A Priest with the Chalice/Stephen and Saint Lawrence
Author: Mazot, François
Image Title: A Priest with the Chalice/Stephen and Saint Lawrence
Scripture Reference:
- Luke 23 (further images / scripture text)
Description: To the left is an image of a priest with the chalice at the altar, while above Jesus is stripped of his clothing. To the right is a text flanked by an image of Stephen, the first martyr, on the left holding his attribute and instrument of martyrdom a stone along with a martyr’s palm, and Saint Lawrence to the right, with his attribute and instrument of martyrdom a gridiron, holding a martyr’s palm. Both men wear a dalmatic, a liturgical vestment of a deacon. Jesus Christ is shown in heaven, representative of Stephen’s vision of Jesus at the time of his martyrdom.
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