Blood of Christ
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Blood of Christ, also known as the Most Precious Blood, in Christian theology refers to the physical blood actually shed by Jesus Christ primarily on the Cross, and the salvation which Christianity te
Christ's side pierced by a lance, drawing blood
Evangelical-Lutheran priest elevating the chalice during the celebration of the Holy Mass ad orientem at Maria Magdalena Church, Sweden
Holy Blood relic in Santa Maria della Scala, Siena.
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Fountain of Life
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The Fountain of Life, or in its earlier form the Fountain of Living Waters, is a Christian iconography symbol associated with baptism and/or eucharist, first appearing in the 5th century in illuminate
Godescalc Evangelistary, commemorating the Baptism of Charlemagne's son in Rome in 781 with an image of the Fountain of Life.
The fountain of blood icon in a Mexican painting, 18th century (Brooklyn Museum)
Allegoric representation of Sacramental union, the Lutheran doctrine of Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, after a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder (ca. 1550). In the front Communion under both kinds is pictured with (on the left) Martin Luther giving the chalice to John, Elector of Saxony and on the right Jan Hus giving the eucharistic bread to Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (Frederick the Wise). In the back a Fountain of Living Water: The blood of Christ's