This sounds like the story of King Abgar of Edessa; see the Acts of
Thaddeus according to the reference sources I have under hand.
Tom Izbicki
At 10:16 AM 7/26/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>I am currently working with a 13th Century text that refers to a King
sending a
>painter to make an image of Jesus...could any of my fellow list-members offer
>guidance to where this comes from or to similar stories?
>Patrick Holt
>St. Basil College
>195 Glenbrook Road
>Stamford, CT 06902-3099
>203-324-4578
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