The death of St. Francis Xavier

Reference Number:- Darby Number:- Godden Number:-
sb611 425 818
 

Bookmark with title words, image of the saint, and words of verse
the image of this bookmark
kindly donated by
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry
 
Words:
THE DEATH
OF
St FRANCIS XAVIER
AT SANCHAN, CHINA
2nd December
1552
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{portrait of dying saint}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IN TE. DOMINE,
SPERAVI. NON
CONFUNDAR IN
ÆTERNUM.
 

SOUVENIR OF 1890 EXPOSITION

Size of Silk:
cm long by cm wide
Alternative back-ground colours:
 
Comments:
It is not known how this bookmark is signed on the reverse, although as it is contained within the Stevens Family Album, presented to The Alfred Herbert Museum, there can be little doubt it is of T.STEVENS manufacture.
 

There are three Stevens silk bookmarks featuring St. Francis Xavier:

sb586 St. Francis Xavier / What doth it profit a man
sb611 (the image above) The death of St. Francis Xavier
sb767 Wishing you a happy feast day / St. Francisce Xavieri
 

The latin verse above are the opening words of Psalm 31. A modern translation might be:
" In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame "

 


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