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"Blessed is the man Daǧǧāzmāč Wale, who has not walked in the counsel with the wicked but who reads His law day and night." Sponsor's portrait with a nobility-centered remake of Ps 1:1–2 (Ethiopia, 20th c.) #originalcaption #dejazmatch #wale #psalms #africanart
"How King Constantine [of Rome] built a church" – note the use of the kabaro (ከበሮ፡), the Ethiopian-Eritrean liturgical drum, in the consecration liturgy! #originalcaption #constantine #kabaro #drum #africanliturgy #africanart
ኀበ፡ በልዑ፡ ዕፀ፡ ገነት፡ አዕዋፍ፡ "How birds ATE (!) the Tree of Paradise" Ethiopia, 14th–15th c. #originalcaption #birds #manuscriptbirds #paradise #paradisedevoured #africanart
Prepared perfection just isn't my story 🌺 #OriginalCaption
"Don't stop treading water!" Or (original caption): "How she (= St Mary) baptized a pilgrim" #originalcaption #StMary #baptism #miraclesofmary #africanart
"Archbishops incensing" #originalcaption #SundayFunday #archbishop #incense #thurible #goldencenser #africanart
St Mary praying – ዘከመ፡ ትጼሊ፡ ማርያም፡ (Ethiopia, 15th c.?) #StMary #prayer #praying #originalcaption #feet #africanart
God the Father! (according to the original caption) #originalcaption #god #father #nobeard #icon #africanart
How Our Lord, together with His twelve disciples, buried His Mother the Virgin (Ethiopia, 14th–15th c.) #JesusChrist #StMary #originalcaption #burial #disciples #apostles #africanart
The Heads of the Fathers: Isaac, Abraham, Jacob (Ethiopia, 15th–16th c.) #originalcaption #isaac #abraham #jacob #patriarchs #africanart
"This is the City of Jerusalem" (original caption) #originalcaption #jerusalem #multicolor #rainbow #africanart
"How Our Lady opened the eyes of a blind woman with breast milk" #originalcaption #StMary #breast #blind #africanart
"Gabriel" (presumably the archangel) #originalcaption #gabriel #archangel #scribbles #africanart
"How our Lord kissed John, his beloved" (Ethiopia, 16th c.) #originalcaption #JesusChrist #john #kiss #africanart
