he commanded to use all their skill in specious reasoning that thereby Catherine might be led to apostatize. But she emerged from the debate victorious. Several of her adversaries, conquered by her eloquence, declared themselves Christians and were at once put to death.

Following Catherine’s victory over the pagan philosophers, Maximinus ordered Catherine be tortured on a spiked wheel. As soon as she was placed on the wheel, however, the cruel instrument broke, and the Emperor resorted to beheading her. The fresco here imagines Catherine gracefully woven into the device that was meant to torture her, looking toward heaven.

Because God made her a “master of wheels,” the medieval imagination–always boldly associative–made her patron of all crafts that work with wheels, including those who use spinning wheels. Her youth andImage copyright Getty Images Image caption Michael Flynn resigned as President Trump's national security adviser after just 23 days

Lawyers for former top White House aide Michael Flynn have told Donald Trump's legal team they can no longer discuss the investigation into alleged Russia interference in the 2016 US election, media reports say.

The move suggests Mr Flynn may be cooperating with prosecutors, The New York Times and CNBC reported.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into any links between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Both deny there was any collusion.

Lawyers for Mr Flynn, who is a key figure in Mr Mueller's investigation, had been sharing information about the probe with President Trump's legal team.

The New York Times, citing four unnamed people involved in the case, say this cooperation agreement has now