Mais conteúdo relacionado Semelhante a Two Marys: Two Traditions (20) Two Marys: Two Traditions2. The most beautiful image of Mary
in the city of Rome is hidden.
This mosaic, dated 650, is the oldest
surviving image in Rome of Mary in the
apse—the sacred space above the altar.
This mosaic is in St. Venantius Chapel
in the Baptistery of the Lateran Palace,
the longtime home of the popes.
5. No, not this demure mother Mary.
The baroque altarpiece hides the 7th
-century Mary.
9. To see the ancient apse mosaic, lift the red velvet rope.
Slip behind the tall altarpiece.
10. Mary is in the center of the ancient mosaic,
flanked by apostles and archbishops.
13. In the late 1800s, de Rossi painted the mosaic.
His illustration showed a red cross on the white.
15. Mary was shown arms-raised, much like
Pope Clement at the altar in old St. Clement.
16. Who was this arms-raised Mary depicted as if
leading the liturgy above the Eucharistic altar?
17. How did we lose this powerful
role model for girls?
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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St. Venantius chapel, Rome
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