Saint Christopher with a Dog’s Head

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Saint Christopher (Greek: Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος, Ágios Christóforos) is venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman Emperor Decius or alternatively under the Roman Emperor Maximinus II Dacian.

In Eastern iconography, Saint Christopher is sometimes represented with the head of a dog.

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