St. Anthony Abbot

Altarpiece panel
Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France

The plants at the saint's feet appear to be ribwort plantain, which relieves the burning sensation caused by erysipelas, or "St. Anthony's fire." Other identifiers include the tau-shaped staff, the bells, the book, and the pig.

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Photographed at the site by Claire Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.