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Crowning panels: the death of the Virgin

6: The entombment of the Virgin



And then the apostles carried Mary to the tomb and sat by it, as our Lord had commanded, and at the third day Jesus Christ came with a great multitude of angels and saluted them, saying, ‘Peace be with you’ And they answered, ‘God, glory be to thee who does great miracles and marvels.’  (The Golden Legend)

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