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@zelda928093 "5. Madonna and Child enthroned among the angels and saints Mount Sinai 6thcentury. Found in Saint Catherines Monastery this icon features St. Theodore of Amasea & St. George accompanied by two angels. It was created by spreading burnt vegetable pigments on top of wood"
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"1. Dura-Europos Church Syria 2nd century. This image is believed to depict the annunciation due to the fact that in written descriptions of the Annunciation found in 2nd-century biographies of Mary Gabriel greets her as she is drawing water just as displayed in this image"
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"4. Protectress of the Roman People Rome 5th century. This icon depicts the Blessed Mother as Salus Populi Romani Latin for health of the Roman People. and was created after Christianity had been declared the official religion of Rome"
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"@farmingandJesus The earliest Marian depiction goes back all the way to the 2nd-century a fresco in the catacombs displaying her as the "Seat of Wisdom" Mary veneration has always been a part of Christianity far longer than the protest has ever existed"
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"9. Madonna and Child icon Georgia 9th century. For centuries it has been a revered piece of artwork for believers in the East European country attracting many pilgrims to its original location every year. The icon is now located in the Art Museum of Georgia in Tbilisi"
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"8. Cover of copy of the Gospels Germany 8th/9th centuries. Before the invention of the printing press the holy scriptures were produced by hand using papyrus wax and parchment covered with wooden/metal covers. Mary is featured on the front of this ivory covered Gospel Book"
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"2. Madonna of the Catacombs Rome 3rd century. This artwork was created during the time where Christianity was still illegal in Rome. Early Christians would gather in the catacombs to bury the dead and pray at the tombs of the martyrs"
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"3. Madonna with the Magi Rome 3rd century. One of the most popular depictions in early Christianity is the arrival of the Magi after Jesus was born. This piece of art was originally used to decorate a coffin now held in the Vatican Museums"
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"@farmingandJesus "The Mother of God Mary is more than a mother to me for she bore the Son of God." - Martin Luther Martin Luther prayed to Mary. Asking for her prayers has never been understood in Christian history as idolatry until over 1500 years after Jesus time. Protestantism is false"
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