Paintings by Cesare Vagarini on ceiling of Church of Visitation, Ein Karem, scene of Zachary at the altar (L) & Virgin Mary meeting Elizabeth, (R)


Two paintings made by Cesare Vagarini under the ceiling of the Franciscan Catholic Church of Visitation, the one on the left shows the scene of Virgin Mary visitiing Elizabeth her cousin and on the right we see Elizabeth hiding baby John the Baptist from the Massacre of the Innocents by Herod, the church marks the site where the house of St. John the Baptist's parents Zachariah and Elisabeth lived and which Virgin Mary visited (Luke 1, 39). . Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel. August 28, 2024


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Location: Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel
Photo credit: © Dan Porges / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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