Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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... Holy Ghost presents such a pitfall for theologians and has tumbled so many into heresy that the visual imagery has been remarkably static and uninventive , Christian . artists preferring to play it safe with the traditional white bird ...
... Holy Ghost presents such a pitfall for theologians and has tumbled so many into heresy that the visual imagery has been remarkably static and uninventive , Christian . artists preferring to play it safe with the traditional white bird ...
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... Holy Land . In 638 , Jerusalem , the most holy city of Christendom , where the greatest shrines and most sacred relics were to be found , fell into the hands of the infidel . The Byzantine Church and empire suffered a shock as profound ...
... Holy Land . In 638 , Jerusalem , the most holy city of Christendom , where the greatest shrines and most sacred relics were to be found , fell into the hands of the infidel . The Byzantine Church and empire suffered a shock as profound ...
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... Holy House at Nazareth , which drew pilgrims from all England and Europe for three hundred years and fattened the local clergy . During the reign of Edward the Confessor , the Virgin had appeared to a devout widow of Walsing- ham called ...
... Holy House at Nazareth , which drew pilgrims from all England and Europe for three hundred years and fattened the local clergy . During the reign of Edward the Confessor , the Virgin had appeared to a devout widow of Walsing- ham called ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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