[T]he blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.
Tertullian, Apologeticus, Chapter 50
The martyrdoms of Saints Catherine and Erasmus (Elmo) involved wheels: Catherine was tortured on a spiked wheel, while Erasmus was killed when his entrails were wrapped around a ship's windlass. This piece is a meditation on Tertullian's quote; the instruments of torture become a waterwheel. Palm branches are traditional symbols for martyrs.
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