| Title: | Presentation in the Temple |
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| Notes: | Established in the 11th century in Bavaria, nuns of the St. Walburga abbey fled to the United States in 1935 to escape Nazi expansion. The mountain region of Colorado was chosen for their resettlement. The abbey today offers retreat to visitors, who can experience worship in the abbey church. The walls of the church are lined with tapestries inspired by biblical texts. The universality of the practice of textile-making, so beautifully and sacramentally expressed by the nuns of St. Walberg, call to mind the following passage from the writings known as "Showings" by Julian of Norwich, a 14th century English contemplative: God is our clothing,
wrapping us and holding us in His love,
embracing us and sheltering us,
surrounding us with love... |
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| Date: | ca. 1990 |
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| Artist: | Abbey of St. Walburga |
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| Building: | Abbey Church of St. Walburga
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| Object/Function: | Textile |
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| City/Town: | Virginia Dale
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| State: | CO
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| Country: | United States
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| Scripture: | Luke 2:22-40
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| Person as Subject: | Anna (Biblical figure)
Simeon (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | BXmas01
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| General Subject: | Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
Dove
Abbey
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| Attribution: | Abbey of St. Walburga. Presentation in the Temple, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54192 [retrieved April 24, 2024]. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/edithosb/204407845/. |
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| Record Number: | 54192
Last Updated: 2022-09-02 13:37:44
Record Created: 2009-02-03 10:12:20 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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| Bibliographic Source: | WordofGodEveryday.com |
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