Mosaic of Christ from the Archbishop’s Chapel, Ravenna
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Mosaic of Christ from the Archbishop’s Chapel, Ravenna
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6th century
Christ Militant/Christ Treading on the beasts, a reference to Psalm 91:13: “Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.” (KJV). Christ, dressed as a Roman Legionary, stands with his feet on a lion and a snake. His book reads: EGO SUM VIA VERITAS ET VITA (I am the way and the truth and the life), John 14:6.
Christ Militant/Christ Treading on the beasts, a reference to Psalm 91:13: “Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.” (KJV). Christ, dressed as a Roman Legionary, stands with his feet on a lion and a snake. His book reads: EGO SUM VIA VERITAS ET VITA (I am the way and the truth and the life), John 14:6.
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“Mosaic of Christ from the Archbishop’s Chapel, Ravenna,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 14, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1288.
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