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Preferred term

Christ Acheropita  

Entry terms

  • Acheiropoeton (Christ)
  • Christ Acheiropoieta
  • Christ the Savior (Acheropita)

Note

  • Specific date: 5th-6th cs.
  • Specific location: Roma (ITA), Sancta Sanctorum
  • Specific medium: painting; metalwork
  • Specific note: Greek? with later Italian metalwork

Scope note

  • depiction of Christ on wood, said to have been begun by S. Luke and an angel: "non dipinta da mano umana"; 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

  • 282649
  • 282650

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/HTR-HPHM9XNX-5

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