Lucas Valdés, St. Justa

1619
Gilded bronze
Seville Cathedral

According to her legend, St. Justa was a maker of earthenware of the 3rd century who refused to make vessels for use in pagan rites. For this she was martyred. Thus the artist gives her an earthenware vase and a martyr's palm.

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Photographed at the cathedral by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.