ID: 901001224 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001224	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Wheel (Christian narrative)

Note: Narrative or devotional image of St. Catherine and the spiked wheel upon which the Emperor Maxentius had attempted to kill her, because she refused to give up her Christian faith and her virginity. The wheel is miraculously broken. She was ultimately beheaded.

Names:

	Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Wheel (Christian narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Santa Caterina d'Alessandria e il miracolo della ruota (Christian narrative) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Wheel (Christian narrative) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Catherine of Alexandria, Saint
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Catherine of Alexandria, Saint (Christian character)) [901000055]

Other Relationships:

	topic is .... torture
	.....(crime (social issue), social issues, sociological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... breaking wheel
	.....(equipment for corporal punishment, equipment by context, equipment, Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the Wheel (Christian narrative)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Santa Caterina d'Alessandria e il miracolo della ruota (Christian narrative)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11HH(CATHERINE)63 St. Catherine of Alexandria is tortured on a wheel with iron spikes
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)