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Her principal symbol is a spiked wheel and her feast day is 25th November by most Christian churches.\r\n\r\nFollowing the Golden Legend she showed great erudition from an early age. She became queen, converted to Christianity and had a vision of marrying Christ. Maxentius, the Roman Emperor desired her and sent out 50 philosophers to try to interfere in her faith. Instead the philosophers were all converted to Christianity themselves.\r\nThe legend tells that she was to be condemned to death on a torture wheel with iron spikes, which broke, when she touched it. She was then beheaded instead. There is doubt about her historical authenticity.","physicalDescription":"This terracotta statuette, which is left in the rough behind, represents the figure of the Saint, in full length on a shallow rectangular base. Over her close-fitting robe she wears a voluminous cloak, which is caught up by her left hand. In her right hand she holds a conventionalised wheel and in her left a book. 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