Re: Re: reorganisation and destruction of irish catholic churches

The Annunciation by Murillo (1655)

Sine early times (and it is still the case among the Oriental Churches) the image of the Annunciation depicting the primordia of Salvation always occupied a prominent place on, near or at the main entrance to the sanctuary of Christian churches. Needless to say, with the almost complete obfuscation of its theological and liturgical significance it has all but disappeared in modern church architecture and “artistic” representation. Here are some examples of the subject drawn from eastern and western sources: