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Ex-voto

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Ex`-vo´to    (~töz)
n.1.An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow.


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But at a late stage, the owner of the chapel, which was built as an ex-voto during the Russian army's invasion and looting of Ticino in the late eighteenth century, backed out under sudden pressure from the village of Vira and its citizens.
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1), the 1798 Mexican Ex-voto commissioned by Jose Maria Ramirez (cat.
Melissa R. Katz and Robert A. Orsi, eds. Divine Mirrors: The Madonna ... by McIver, Katherine A. / Renaissance Quarterly
Gestures may include going on a pilgrimage, giving money, commissioning a painting, testifying to divine favor, or offering an object called an ex-voto ("from a vow") or milagro ("miracle").
Everyday miracles by Edwards, Pamela J. / U.S. Catholic
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