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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 > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%