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Some Surprises from the Roman Catacombs 2: Traditional Interpretations of the Orante

March 11th, 2016 | Past

The Orante – who was she in the context of pagan, Jewish and early Christian art, and what was she doing in the catacombs? In our last post, we noted a number of religious symbols in the catacombs that indicated a reverence for the prehistoric nature goddess. One of the symbols is the Orante or […]

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