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Mandylion

23 March 2016 By Andrew

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“Mandylion” (literally “cloth”) is the word given to icons made according to the image of Edessa, a piece of cloth upon which the face of Christ was miraculously printed.

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I call Christ ‘King’ precisely because I see Him crucified. For it is the mark of a king to die for the sake of his subjects.
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