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  2. Woman of the Apocalypse - Wikipedia

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    The Woman of the Apocalypse (or the woman clothed with the sun, Greek: γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον; Latin: Mulier amicta sole) is a figure–often considered to be a reference to the Virgin Mary in Catholic theology–described in Chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation (written c. AD 95).

  3. The Great Red Dragon paintings - Wikipedia

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    William Blake (British, 1757–1827) The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun (Rev. 12: 1–4), ca. 1803–1805 – Brooklyn Museum The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun (National Gallery) The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea The Number of the Beast is 666

  4. Revelation 12 - Wikipedia

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    Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. [11]The King James Version refers to "a great wonder" [12] and the Revised Standard Version refers to "a great portent". [13]

  5. Morgan Beatus - Wikipedia

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    The Morgan Beatus, Woman clothed with the sun escaping from the dragon. The Woman clothed with the sun escaping from the dragon exemplifies the artistic collaboration between the two religions. Biblically, this piece depicts scenes from Revelations 12, in which the woman represents the Virgin Mary escaping from the seven headed dragon, which is ...

  6. The Woman Clothed with the Sun - Wikipedia

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    White brings from Glasgow Elspeth Buchan, 44, the self-proclaimed 'Woman Clothed with the Sun' of Revelation. At first John joins the Irvine rabble in persecuting Elspeth and the Buchanites, a revivalist sect who believe they are the elect living in the Last Days, shortly to be translated en bloc to Heaven without tasting death. In reality John ...

  7. Buchanites - Wikipedia

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    The Buchanites are the subject of a 1937 novella by F. L. Lucas, The Woman Clothed with the Sun, which takes the form of an account, written by a Scottish minister in middle age, of his youthful bewitchment by Elspeth Buchan and of his curious sojourn in the Buchanite communes of Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.

  8. Commentary on the Apocalypse - Wikipedia

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    Revelation is a book about the Church's problems throughout all ages, ... f. 186v: "And there appeared a great wonder in Heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, ...

  9. Virgin of Quito - Wikipedia

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    The composition of the 120-centimeter-high sculpture is derived from the biblical description of the Woman of the Apocalypse. As described in the Revelation of Saint John (12:1-2), the woman was “clothed in the sun”. Also in accordance with the text, she has a crescent moon under her feet and a silver diadem bearing 12 stars is on her head.