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Devils employed as construction workers by King Solomon #solomon #devil #constructionworker #africanart

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Pharao's troops in the Red Sea 🌊 Ethiopia, 18th c. #pharao #troops #soldiers #redsea #oldtestament #mural #africanart

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St George the Dragon-Slayer 🐉 Ethiopia, 19th c. #george #dragon #horse #dragonslayer #africanart

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– "YOU are a holy man." – "No, YOU are a holy man." Ethiopia, 17th c. #saint #fathers #holyfathers #abib #africanart

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Here is a Saturday story for y'all! In the city of Qǝmr, there was a man, a Christian by name, whose sin was great. He did not eat ordinary food but lived on human flesh. Eighty-seven people he had eaten, his friends, relatives, servants, and even his wife and two children. 1/8

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St Luke with a lion that shines as bright as the sun 🦁🌞 Ethiopia, 17th c. #luke #evangelist #lion #sunshine #africanart

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St George of the Sprouting Crown 👑 Ethiopia, 19th c. #StGeorge #giyorgis #crown #horse #dragon #africanart

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Let's go swimming in the sea, they said… It will be fun, they said… Ethiopia, 18th c. #swimming #sea #summervibes #miraclesofmary #africanart

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The Holy Trinity – the Queen-Maker par excellence! 👑 Ethiopia, 20th c. #StMary #trinity #JesusChrist #dove #BirdTwitter #crown #queen #africanart

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Just a little priest serving the Creator of All in a little church in the woods #priest #church #incense #sundayvibes #SundayFunday #africanart

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"Victory!" Ethiopia, 20th c. #JesusChrist #resurrection #victory #easter2024 #africanjesus #africanart

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Hugging and kissing 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Ethiopia, 20th c. #hugs #kisses #couple #amharicmanuscript #africanart

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Angels practising with their swords ⚔️ Ethiopia, 19th c. #angels #swords #talsam #africanmagic #africanart

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Every now and then, God the Father puts on his flowery robe and blesses the Universe 🌸🌼 Ethiopia, 17th c. #god #father #blessing #flowers #africanart

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"A Seraph guards you with a flaming spear of fire and Enoch the Scribe smelled your perfume, O Mary, unwithering Flower of the Tree of Paradise!" Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #flowers #africanflowers #mahletasege #icon #africanart

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St Mary blessing St Ephrem the Syrian Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #ephrem #blessing #syriac #africanart

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The Lamb victorious #lamb #lambofgod #agnusdei #JesusChrist #africanart

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"C'mon, heaven is waiting!" Ethiopia, 17th c. #michael #archangel #souls #hell #africanart

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African animals bowing down to Baby Jesus 🐘🦁 #BabyJesus #StMary #HolyFamily #elephant #lion #africanart

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"Take that, devil!" #angel #devil #magicscroll #magic #africanmagic #africanart

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St Ildefonsus of Toledo (ቅዱስ፡ ደቅስዮስ፡) hands over the book he wrote to St Mary Ethiopia, 17th c. #StMary #ildefonsus #daqseyos #toledo #miraclesofmary #africanart

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The resurrection of Christ (ትንሣኤ፡) – as always accompanied by Adam and Eve – and the four Evangelists (፬ወንጌላዊያን፡) Ethiopia, 17th–18th c. (?) #JesusChrist #resurrection #adam #eve #evangelists #africanart

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Our Lady the Virgin Mary, Mother of God እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ #StMary #BabyJesus #theotokos #africanart

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"And at that moment, St Mark the Evangelist realized that for the past hour, he had been writing without a pen." Ethiopia, 14th–15th c. #mark #evangelist #pen #scribe #medievalart #africanart

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Pro tip: If painting angels isn't your forte, just paint a cloud with some trumpets sticking out of it ☁️🎺 Ethiopia, 18th–19th c. #JesusChrist #ascension #trumpets #africanart

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In Ethiopian-Eritrean Christianity, the "Covenant of Mercy" (ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡) refers to the pact that Our Lord made with his Mother, promising salvation to those who commemorate her and do good in her name. Ethiopia, 17th c. #StMary #JesusChrist #kidanemihret #africanart

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"Look deep into my eyes…" Ethiopia, 19th c. #hypnosis #scroll #magic #africanmagic #africanart

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Mourning the Dormition of the Mother of God Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #StMary #angels #mourning #dormition #mural #africanart

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Modern-day equestrians, what's stopping you and your horses from dressing like this? Ethiopia, 18th c. #rider #horse #africanrider #africanart

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Our Mother and the Mother of Sabaoth, the King እምነ፡ ወእመ፡ ጸባኦት፡ ንጉሥ፡ #StMary #BabyJesus #mother #virgin #africanart

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St Anthony the Great putting up a Post-it note on the frame Ethiopia, 15th c. #anthony #saint #monk #monasticism #postit #africanart

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"The Watchers that do not sleep – hallelujah! – and the Angels according to their ranks – hallelujah! – send up praise to their Lord!" Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #angel #africanangel #sword #africanart

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Tongues of fire! 🔥 Ethiopia, 15th–16th c. #pentecost #holyspirit #apostles #africanart

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A first date gone terribly wrong… Adam and Eve (Ethiopia, 18th c.) #adam #eve #ashvalentines #AshWednesday #ValentinesDay #mural #africanart

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ወአንቅህዎ፡ ወይቤልዎ፡ ሊቅ፡ ኢያሐዝነከኑ፡ እንዘ፡ ንመውት። And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Master, does it not bother you that we are dying?" (Mark 4:38, according to the Ge'ez text) Ethiopia, 18th c. #JesusChrist #sea #storm #newtestament #geez #africanart

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ወአስተርአየ፡ ተኣምር፡ ዓቢይ፡ በውስተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ብእሲት፡ እንተ፡ ትለብስ፡ ፀሓየ፡ ወወርኅ፡ ታሕተ፡ እገሪሃ፨ "A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet." (Rev 12:1a) Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #StMary #africanart

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"A head on a plate?! You truly know what a girl's heart desires." Ethiopia, 17th c. #herodias #JohnTheBaptist #baptist #head #africanart

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"The crown of our boasting, the beginning of our salvation, the foundation of our purity is in the Virgin Mary!" አክሊለ፡ ምክሕነ፡ ወቀዳሚተ፡ መድኃኒትነ፡ ወመሠረተ፡ ንጽሕነ፡ ኮነ፡ በማርያም፡ ድንግል፨ #StMary #BabyJesus #weddasemaryam #icon #africanart

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ሰላም፡ ለገጽኪ፡ ዘጥቀ፡ ይልሒ፡ እምሥነ፡ ከዋክብት፡ ወወርኅ፡ ወእምሥነ፡ ፀሓይ፡ መብርሂ፨ "Salutations to your face, exceedingly more beautiful than the stars, the moon, and the illuminating sun!" Ethiopia, 15th–16th c. (?) #StMary #BabyJesus #africanart

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Our Mother doing some soul-fishing 🎣 Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #StMary #archangel #fishing #soul #mural #africanart

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"This is the seal of the King of Kings Yoḥannǝs, the King of Zion of Ethiopia" – it's literally a 🦁🦭! Ethiopia, 19th c. #seal #lion #emperor #yohannes #africanking #africanart

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St Cyricus (ቂርቆስ፡) takes his mother St Julitta's (ኢየሉጣ፡) hand, and so they enter the fire of martyrdom together 🔥 Ethiopia, 15th c. #cyricus #qirqos #julitta #iyaluta #martyrs #fire #africanart

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The Holy Family hiding in the woods #BabyJesus #StMary #woods #forest #africanart

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The ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ doing the assumption #StMary #assumption #otd #africanart

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Sometimes even a tree can need a little exorcism #exorcism #tree #saint #julius #africanart

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To those of you who celebrate the Birth of Our Lord today: A Blessed and Merry Christmas! #BabyJesus #StMary #Nativity #christmas #africanart

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In the Ethiopian-Eritrean tradition, the Sundays of the Great Fast are named after chants from the liturgical book Ṣoma Dǝggʷā, starting with: ዘወረደ፡ እምላዕሉ፡ አይሁድ፡ ሰቀሉ፡ ወሚመ፡ ኢያእመሩ፡ እግዚአ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘያሐዩ፡ በቃሉ፨ #deggwa #fasting #africanart

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ማኅደረ፡ ሰላምነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ደብተራ፡ እሞሙ፡ ለሰማዕት፡ ወእኅቶሙ፡ ለመላእክት። "The Dwelling of Our Peace, the Holy Tabernacle, the Mother of the Martyrs, and the Sister of the Angels!" Ethiopia, 17th c. #StMary #BabyJesus #africanart

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One-legged and winged – it can only be St Takla Haymānot, the "Plant of Faith" 🌱 #otd #saint #taklahaymanot #wings #oneleg #africansaint #africanart

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"Rejoice, o Mother of the Lord, gladness of the angels! Rejoice, o Pure One, preaching of the prophets! Rejoice, for you have found grace: the Lord is with you!" #StMary #weddasemaryam #africanpoetry #geezpoetry #africanart

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The Geez word ሐረግ (ḥarag, literally "vine") is used as a technical term for the symmetrical, typically abstract artworks that often decorate the first page in manuscripts from Ethiopia and Eritrea Examples below from the 15th–17th c. #harag #geez #abstractart #africanart

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On Pentecost, the Church sings: "The Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles in the likeness of a flame of fire!" (መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወረደ፡ ላዕለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ተመሲሎ፡ በነደ፡ እሳት፨) Ethiopia, 19th–20th c. #pentecost #StMary #holyspirit #apostles #mezmur #africanart

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St Mary the Power woman 💪 #StMary #powerwoman #strongwoman #soul #devils #africanart

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Young Jesus looking straight into the camera #YoungJesus #dove #africanfashion #africanart

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"Look at her!" Ethiopia, 17th–18th c. (?) #JesusChrist #StMary #pointing #africanart

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St Cyril of Alexandria and St John Chrysostom having a chat #saint #patristics #churchfathers #cyril #chrysostom #africanart

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"Christ is risen from the dead, with great power and might! He bound Satan, he set Adam free! From now on, there is peace – joy and peace!" Ethiopia, 18th c. #JesusChrist #resurrection #eastersunday #africanart

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Front view portrait of St George's horse 🐴 Ethiopia, 18th–19th c. (?) #horse #saint #george #stgeorge #mural #africanhorse #africanart

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Christmas māḫlet (ማኅሌት፡)! #christmas #StMary #BabyJesus #mahlet #drum #africanart

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To those who celebrate today: I wish y'all a blessed Pentecost! 🔥 #Pentecost #tonguesoffire #StMary #africanart

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"His face shone like the sun ☀️, and his clothes became white as the light." (Matt 17:2b) ወአብርሀ፡ ገጹ፡ ከመ፡ ፀሓይ፡ ☀️ ወአልባሲሁኒ፡ ኮነ፡ ጸዓዳ፡ ከመ፡ ብርሃን፨ Ethiopia, 14th–15th c. #christ #moses #elijah #transfiguration #medievalart #africanart

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"I come in peace!" #scroll #magic #africanmagic #africanart

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Our Lady and her crew #StMary #angels #archangels #africanart

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*hihihi* 🫢 Ethiopia, 16th c. #saint #apostles #hihi #africanart

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No one but Arius the Heretic would empty their bowels on the stairs of the church 😒 #arius #heretic #church #alexander #trinitarianism #patristics #africanart

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Fleeing to Egypt on a zebra 🦓 #HolyFamily #StMary #BabyJesus #joseph #salome #zebra #refugees #africanart

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St Michael the Archangel, St Gabriel the Archangel, St Nicodemus, St Joseph of Arimathea, and the Shrouded Body of God! Ethiopia, 16th c. #JesusChrist #nicodemus #josephofarimathea #icon #africanart

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ብፁዓን፡ እለ፡ ይላሕዉ፡ ይእዜ፡ እስመ፡ እሙንቱ፡ ይትፌሥሑ። "Blessed are those who mourn now, for they will rejoice." (Matthew 5:4 according to the Ge'ez text) Ethiopia, 18th c. #death #mourning #geez #africanart

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The Devil is known by many names in Geez 😈 Two of the most common ones are ዲያብሎስ፡, Diyāblos (from Greek διάβολος) and ሰይጣን፡, Sayṭān. The latter is clearly connected to Hebrew ��ָׂטָן, Śāṭān, Syriac ܣܳܛܳܢܳܐ, Sāṭānā، and Arabic شَيْطَان, Šayṭān, but the details… 1/2

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መልካም ገና! ርሑስ በዓል ልደት! Merry Christmas to all who celebrate today! Our Savior is born! Ethiopia, 15th c. #christmas #nativity #StMary #BabyJesus #africanchristmas #africanart

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"I don't know what you're up to, but I have this icon of St Michael here with me and you're not coming any closer!" #woman #icon #michael #archangel #africanart

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Apostolic bouquet of different colors and beard styles 💐 Ethiopia, 17th c. #apostles #disciples #beard #beardedmen #africanart

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St Gabriel the Archangel with wings in the Eritrean colors 🇪🇷 #gabriel #archangel #africanart

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The 7th-c. bishop St Ildefonsus of Toledo (called ደቅስዮስ፡, Daqsǝyos, in Geez) is widely revered in Ethiopia and Eritrea due to his connection to the much-beloved book ተኣምረ፡ ማርያም፡, Taʾāmmǝra Māryām, "The Miracles of Mary" 🇪🇸🇪🇹🇪🇷 #ildefonsus #toledo #africanart

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Oh, and for those of you who celebrate Palm Sunday today: Happy feast! 🌴 In early Ethiopian-Eritrean Gospel books, this event is often depicted with a special two-page illumination, as you can see in this example from the 14th c. #JesusChrist #palmsunday #donkey #africanart

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"A lovely day for a sailing trip!" ⛵️ Ethiopia, 18th c. #sailing #angel #demon #ocean #africanship #africanart

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We take refuge in Her who puts blankets on the sleeping ones! Ethiopia, 19th c. #StMary #sleeping #blanket #africanart

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Family photo from Baby Jesus's first visit to the Holy City (Ethiopia, 14th c.) #BabyJesus #StMary #jerusalem #temple #medieval #africanart

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St Luke the Evangelist beginning to write his Gospel Ethiopia, 15th c. #luke #evangelist #scribe #africanart

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Refugees at the border! #HolyFamily #BabyJesus #StMary #refugees #africanart

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"And when [the Cherubim and Seraphim] saw their Lord […] dwelling in your lap, and Him who feeds all creation sucking your milk like a nursling, they sought Him in the heights, and there they found Him with his Father and the Holy Spirit as before." #anqasaberhan #africanart

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Have you ever read the descriptions of the Tabernacle in the Book of Exodus and thought to yourself: "Hey, it would be nice to make a sketch of this"? – You are not alone… Ethiopia, 17th c. #tabernacle #plan #cherubim #oldtestament #africanart

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Our Holy Father Abraham directing the traffic Ethiopia, 14th–15th c. #saint #abraham #beard #beardedman #trafficpolice #africanart

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I strongly suspect that Ethiopia and Eritrea have more lion-riding saints than any other Christian culture 🦁 This is St Sāmuʾel of Wāldǝbbā (አባ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ዘዋልድባ፡), who lived in the 14th–15th c. #samuelofwaldebba #africansaint #lion #lionrider #africanart

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St John Chrysostom and Empress Eudoxia having a serious discussion about the Eucharist Ethiopia, 18th c. #johnchrysostom #eudoxia #empress #churchfathers #chrysostom #patristics #africanart

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1 year

"You are the Golden Candlestick that holds the Brilliant Light at all times, the Light of the World, Light from Light!" #StMary #weddasemaryam #africanpoetry #geez #geezpoetry #eotc #africanart

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The Marian apparition of Dabra Mǝṭmāq in Ethiopia #StMary #apparition #dabrametmaq #ደብረምጥማቅ #ethiopia #africanart

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9 months

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. And St John the Baptist. And crazy fish. Two crazy fish. #JesusChrist #god #JohnTheBaptist #baptism #timqet #fish #africanart

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17 days

Being an Evangelist's lion means you have to fulfill certain tasks, like holding an inkwell 🦁 Ethiopia, 19th c. #evangelist #mark #lion #caturday #africanart

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2 years

St Daniel the Prophet in the lions' den #daniel #prophet #lions #caturday #africanart

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5 months

St Mark the Evangelist holding a fly-whisk and a cross Ethiopia, 17th c. (?) #StMark #mark #evangelist #cross #africanart

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3 months

ቅዱስ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ሰአል፡ ለነ። St Matthew the Evangelist, pray for us! Ethiopia, 15th–16th c. #matthew #evangelist #africanart

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Just three sisters hanging out 👩‍🦱👩‍🦱👩‍🦱 Ethiopia, 17th–18th c. #sisters #africanwomen #africanart

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9 months

A lovely detail in Ethiopic depictions of the Birth of Our Lord (in Geez ገና፡, gannā, from Greek γέννα, "birth (of Christ)") is that the shepherds are sometimes shown playing a traditional hockey-like Ethiopian-Eritrean game, which is also called gannā… 🏑 #genna #africanart

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11 months

Today seems like a good day to think about the Apocalyptic Army of terrifying creatures described in the Ethiopic apocryphal text Nagara Māryām (ነገረ፡ ማርያም፡, "The Story of Mary"). A short thread… 1/6

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2 months

⚠️ Warning! This is what you'll turn into if you spend too much time staring at screens! Ethiopia, 19th c. #faces #quadrangles #screens #magicalscroll #africanart

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1 year

The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God #trinity #onegod #africanart

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"The Lord looked at the whole world and did not find a mother like you, O Mary – and He himself was picked like a flower from your womb!" 🌷 Ethiopia, 17th c. #StMary #BabyJesus #angels #mahletasege #africanpoetry #africanart