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HOLY FACE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
- Religion (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Holy Face Association
1, record 1, English, Holy%20Face%20Association
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités du secteur privé
- Religion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Association de la Sainte Face
1, record 1, French, Association%20de%20la%20Sainte%20Face
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- History of Religions
- Painting (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mandylion 1, record 2, English, Mandylion
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Holy Face 2, record 2, English, Holy%20Face
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Histoire des religions
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Sainte Face
1, record 2, French, Sainte%20Face
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Mandylion 2, record 2, French, Mandylion
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
image de la face du Christ souffrant durant la montée au Calvaire, telle qu'elle se serait imprimée sur le voile de sainte Véronique. 3, record 2, French, - Sainte%20Face
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plusieurs légendes sont liées à l'usage des icônes. Suivant l'une des principales, le Christ aurait, de son vivant, fait parvenir à Abgar, roi d'Osroène, une empreinte de son visage, connue dans la tradition iconographique sous le nom de Sainte Face ou Mandylion (Christ acheiropoietos, non peint de main humaine); cette image aurait joué le rôle de palladium. 2, record 2, French, - Sainte%20Face
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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