Woman of the Apocalypse
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The phrase Woman of the Apocalypse refers to a character from the Book of Revelation 12:1-10. She is described as being "arrayed in heavenly splendor, a crown of twelve stars on her head and the sun and moon under her feet[1] She is described as wearing a white dress and blue mantle while crushing a serpent under her foot.[2] She is often associated with the Virgin Mary[2]; the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, for one, has been described as a represention of the Woman of the Apocalypse.[3]
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- ^ "Apocalypse." Catholic Encyclopedia [1], accessed 2 December 2006]
- ^ a b "Drawn by the Brush: Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens." bampfa.berkeley.edu [2], accessed 2 December 2006
- ^ Brading, D.A. Mexican Phoenix. Our Lady of Guadalupe: Image and Tradition Across Five Centuries. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2001.
