[Magdalen] Images and words about Mary

[Sally Davies]

Very interesting, thanks Eleanor. Isn't it fascinating that this early
Christian community was so much more focused on Christ's birth than on his
death.

That's very reassuring to us "Christmas Christians"!

Sally D

On Sunday, 31 January 2016, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> wrote:

> Speaking of images of Mary, this from the New York Times about possibly an
> ancient depiction of Mary:
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> http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/is-this-the-oldest-image-of-the-virgin-mary.html?_r=1
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> Eleanor
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> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 6:21 AM, Ian Gomersall <ian.gomersall at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
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> > Friends
> >
> > Our Church is hosting a friendly Facebook Group called 'Mary, images,
> words
> > and music' simply for people of *any* Christian tradtion *(or none)* to
> > share images or verse or prose about Mary.
> >
> > It doesn't assume a particular stance on devotion to Mary ...
> >
> > Please feel free to join if you're on Facebook. You'd be very welcome.
> >
> > <goog_1806472691>
> > https://www.facebook.com/groups/986129021426449/
> >
> > Ian
> >
> > *Ian Gomersall*
> >
>