Panting of St. Margaret of Antioch

Image: Panting of St. Margaret of Antioch

Panting of St. Margaret of Antioch, in a block-up window on the south wall, was the daughter of a pagan priest. Converted to Christianity, she became a sheperdess and refused the advances of a Roman governor. He threw her in a dungeon, where Satan attacked her in the form of a dragon. The dragon swallowed her, but she split the dragon's belly open with her cross and emerged safely. This made her the patron saint of childbirth. In this image at Haiels, she is shown thrusting the cross down the throat of the dragon before it can swallow her up. Around the window are red squares intended to look like undecorated masonry, a popular feature at the time. Hailes Church, Hailes, England, UK.

Id
20620
Creator
Holly Hayes
Date
May 5, 2007
Location
249279
Resolution
856 x 1280 px (1 MP)
Camera
NIKON D80
focal length
26mm