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It states that at that time Clematius restored the church to house the bones of a group of virgin martyrs. Tradition holds they were killed by pagan Huns in or near the city of Cologne.\r\n\r\nOver the centuries one of these virgins was given the name of Ursula. By the 13th century the number of virgins had grown to 11,000. In the Golden Legend, a compilation of saints’ lives written about 1260, she is the daughter of a Christian British king. Ursula was reluctant to marry a pagan Hun prince. Eventually, the King of the Huns had Ursula and her virgin companions killed. She is shown here holding an arrow, the instrument of her martyrdom.\r\n\r\nSt Ursula’s cult was enormously successful in Germany, especially in Cologne, but it never became strong in Britain, despite the British connection. 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It has been held that these virgins were killed by pagan Huns in or near the city of Cologne.\r\n\r\nOver the centuries one of these virgins was given the name of Ursula and the number of virgins she perished with grew, by the thirteenth century, to 11,000. In The Golden Legend, a mid 13th century compilation of saints' lives, she became the daughter of a British Christian king who was relunctant to marry a pagan Hun prince. Eventually the King of the Huns had her and her virgin companions killed and Ursula is shown here holding an arrow, the instrument of her martyrdom.\r\n\r\nIn spite of this popular association with Britain, St. Ursula's cult was not strong here but was enormously successful in Germany and especially in Cologne.\r\n\r\nIt is probable that  this window was originally located in the church of St. Peter's in Cologne.","briefDescription":"Panel of clear and coloured glass with painted details and yellow (silver) stain. Depicting St. Ursula and the Virgin Martyrs. 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