The Martyrdom of St. Philip

1493
Woodcut
From the Nuremberg Chronicle

Some of his vitae presented in the Acta Sanctorum say Philip was crucified. Some add that he was tied to the cross, and one says he was stoned that while on the cross. The latter account is followed in this woodcut.

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Source: Hartmann Schedel via this page at Wikimedia Commons.