Title: | Lance Cpl. Pierre Mugabo carries a cross at the head of his father's funeral procession |
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Notes: | His father died of malnutrition while in a prison camp in Zaire, Africa, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo. Staring into the face of a child soldier carrying a cross conveys the world's deep struggle with death in the face of Christ's resurrection. |
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Date: | 1997 |
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Object/Function: | Photograph |
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Country: | Congo, Democratic Republic
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Scripture: | Hebrews 12:1-3
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Lectionary links: | CHoly03
BDiv
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General Subject: | Suffering
Children
War
Cross
Death
Funeral
Culture: African
Culture: Black
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Copyright Source: | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-12469.jpg |
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Attribution: | Lance Cpl. Pierre Mugabo carries a cross at the head of his father's funeral procession, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55450 [retrieved November 7, 2024]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-12469.jpg. |
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Record Number: | 55450
Last Updated: 2021-05-07 06:24:15
Record Created: 2013-01-15 13:15:53 |
Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |