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... > Religion and Magic > Christian religion > saints > male saints (with NAME) > the Seven Sleepers (children) of Ephesus; possible attributes: shepherd's pouch (bag), shepherd's crook > miraculous activities and events ~ St. Seven Sleepers > the seven young Christians (Seven Sleepers) are asleep in a cave > the Roman emperor Decius blocking up the cave in which the Seven Sleepers are sleeping

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11H(SEVEN SLEEPERS)511the Roman emperor Decius blocking up the cave in which the Seven Sleepers are sleeping  

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  • cave
  • child
  • Christian religion
  • closing
  • Decius (emperor)
  • emperor
  • religion
  • saint
  • seven
  • Seven Sleepers
  • shepherd
  • Sleepers (Seven)
  • sleeping
  • staff
  • supernatural
  • wallet

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  • 11H(SEVEN SLEEPERS)511

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http://iconclass.org/11H%28SEVEN+SLEEPERS%29511

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