Location:Probably Vaucelles - Date:Shortly before 1250 (incorporated in the first 'Passionaire français') (BHL 1748-1750) (Perrot, 1992: 20, 180-189) - Commission: /

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Biography of the Holy Christina of Tyre also known as Christina of Bolsena (+ approx 304). She was the daughter of a wealthy city magistrate, Urban called, who locked up his daughter in a tower at a young age to keep her out of the hands of potential suitors. Urban had his daughter destined for the pagan priesthood. This to great aversion of Christina, who devoted herself to the Christian faith. She refused to accept the imposed Paganism of her parents. Therefore, she underwent various tortures, including an attempted drowning by a millstone. Eventually she died by two arrows that pierced her heart.

Brussel/Bruxelles, Koninklijke Bibliotheek/Bibliothèque Royale
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France

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