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Dormition: Mary receives the Covenant of Mercy from Jesus

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Sacred scenesSecond half of 17th century

Dormition: Mary receives the Covenant of Mercy from Jesus — Or 645, f. 14v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)645 · f. 14v

British Library, Or 645, f. 14v. Digitised by the British Library.

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Hildephonsus of Toledo sits upon the throne, wears the garment given to him by Mary, and reads the Miracles of Mary; The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's death; Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permission

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Manuscript paintingsSecond half of 17th century

Hildephonsus of Toledo sits upon the throne, wears the garment given to him by Mary, and reads the Miracles of Mary; The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's death; Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permission — Or 645, f. 19v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)645 · f. 19v

British Library, Or 645, f. 19v. Digitised by the British Library.

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The Christians assemble in the church on the day of the festival; The leader of the Arabs falls upon the ground and his companions flee from the church

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The Christians assemble in the church on the day of the festival; The leader of the Arabs falls upon the ground and his companions flee from the church — Or 648, f. 100r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 100r

British Library, Or 648, f. 100r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The person who had died a year prior appears in the midst of the crowd inside the church; The woman holds the person who had died a year prior

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The person who had died a year prior appears in the midst of the crowd inside the church; The woman holds the person who had died a year prior — Or 648, f. 102r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 102r

British Library, Or 648, f. 102r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The thieves hiding behind trees; Zakāryās standing before St Mary, who is sitting on a throne surrounded by angels, and collects roses out of his mouth

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The thieves hiding behind trees; Zakāryās standing before St Mary, who is sitting on a throne surrounded by angels, and collects roses out of his mouth — Or 648, f. 107r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 107r

British Library, Or 648, f. 107r. Digitised by the British Library.

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St Mary surrounded by angels while two crowds of people look on; Zakāryās tells the thieves about St Mary; The thieves being consecrated as monks

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

St Mary surrounded by angels while two crowds of people look on; Zakāryās tells the thieves about St Mary; The thieves being consecrated as monks — Or 648, f. 107v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 107v

British Library, Or 648, f. 107v. Digitised by the British Library.

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While in the home of a faithful woman, St Mary appears to the Ethiopian priest named Clement when he would read the Miracles of Mary

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

While in the home of a faithful woman, St Mary appears to the Ethiopian priest named Clement when he would read the Miracles of Mary — Or 648, f. 110r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 110r

British Library, Or 648, f. 110r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The European man is trapped under the door of the manger, which he was attempting to steal; The European man is healed of his injuries

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The European man is trapped under the door of the manger, which he was attempting to steal; The European man is healed of his injuries — Or 648, f. 112v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 112v

British Library, Or 648, f. 112v. Digitised by the British Library.

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The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā; Two figures (the thieves?) handing a bowl to two other figures (Yolyānā and Barbārā?)

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā; Two figures (the thieves?) handing a bowl to two other figures (Yolyānā and Barbārā?) — Or 648, f. 117r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 117r

British Library, Or 648, f. 117r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The woman pushes away the child who comes to her while she prays before the icon of St Mary; The woman recognizes the child as Jesus Christ, who rebukes her for not having recognized him

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The woman pushes away the child who comes to her while she prays before the icon of St Mary; The woman recognizes the child as Jesus Christ, who rebukes her for not having recognized him — Or 648, f. 119r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 119r

British Library, Or 648, f. 119r. Digitised by the British Library.

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Hildephonsus of Toledo handing over to St Mary the finished book of the Taʾammǝra Māryām, which she blesses and returns to him; St Mary presenting to Hildephonsus of Toledo a throne and garment; The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's death; Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permission

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

Hildephonsus of Toledo handing over to St Mary the finished book of the Taʾammǝra Māryām, which she blesses and returns to him; St Mary presenting to Hildephonsus of Toledo a throne and garment; The throne and garment are preserved after Hildephonsus of Toledo's death; Hildephonsus of Toledo's successor falling and being smitten by an angel having touched Mary's gifts to Hildephonsus without permission — Or 648, f. 11v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 11v

British Library, Or 648, f. 11v. Digitised by the British Library.

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The young novice sees St Mary enthroned and surrounded by angels and virgins while he sleeps in the church

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The young novice sees St Mary enthroned and surrounded by angels and virgins while he sleeps in the church — Or 648, f. 121r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 121r

British Library, Or 648, f. 121r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The king orders the falsely accused official to be hung; The official is hung for three days; The official is rescued from hanging by St Mary

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The king orders the falsely accused official to be hung; The official is hung for three days; The official is rescued from hanging by St Mary — Or 648, f. 122v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 122v

British Library, Or 648, f. 122v. Digitised by the British Library.

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The angel handing the child to Finkǝs — Or 648, f. 125v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 125v

British Library, Or 648, f. 125v. Digitised by the British Library.

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Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb; The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing Sofyā

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb; The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing Sofyā — Or 648, f. 126r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 126r

British Library, Or 648, f. 126r. Digitised by the British Library.

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A demon possesses a good captain and makes him violent so he is put in metal bonds

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

A demon possesses a good captain and makes him violent so he is put in metal bonds — Or 648, f. 13r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 13r

British Library, Or 648, f. 13r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The abbot of the monastery stopping the priests from continueing the chant for St Mary; The hermit Estifanos chastising the abbot; The abbot and the monks appearing before the deacon for the Eucharist

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

The abbot of the monastery stopping the priests from continueing the chant for St Mary; The hermit Estifanos chastising the abbot; The abbot and the monks appearing before the deacon for the Eucharist — Or 648, f. 140v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 140v

British Library, Or 648, f. 140v. Digitised by the British Library.

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Absadi gives the produce of the vegetable garden to those who need it; A monk reports Absadi's actions to the elder [Shenoute]; St Mary appears to the elder [Shenoute] in a vision; St Mary lifts the hand of Absadi while he is in the vegetable garden

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Manuscript paintings1721-1730

Absadi gives the produce of the vegetable garden to those who need it; A monk reports Absadi's actions to the elder [Shenoute]; St Mary appears to the elder [Shenoute] in a vision; St Mary lifts the hand of Absadi while he is in the vegetable garden — Or 648, f. 142v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)648 · f. 142v

British Library, Or 648, f. 142v. Digitised by the British Library.

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Manuscript paintings18th

The son is reunited with his mother — Or 649, f. 100r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)649 · f. 100r

British Library, Or 649, f. 100r. Digitised by the British Library.

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Dǝmyānos lying down before the icon of Mary, which performs a gesture of blessing; Dǝmyānos writing the name of St Mary in a manuscript

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Manuscript paintings18th

Dǝmyānos lying down before the icon of Mary, which performs a gesture of blessing; Dǝmyānos writing the name of St Mary in a manuscript — Or 649, f. 15v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)649 · f. 15v

British Library, Or 649, f. 15v. Digitised by the British Library.

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The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand

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Manuscript paintings18th

The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand — Or 649, f. 18r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)649 · f. 18r

British Library, Or 649, f. 18r. Digitised by the British Library.

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St Mary standing next to Māryām of Dafrā

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Manuscript paintings18th

St Mary standing next to Māryām of Dafrā — Or 649, f. 28r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)649 · f. 28r

British Library, Or 649, f. 28r. Digitised by the British Library.

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Māryām of Dafrā partakes of the Eucharist in the church

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Manuscript paintings18th

Māryām of Dafrā partakes of the Eucharist in the church — Or 649, f. 32r

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)649 · f. 32r

British Library, Or 649, f. 32r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene; The painter falling down from the scaffold; A group of demons look on; The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter

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Manuscript paintings18th

The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene; The painter falling down from the scaffold; A group of demons look on; The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter — Or 649, f. 34v

Ethiopia

Princeton · Miracles of Mary (PEMM)649 · f. 34v

British Library, Or 649, f. 34v. Digitised by the British Library.

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