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Preferred term

Madonna Acheropita  

Entry terms

  • Acheiropoieton (Madonna)
  • Our Lady Acheropita
  • Virgin Acheropita

Scope note

  • depictions of the Virgin "non dipinta da mano umana" ("not made by human hands"); acheropita are images of sacred persons, usually Christ and the Virgin, that come into existence miraculously, usually at the will of that person; some could also replicate themselves miraculously; other examples include the Shroud of Turin, the Mandylion [ODByz]

Notation

  • 259900

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/HTR-G49GJVQ1-R

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