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Acheiropoieta
are Christian icons that are said to have come into existence miraculously, not created by a human. They are also called icons made without hands. Invariably, these are images of Jesus or Mary, usually the Virgin and Child. In Eastern Orthodoxy, the most notable examples are the Mandylion, also known as the Image of Edessa, and the Hodegetria. In Western Christianity, the most notable examples are the Shroud of Turin, Veil of Veronica, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the Manoppello Image. The term is often applied to the image's content, and thus used for what are known to be normal human copies of originals believed to have been miraculously created. Although the most famous today are mostly icons painted on wood panel, they exist in other media, such as mosaics, painted tile, and cloth. Ernst Kitzinger distinguished two types: "Either they are images believed to have been made by hands other than those of ordinary mortals or else they are claimed to be mechanical, though miraculou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternal Father Painting Guadalupe
Eternal(s) or The Eternal may refer to: * Eternity, an infinite amount of time, or a timeless state * Immortality or eternal life * God, the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of faith in monotheism Comics, film and television * Eternals (comics), a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe ** ''Eternals'' (film), a 2021 film based on the comics characters * ''Eternal'' (film), a 2004 horror film * ''The Eternal'' (film) or ''Trance'', a 1998 horror film * Eternal (''Doctor Who''), a fictional race of cosmic beings from the TV series ''Doctor Who'' * Eternal Pictures, an international film distribution company * "Eternal", an episode of the TV series '' Eleventh Hour'' * ''Eternal'', a fictional warship captained by Andrew Waltfeld in the Gundam anime universe Music Musical groups * Eternal (group), British girl group * The Eternal (band), Australian rock band * Eternal, British doom metal band featuring Electric Wizard member Jus Oborn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
