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The dead body of Christ, seeming unnaturally light, is supported by the Virgin Mary at left and Saint John the Evangelist at right. The hand of Christ is placed in the foreground on a marble slab, on which is Bellini's signature and a phrase taken from the Elegies of Propertius : HAEC FERE QVVM GEMITVS TVRGENTIA LVMINA PROMANT / BELLINI POTERAT ...
Michelangelo Buonarotti's Pietà in Saint Peter's Basilica, 1498–1499.Crowned by the Pontifical decree of Pope Urban VIII in 1637.. The Pietà (Italian pronunciation:; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary cradling the mortal body of Jesus Christ after his Descent from the Cross.
The Deposition (also called the Bandini Pietà or The Lamentation over the Dead Christ) is a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo.The sculpture, on which Michelangelo worked between 1547 and 1555, depicts four figures: the dead body of Jesus Christ, newly taken down from the Cross, Nicodemus [1] (or possibly Joseph of Arimathea), Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary.
The Death of God and the Meaning of Life is a book by Julian Young, in which the author examines the meaning of life in today's secular, post-religious scientific world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] See also
The body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy soul and body unto everlasting life. Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on Him in thy heart, by faith with thanksgiving. The blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve thy soul and body unto everlasting life.
The body tends to be sinful. The soul has three advantages over the body: it gives unity and life to the body; allows the body to reason; and is oriented towards God, while the body is oriented towards food and sex. The body is the grave of the soul, but also its home and vehicle. [4]
35. “What’s the whole point of being pretty on the outside when you’re so ugly on the inside?” —Jess C. Scott 36. “There is no definition of beauty, but when you can see someone’s ...
The Institution of the Eucharist by Nicolas Poussin, 1640. In Christian theology, the term Body of Christ (Latin: Corpus Christi) has two main but separate meanings: it may refer to Jesus Christ's words over the bread at the celebration of the Jewish feast of Passover that "This is my body" in Luke 22:19–20 (see Last Supper), or it may refer to all individuals who are "in Christ" (1 ...