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  • 1The Blessed Virgin Mary —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …

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  • 2Annunciation of Cortona — The retable in its entirety, with its predella and gilded frame …

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  • 3The Birth of Venus (Botticelli) — The Birth of Venus Artist Sandro Botticelli Year c. 1486 Type tempera on canvas Dimensions …

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  • 4The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) —     The Rite of Constantinople     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople     (Also BYZANTINE RITE.)     The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms …

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  • 5The Vatican —     The Vatican     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …

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  • 6The Master of Liesborn —     The Master of Liesborn     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Master of Liesborn     A Westphalian painter, who in 1465 executed an altar piece of note in the Benedictine monastery of Liesborn, founded by Charlemagne. His name is not mentioned by… …

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  • 7Annunciation (van Eyck, Washington) — Infobox Painting| title=The Annunciation artist=Jan van Eyck year=c 1434 type=Oil transferred from wood to canvas height=93 width=37 city=Washington, DC museum=National Gallery of Art The Annunciation is an oil painting by the Early Netherlandish …

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  • 8Annunciation — For other uses, see Annunciation (disambiguation). Annunciation by Paolo de Matteis, 1712. The white lily in the angel s hand is symbolic of Mary s purity [1] in Marian art …

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  • 9Annunciation —    The earliest example of the Annunciation as the main subject of an altarpiece is Simone Martini s version of 1333 painted for the Cathedral of Siena and now in the Uffizi in Florence. The scene depicts the moment when the Virgin Mary is told… …

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  • 10The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …

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