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Fruitwood with old polychromy
Ulm
Vitus was a 4th century Sicilian boy who endured barbaric forms of torture
after his conversion to Christianity. The cruellest of these was to be boiled
in a cauldron of oil, resin and pitch. Aged only 12, he miraculously survived
thanks to his unwavering faith.
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