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Neanderthal Burial, La Chapelle-aux-Saints (reconstruction)
Reconstruction of the Neanderthal burial at La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France, on display at Musée de La Chapelle-aux-Saints, Corrèze, France.
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Saints Augustine and Monica
Saints Augustine and Monica, oil on canvas painting by Ary Scheffer, 1854.
National Gallery, London.
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Church of Saints Cosma and Damiano in Carsulae, Italy
The early Christian church of Saints Cosma and Damiano at Carsulae (Italy) was built in the 11th century CE, reusing an existing Roman building. The original Roman building dates to the 1st or early 2nd century CE.
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Wall-painting of Martyred Saints from Wadi Sarga
Three separate elements were painted upon the wall of a structure near the monastic complex of Wadi Sarga. The central scene, executed in red outline, depicts the saints Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, known as the "three children in the furnace"...
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Samhain
Samhain (pronounced “SOW-in” or “SAH-win”), was a festival celebrated by the ancient Celts halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. It began at dusk around October 31st and likely lasted three days. Samhain marked the transition...
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Georgian Liturgical Cuff with Jesus and Saints
This Georgian liturgical cuff dates from 1648 CE and is called "epimanikia" in Greek. It is the liturgical vestments of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. They are typically made of flax, silk fabric, gold and silk...
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Georgian Liturgical Cuff with Mary and Saints
This Georgian liturgical cuff dates from 1648 CE and is called "epimanikia" in Greek. It is the liturgical vestment of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. They are typically made of flax, silk fabric, gold and silk...
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Church of Saints Theodores, Mystras
Mystras in southern Greece was the provincial capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea from the 13th through the 15th centuries CE. It was primarily known for its churches, which, with the exception of the occasional added belfry...
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Saints Peter and Paul, from a Catacomb Etching
St. Peter and St. Paul etching containing a Chi-Rho
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Ethiopian Icon of the Nine Saints
Ethiopian icon featuring the Nine Saints, nine missionaries who are considered instrumental in spreading Christianity to the Kingdom of Axum.
Abba Pentalewon Monastery, near Axum, Ethiopia.