Saint Christopher
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Saint Christopher, also called Christopher of Lycia, is a legendary figure venerated by several Christian denominations as a martyr and saint. The various legends regarding the saint do not agree on t
St. Christopher Carrying the Christ Child, by Hieronymus Bosch (1485)
Landscape with St. Christopher by Orazio Gentileschi
Manuscript of the Vita Sancti Christophori versibus et prosa oratione composita by Walter of Speyer, c. 986
The martyrdom of Saint Christopher by the Master of St. Christopher with the devil, c. 1515
Lycia
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Lycia was a historical region in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in what is today the provinces of Antalya and Muğla in Turkey as well some inland parts
Saint Christopher
…Christopher (Greek: Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος, romanized: Hágios Christóphoros, lit. 'Christ-bearer'; Latin: Sanctus Christophorus), also called Christopher of Lycia (Lycea), is a legendary figure venerated by several Christian denominations as a martyr and saint. The various legends regarding the saint do not agree…
Lycian rock cut tombs of Dalyan
Partial reconstruction of the Nereid Monument at Xanthos in Lycia, c. 390–380 BC.
Inscribed Xanthian Obelisk (c. 400 BC), a funerary pillar for a sarcophagus that probably belonged to Dynast Kheriga.
Lycian rock cut tombs of Dalyan.