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St Ubaldesca

St Ubaldesca was venerated by the Order. She lived in the twelfth century and is usually represented with a book in one hand and a pitcher in the other to indicate her principal miracle, that of turning water into wine. She is in the dress of a Hospitaller nun, reflecting her work in the Order's infirmary in Pisa.

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Object type: Paintings
Date: Production: 17th century
Subject(s): Gender
Religion and Devotion
Nursing
Associated person: Subject: St Ubaldesca Taccini (1136 - 1206)
Dimensions: Height x width x depth (canvas size): 690 x 540mm
Materials and technique: Oil on canvas
Related place(s): Pisa
Italy
References: Foakes, Tom, ed. Treasures: Faith, Care, Valour: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum of the Order of St John. Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, 2019.
Pages 76 - 77

Barclay, Malcolm. "St Ubaldesca." VADS. Accessed October 25, 2024. https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/NIRP/id/30328
Credit line: Bequest of Sir Victor Houlton, 1899
Catalogue number: 1730