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St Denis before Sissinius, 1317. The saint and his companions St Eleutherius and St Rusticus, are brought before Sisinnius in chains. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis. The book depicts the torture and martyrdom of the saint by the Roman governor Fescenninus Sisinnius. The lower part of each scene depicts people on the bridge over the River Seine. Here, a cart loaded with barrels, two men fighting, and below, a man fishing with a rod. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.