ID: 901001268 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001268	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins (Christian iconography)

Note: Narrative in which Ursula and 11,000 virgins, often also with the Pope and one or more bishops, set out on a pilgrimage from Gaul to Rome prior to Ursula's marriage. Invading Huns beheaded the virgins, and St. Ursula was shot dead with an arrow by the Hun leader.

Display Date: 3rd/4th century

Names:

	Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Martyrdom of St. Ursula and the 11,000 Maidens (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Life of Saint Ursula (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins (Christian iconography) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Ursula, Saint
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Ursula, Saint (Christian character)) [901000051]

Other Relationships:

	topic is .... martyrdom
	.....(deaths, personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... virgins
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Köln
	.....(North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe) (TGN)

	actor is .... Hun (culture)
	.....(European, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

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

	Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Martyrdom of St. Ursula and the 11,000 Maidens (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Kimbell Art Museum [online] (2000-) https://www.kimbellart.org/collection-object/martyrdom-saint-ursula-and-eleven-thousand-maidens
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Ursula#/media/File:Hans_Memling_074.jpg