Cephalophores!
Added 2021-06-28 16:01:05 +0000 UTCHere it is, a solo bonus episode, but don't lose your head!
Join Bry as she talks about what a cephalophore saint is, famous cephalophores, and what purpose these saint stories might have played in the medieval landscape.
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Saint Justus painted by Rubens: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Het_Mirakel_van_Sanctus_JUSTUS-Sir_Peter_Paul_Rubens.jpg
Saint Denis by Léon Bonnat at the Pantheon in Paris: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/L%C3%A9on_Bonnat_Le_Martyre_de_Saint_D%C3%A9nis_Panth%C3%A9on_de_Paris.jpg/800px-L%C3%A9on_Bonnat_Le_Martyre_de_Saint_D%C3%A9nis_Panth%C3%A9on_de_Paris.jpg
Saint Gemolo at the Chapel of Saint Gemolo: https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-p/10/bb/17/91/cappella-di-san-gemolo.jpg
