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St. Anthony's Fire
St. Anthony's Fire (SAF) is an illness brought on by the ingestion of fungus-contaminated rye grain causing ergot poisoning (ergotism). The disease's common name derives from the medieval Benedictine monks dedicated to that saint who offered...
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Pope Clement VII by Sebastiano del Piombo
A 1526 CE portrait by Sebastiano del Piombo of Pope Clement VII (r. 1523-1534 CE). (National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy)
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Clement of Alexandria
Drawing of Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215 CE) by French author André Thévet (1516–1590)
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John Frederick I of Saxony
Elector John Frederick I of Saxony (l. 1503-1554), portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1578.
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
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Maurice of Saxony
Maurice of Saxony (1521-1553), oil on canvas portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1578.
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden.
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Saxon Wars
The Saxon Wars (772-804) were a series of conflicts between the Franks under Charlemagne, who sought to conquer Saxony and convert the populace to Christianity, and the Saxons who resisted. The conflict lasted over 30 years through 18 campaigns...
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Sufferer of St. Anthony's Fire
A detail of a c. 1512 CE painting by Mathias Grunewald showing a man suffering from St. Anthony's fire (ergotism). 'Temptation of St. Anthony'. (Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France)
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Charles I by Anthony Van Dyck
A c. 1635 painting of Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) by Anthony van Dyck. (Royal Collection, London)
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Charles I on Horseback by Anthony Van Dyck
A 1633 painting of Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) by Anthony van Dyck. (Royal Collection, Windsor Castle)
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Saint Anthony
A 15th century CE oil on canvas painting by Piero di Cosimo of St. Anthony (c. 251 – 356 CE), one of the founders of Christian Monasticism. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
