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Original Altar of Gregory containing pieces of the Cradle of Jesus

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An engraving depicting the Altar of Gregory, built as dictated by a vision of Mary to contain pieces of Jesus' cradle as relics, as it originally looked according to older accounts.

Date Issued or Published
1621
Subject - Topic/Names
Ciboria (Architecture)
Relics
Altars
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Jesus Christ
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
Santa Maria Maggiore (Church : Rome, Italy)
Subject - Time Period
Seventeenth century
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Title
Original Altar of Gregory containing pieces of the Cradle of Jesus
Date Issued or Published
1621
Description
An engraving depicting the Altar of Gregory, built as dictated by a vision of Mary to contain pieces of Jesus' cradle as relics, as it originally looked according to older accounts.
Publisher
Zanetti, Bartolomeo
Place of Publication
Rome (Italy)
Contributor
De Angelis, Paolo, 1580-1647
Primary Language
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Ciboria (Architecture)
Relics
Altars
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Jesus Christ
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
Santa Maria Maggiore (Church : Rome, Italy)
Subject - Time Period
Seventeenth century
Extent/Dimensions
42 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
engravings (prints)
Source
Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris de Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio
Local Call Number
1621 DEAN
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1621
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