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Bay 15 - St Margaret of Antioch
(All images © Dr Stuart Whatling)
Panel 01 - Margaret professes her faith before the prefect, Olybrius Panel 02 - Olybrius has Margaret imprisoned Panel 03 - On the orders of Olybrius, Margaret is beaten with rods Panel 04 - Margaret gives the devil a sound thrashing Panel 05 - A devil tries to tempt Margaret but she traps it underfoot Panel 06 - Margaret scares off a dragon with the sign of the Cross Panel 07 - Margaret refuses to sacrifice to Olybrius' pagan idols Panel 08 - She is burned at the stake but remains unharmed (left half) Panel 09 - Crowds witnessing the miracle (right half of scene) Panel 10 - Olybrius ordering Margaret to be boiled alive (panel 1 of 3) Panel 11 - Margaret surviving the boiling water (panel 2 of 3) Panel 12 - Crowds converted by witnessing the miracle (panel 3 of 3) Panel 13 - A palace or city with the gate wide open Panel 14 - Decapitation of the 5,000 new converts (panel 1 of 2) Panel 15 - Decapitation of the 5,000 new converts (panel 2 of 2) Panel 16 - Olybrius orders Margaret's decapitation (panel 1 of 3) Panel 17 - The decapitation of Margaret (panel 2 of 3) Panel 18 - Witnesses at the martyrdom of Margaret (panel 3 of 3) Panel 19 - The apotheosis of St Margaret
Index to the panels:
01 - Margaret professes her faith before the prefect, Olybrius
02 - Olybrius has Margaret imprisoned
03 - On the orders of Olybrius, Margaret is beaten with rods

06 - Margaret scares off a dragon with the sign of the Cross
05 - A devil tries to tempt Margaret but she traps it underfoot
04 - Margaret gives the devil a sound thrashing

07 - Margaret refuses to sacrifice to Olybrius' pagan idols
08 - She is burned at the stake but remains unharmed (left half)
09 - Crowds witnessing the miracle (right half of scene)

10 - Olybrius ordering Margaret to be boiled alive (panel 1 of 3)
11 - Margaret surviving the boiling water (panel 2 of 3)
12 - Crowds converted by witnessing the miracle (panel 3 of 3)

13 - A palace or city with the gate wide open
14 - Decapitation of the 5,000 new converts (panel 1 of 2)
15 - Decapitation of the 5,000 new converts (panel 2 of 2)

16 - Olybrius orders Margaret's decapitation (panel 1 of 3)
17 - The decapitation of Margaret (panel 2 of 3)
18 - Witnesses at the martyrdom of Margaret (panel 3 of 3)
19 - The apotheosis of St Margaret

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