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Title:Abraham at Mamre-Santa Maria Maggiore
Notes:

Seen as a prefigurement of the Eucharist as well as the Trinity, the visitation at Mamre exhibits Abraham serving the three angels. The remaining activity of Genesis 18 is pictured in the top portion of the mosaic, when Abraham has a long conversation with God regarding the future of Sodom.

Date:432
Building:Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Material:Glass
City/Town:Rome
Country:Italy
Scripture:Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7)
Genesis 18:20-32
Person as Subject:Angels (Biblical figures)
God (Biblical figure)
Abraham (Biblical figure)
Sarah (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:AProp06
CProp12
General Subject:Table fellowship
Angels
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Copyright Source:Image donated by Lee M. Jefferson
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Attribution:Abraham at Mamre-Santa Maria Maggiore, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54013 [retrieved May 24, 2022]. Original source: Image donated by Lee M. Jefferson.
Record Number:54013 Last Updated: 2021-08-26 15:10:45 Record Created: 2008-07-08 09:47:01
Institution:Vanderbilt University Unit: Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition