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Vita et miraculae sancti Benedicti
Austria, St. Florian, early 14th century
MS M.55 fol. 2v

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1) Benedict of Montecassino: Scene, Sieve broken -- Cyrilla of Norcia, veiled, raises her mantle to her face, beside broken sieve beneath trestle table. To right, young Benedict, nimbed, kneels, raising hands and looking up toward Hand of God emerging from clouds. Tree and shrub.
Scene caption on frame, LORIS CONSTRICTUS FIDEI PUER HIC BENEDICTUS. FLENTEM SOLATUR FRACTUM PRECE UAS REPARATUR
2) Benedict of Montecassino: Scene, restoring Sieve -- Cyrilla of Norcia, veiled, stands among group of five (?) men, including the foremost wearing cap, indicating with left hand whole sieve suspended by strap from buttress of church.
Scene caption on frame, AD TEMPLI UALUAS POSTQUAM SUSPENDITUR HOC UAS. MENTE FUGIT SANA NE SIT SIBI GLORIA UANA.



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