The Annunciation Size:24” x 30” religious and the laity burning

religious and the laity burning with a passionate commitment to racial

she asked her parent’s permission to become Catholic

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1942 Edith and her sister Rosa (who had likewise converted to Catholicism) were arrested at the Carmel and transported to Auschwitz

the Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple is an undoubted historical event

The Annunciation Size:24” x 30” religious and the laity burningMarch 25th The icon of the Annunciation, based on a later medieval original, is a masterpiece of balance between dynamic action and contemplative meditation. The Archangel Gabriel, on the left symbolizing the eternal realm, stands on a platform of authority while addressing to the young Virgin the invitation to become the Theotokos, the God Bearer. The angel is almost a blur of garments and gestures to symbolize running and movement while the Virgin