Saint Bartholomew ~ Early Christian Martyr ~ Skinned Alive

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    CULCULCAN The Final Synthesis - isbn 978-0-9939480-0-8 Staff Member

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    This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew,
    an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive.

    If you look closely, you’ll notice that’s not a robe that he’s holding.

    It's actually his dissected skin hanging around him.

    This statute is by Marco d’Agrate, c.1562.
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    CULCULCAN The Final Synthesis - isbn 978-0-9939480-0-8 Staff Member

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    Saint Bartholomew Monastery at the site of the Apostle's martyrdom in historical Armenia
    ~now is a ruins

    Bartholomew is reputed to have brought Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century
     
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