Adoration of Shepherds – Ribera Birth-Holy Family together with the holy woman

together with the holy woman Anna and other people in the Temple

denoting the Blessed Mother as the Woman of the Apocalypse foretold in Revelation 12:1

The Three Wise Men come to adore the Christ Child

Detail – L'hermitte is a restored Catholic artwork available as a high-resolution digital image from Restored Traditions

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Adoration of Shepherds – Ribera Birth-Holy Family together with the holy womanThe shepherds and their animals, from the hills outside Bethlehem, come to adore the Baby Jesus on the day of His Birth, just as the sun rises over the hills. As the angels predicted to them, the shepherds find the Christ Child lying in a manger, watched over by His reverent Mother. Artwork by the artist J. Ribera Usage note: This digital Catholic art download is useful for personal devotional projects and for Catholic parishes, schools, apostolates,