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... crowns of glory , to do battle with the demons of darkness , to catch the fleeting soul of the triumphant martyr , and carry it at once into a paradise of eternal blessedness and peace ! Now the Legendary Art of the three centuries ...
... crowns of glory , to do battle with the demons of darkness , to catch the fleeting soul of the triumphant martyr , and carry it at once into a paradise of eternal blessedness and peace ! Now the Legendary Art of the three centuries ...
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... crown and wasted ardent features ; but how do we distinguish him from St. Anthony , or St. Dominick ? As for St. George and the dragon - from the St. George of the Louvre , - Raphael's , — who sits his horse with the elegant ...
... crown and wasted ardent features ; but how do we distinguish him from St. Anthony , or St. Dominick ? As for St. George and the dragon - from the St. George of the Louvre , - Raphael's , — who sits his horse with the elegant ...
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... crown of rays , or with stars ; and when the Roman emperors assumed the honours due to divinity , they appeared in public crowned with golden radii . The colossal statue of Nero wore a circle of rays , imitating the glory of the sun ...
... crown of rays , or with stars ; and when the Roman emperors assumed the honours due to divinity , they appeared in public crowned with golden radii . The colossal statue of Nero wore a circle of rays , imitating the glory of the sun ...
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... crown of glory . " And in this sense , as the recompence of those who had fought the good fight to the end , and conquered , the crown became the especial symbol of the glory of martyrdom . In very ancient pictures , a hand is seen ...
... crown of glory . " And in this sense , as the recompence of those who had fought the good fight to the end , and conquered , the crown became the especial symbol of the glory of martyrdom . In very ancient pictures , a hand is seen ...
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... crown is often of most magnificent workmanship , blazing with jewels . I have seen a real silver crown placed on the figures of certain popular saints , but as a votive tribute , not an emblem . The SWORD is also either a symbol or an ...
... crown is often of most magnificent workmanship , blazing with jewels . I have seen a real silver crown placed on the figures of certain popular saints , but as a votive tribute , not an emblem . The SWORD is also either a symbol or an ...
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