Katarina's Marriage - Katarina's Marriage

…Because of her legend, she is the patron saint of girls, philosophers, many universities and libraries, including the University of Paris (known for philosophy in the Middle Ages), wheelwrights, millers, and other martyrdom tools. In artworks, she is often depicted as a crowned princess, and her possessions include a broken wheel related to her martyrdom, a sword, books showing her knowledge, and a ring given to her by Christ in the early modern legend of the Marriage of Catherine. The wheel with protrusions around the perimeter used in torture is called the Catherine wheel, and is the emblem of Cambridge University and other universities. …

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…伝説にちなんで，少女，哲学者，パリ大学(中世には哲学で知られた)など多くの大学また図書館，殉教具から車大工，粉屋などの守護聖人。美術作品では，多くは冠をつけた王女の姿をとり，持物は殉教に関連する壊れた車輪，剣，学識を示す本，近世の〈カタリナの結婚〉伝説に語られる，キリストより贈られた指輪など。拷問に使われた周囲に突起の付いた車輪は〈カタリナの車輪Catherine wheel〉と呼ばれ，ケンブリッジ大学などの紋章になっている。…

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