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3 unusual facts about The Three Marys


The Three Marys

What may be the earliest known representation of three women visiting the tomb of Jesus is a fairly large fresco in the Dura-Europos church in the ancient city of Dura Europos on the Euphrates.

In Spanish-speaking countries, the Orion's Belt asterism is called Las Tres MarĂ­as (The Three Marys).

In various Catholic countries, particularly Spain, the Philippines and Latin American countries, the three Marys locally known as Tres Marias carry attributes or iconic accessories.



see also

Neue Pinakothek

:like Friedrich Overbeck (Italia and Germania), Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow (The Holy Family beneath the Portico), Heinrich Maria von Hess (Marchesa Marianna Florenzi), Peter von Hess (The Entry of King Othon of Greece into Nauplia) and Peter von Cornelius (The three Marys at the Tomb).