LIST OF PICTURES

SAINT URSULA,
She slept calmly and peacefully until she dreamed a dream,Frontispiece
AT PAGE
Ursula stood on the landing-place, the first to greet the Prince,[8]

By Vittore Carpaccio at the Accademia, Venice.

SAINT BENEDICT,
A little demon seized the robe of the young monk,[22]
A terrible storm began to rage,[28]

By Lorenzo Monaco, Uffizi, Florence.

SAINT CHRISTOPHER,
The child upon his shoulder seemed to grow heavier,[38]

By Titian, Doge's Palace, Venice.

SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA,
The Holy Child placed a ring upon her finger,[46]

By Benozzo Gozzali, Uffizi, Florence.

SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO,
The child had digged a hole in the sand,[60]

By Sandro Botticelli, Accademia, Florence.

SAINT CECILIA,
A crown of lilies and roses in each hand,[74]
She taught them about the Lord of Heaven,[78]

By Spinello Aretino, S. Maria del Carmine, Florence.

SAINT NICHOLAS,
He showed his daughter the gold,[86]
He went to the harbour where two ships lay,[90]

By Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Accademia, Florence.

SAINT COSMO AND SAINT DAMIAN,
But Cosmo turned and walked away,[104]
An angel guided them with loving care,[108]

By Fra Angelico, Accademia, Florence.

SAINT GEORGE,
Saint George rode straight at the monster,[124]

By Vittore Carpaccio, S. Georgio Maggiore, Venice.

SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI,
Then the Pope took the little poor brothers under his protection,[136]
He chanted the Gospel at the first Christmas mass,[140]

By Giotto, Accademia, Florence.