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Signor Zinobelli & loculi
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1972)
Signore Zinobelli and Loculi in the Catacomb of Pietro e Marcellino.
Healing of the paralytic
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of the healing miracle, paralytic takes up his bed and walks.
The philosopher
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of philosopher sitting. (Job as philosopher?)
Daniel
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Daniel in the lion's den. A lesson of faithfulness in the face of death.
Refrigerium
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Inscription reads "Stir up in me peace" and the skull and bones of the deceased still present. The fish on the eucharistic table may be a reference to the acrostic for Jesus Christ God's Son Savior, or a reference to Acts ...
Jonah under the vine
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Jonah lying under the cucurbitas or gourd. A conflation with pagan imagery as Jonah lies in the position of Endymion.
Magi & Christ child
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Mary holding Jesus as magi on either side worship.
Woman with the issue of blood
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Jesus healing the woman with the issue of blood.
Christ raises Lazarus
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Christ raising Lazarus from the dead.
Christ enthroned
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Christ enthroned with book of the law.
Noah in the ark
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Noah in the ark with a dove bringing an olive branch as a symbol of God's peace. This ark/chest even has a lid.
The fossore
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
The workmen who dug the catacombs, Catacomb of Pietro e Marcellino, Rome. The Fossore are shown here with pick digging the catacomb in the soft volcanic Tufa. Note the lamp with its hanger inserted into the wall.
Arcosolium
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of refrigerium/Eucharist and Good Shepherd medallion on ceiling, Catacomb of Pietro & Marcellino, Rome.
Christ heals the woman
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of a healing miracle, woman with issue of blood.
Person with large "egg"
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of a person with a large egg. Is the "egg" a symbol of life (baptism, Eucharist?)
Jonah
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Jonah cast into the sea.
Moses striking the rock
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Moses strikes the rock and brings forth water.
Jonah & Cetus
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Jonah regurgitated by the cetus (a sea monster).
Adam & Eve
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of the Old Testament scene of Adam and Eve with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the serpent.
Refrigerium/Eucharist
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Fresco of Eucharist on the arcosolium on the catacomb of Pietro e Marcellino. The fish on the table reinformces the presence of the living Lord.