Girdle of Thomas
The Girdle of Thomas, Virgin's Girdle, Holy Belt, or Sacra Cintola in modern Italian, is a Christian relic in the form of a "girdle" or knotted textile cord used as a belt, that according to a medieval legend was dropped by the Virgin Mary from the sky to Saint Thomas the Apostle at or around the time of the Assumption of Mary to heaven. The supposed original girdle is a relic belonging to Prato Cathedral in Tuscany in Italy and its veneration has been regarded as especially helpful for pregnant women. The story was frequently depicted in the art of Florence and the whole of Tuscany, and the keeping and display of the relic at Prato generated commissions for several important artists of the early Italian Renaissance. The Prato relic has outlasted several rivals in Catholic hands, and is th
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Girdle of Thomas
The Girdle of Thomas, Virgin's Girdle, Holy Belt, or Sacra Cintola in modern Italian, is a Christian relic in the form of a "girdle" or knotted textile cord used as a belt, that according to a medieval legend was dropped by the Virgin Mary from the sky to Saint Thomas the Apostle at or around the time of the Assumption of Mary to heaven. The supposed original girdle is a relic belonging to Prato Cathedral in Tuscany in Italy and its veneration has been regarded as especially helpful for pregnant women. The story was frequently depicted in the art of Florence and the whole of Tuscany, and the keeping and display of the relic at Prato generated commissions for several important artists of the early Italian Renaissance. The Prato relic has outlasted several rivals in Catholic hands, and is th
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Cinto de Tomé, Cinto da Virgem ...... liano: Madonna della Cintola).
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Der heilige Gürtel ist der Gür ...... Reliquie Mariens verehrt wird.
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Il template {{Coord}} ha risco ...... no in taffetà verde smeraldo).
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La Santa Cintola ou Sacra Cint ...... a ceinture en levant les yeux.
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The Girdle of Thomas, Virgin's ...... rdle of Syriac Orthodox Church
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Cinto de Tomé, Cinto da Virgem ...... ício do período renascentista.
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Der heilige Gürtel ist der Gür ...... Reliquie Mariens verehrt wird.
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Il template {{Coord}} ha risco ...... ll'omonima cappella del Duomo.
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La Santa Cintola ou Sacra Cint ...... a ceinture en levant les yeux.
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The Girdle of Thomas, Virgin's ...... s in Catholic hands, and is th
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Cinto de Tomé
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Girdle of Thomas
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Heiliger Gürtel
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Sacra Cintola
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Sacro Cingolo
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