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Meanings of eleusa in English

Russian
сладкое лобзанье
Portuguese
madona eleusa
Spanish
virgen de la ternura
Catalan
eleusa
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Type of depiction of the Virgin Mary in icons in which the infant Jesus Christ is nestled against her cheek.

Related terms
сладкое лобзанье
Synonyms
Examples for "eleousa"
Examples for "eleousa"
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A very beautiful and singular representation of the Virgin of Mercy without the Child, I found in the collection of Herr v. Quandt, of Dresden.
Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts