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We tend to accept this imagery without a second thought, because it is so familiar. But it arose at a particular point in history and carried with it specific associations and meanings that could be adapted to specific contexts. The image of the Virgin Mary kneeling comes from one of the visions of Saint Bridget, a fourteenth-century Swedish noblewoman. Her vision, she said, made her an eye-witness to Christ’s birth: “The Virgin, kneeling with great reverence, placed herself in prayer, with her back to the crib.
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