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Bambino

An Italian word, meaning literally " babe." The term is used in art of the swaddled figure of the infant Jesus. The figure, carved in wood, in the church of the Ara Cceli at Rome (Santissimo Bambino) is supposed to possess the power of miraculously healing the sick.

citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney

 

article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12





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