File:Madonna catacomb.jpg

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Artist Unknown
Title Virgin and Child with Balaam the Prophet
Description
Image of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, in the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. It depicts her nursing the Infant Jesus. This is earliest known image of Mary and the Infant Jesus independent of the Magi episode. The figure at the left appears to be the prophet Balaam pointing to a star (outside the frame). The star is from Numbers 24:17.
Date late 2nd century
Medium fresco
Notes The emphasis on the maternal love of Mary for the Child Jesus reflects the early Christian community's reverence for the Mother of God, and for its understanding of God's love for humankind in sending His only Son to earth to share in our humanity."[1]
Source/Photographer adapted from the quoted page.

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current05:43, 11 January 2006Thumbnail for version as of 05:43, 11 January 2006592 × 696 (98 KB)Leinad-ZThe oldest-known image of the Mary, mother of Jesus, in the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. It depicts her nursing the Infant Jesus. "''The emphasis on the maternal love of Mary for the Child Jesus reflects the early Christian community's

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