2 sisters of Simeon, Bishop of Salencia in Persia, sawn into quarters. Engraving from c 1780 edition of The New Book of Martyrs by Rev Dr H Southwell


Two sisters of Simeon, Bishop of Salencia in Persia, sawn into quarters. Engraving from c 1780 edition of The New Book of Martyrs by Rev Dr Henry Southwell LLD


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