Melchizedek and Abraham at the altar

Title

Melchizedek and Abraham at the altar

Subject

Canon Missale

Description

Melchizedek and Abraham are kneeling at the symbolic altar.

Lamb image has a significance as well.

"A lamb is the young offspring of the sheep. The Lamb Christian Symbol represents Jesus Christ.

The Lamb of God, the Jesus Christ, in allusion to the paschal lamb."

Source

St. Norbert College, Norbertine Studies Center

Publisher

Frattres Abbatiae Westmallensis Ordinis Cisterciensis in Belgio

Date

1889

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

Format

image/jpeg

Language

Latin

Type

Image

Coverage

De Pere .......... (inhabited place)
(World, North and Central America, United States, Wisconsin, Brown county) [2121048]

Files

page_2_detail_6.JPG

Collection

Citation

“Melchizedek and Abraham at the altar,” Canon Missale, accessed December 4, 2024, https://tot12snj1.omeka.net/items/show/8.