mandylion
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mandylion
(mænˈdɪlɪən) n1. (Military) a loose garment formerly worn over armour
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a head-cloth or image bearing the face of Christ
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He covers origins and traditions, shifting perspectives, the translation of the
image of Edessa, the Mandylion in Constantinople, an overview of the iconography, and the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and the disappearance of the Mandylion.
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