how she came to his help.Twice he alludes to her beautiful eyes. In paintings thesebeautiful eyes are always noticeable, and on the Heavitreescreen they are very large and blue. St. Lucy is sometimes represente

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