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... MARY MAGDALENE , ST . MARTHA , ST . LAZ- ARUS , ST . MAXIMIN , ST . MARCELLA , ST . MARY OF EGYPT , AND THE BEATIFIED PENITENTS ST . MARY MAGDALENE . Her Character . - Disputes concern- ing her Identity . - The Popular and Scriptural Le ...
... MARY MAGDALENE , ST . MARTHA , ST . LAZ- ARUS , ST . MAXIMIN , ST . MARCELLA , ST . MARY OF EGYPT , AND THE BEATIFIED PENITENTS ST . MARY MAGDALENE . Her Character . - Disputes concern- ing her Identity . - The Popular and Scriptural Le ...
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... Mary Magdalene and St. Catherine stand on each side , as in a picture by Matteo di Siena ( San Dominico , Siena ) . In such pictures , the votary or donor is often introduced kneeling at the feet of his patron , either alone or ...
... Mary Magdalene and St. Catherine stand on each side , as in a picture by Matteo di Siena ( San Dominico , Siena ) . In such pictures , the votary or donor is often introduced kneeling at the feet of his patron , either alone or ...
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... Mary Magdalene , symbol of redemption and reconciliation , bends to kiss the feet of the Saviour . Our ancestors of the Middle Ages were not particular in drawing that strong line of demarcation between the classical , Jewish , and ...
... Mary Magdalene , symbol of redemption and reconciliation , bends to kiss the feet of the Saviour . Our ancestors of the Middle Ages were not particular in drawing that strong line of demarcation between the classical , Jewish , and ...
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... Mary Magdalene . Such a combination points it out at once as intended for a charitable institution , and , on inquiry , we find that it was painted for the chapel of a brotherhood associated to redeem prisoners , to ransom slaves , to ...
... Mary Magdalene . Such a combination points it out at once as intended for a charitable institution , and , on inquiry , we find that it was painted for the chapel of a brotherhood associated to redeem prisoners , to ransom slaves , to ...
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... Mary Magdalene , who as patron saint wears the red robe , as penitent wears violet and blue , the colors of sorrow and of constancy . In the devotional representation of her by Timoteo della Vite ( Bologna Gallery ) , she wears red and ...
... Mary Magdalene , who as patron saint wears the red robe , as penitent wears violet and blue , the colors of sorrow and of constancy . In the devotional representation of her by Timoteo della Vite ( Bologna Gallery ) , she wears red and ...
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