Beatific vision
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In Christian theology, the beatific vision refers to the ultimate state of happiness that believers will experience when they see God face to face in heaven. It is the ultimate direct self-communicati
Gustave Dore's image of the beatific vision, from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
The Apotheosis of Saint Thomas Aquinas by Francisco de Zurbarán (1631)
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy
Resurrection of Jesus
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The resurrection of Jesus is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion, starting—or restoring—his exalted life as Christ and Lord. According to th
Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Kinnaird Resurrection) by Raphael, 1502
Resurrection of Christ, Noël Coypel, 1700, using a hovering depiction of Jesus
A marble representation of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Germain Pilon, before 1572; currently held in the Louvre collection
The three Marys at the Tomb of Christ (1470) at the west portal of Konstanz Minster, Baden-Württemberg, Germany