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Facts

Location	Israel • Jerusalem
Participants	St. Andrew • St. James • Jesus • St. John the Apostle • St. Jude • Judas Iscariot • St. Matthew • St. Peter the Apostle • St. Philip the Apostle • St. Thomas

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The Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci: Last Supper

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Stained glass window depicting Jesus at the Last Supper holding a golden chalice, with disciples gathered closely around him, at Christchurch Cathedral, United Kingdom.

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Leonardo da Vinci: Last Supper

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Key People

Jesus

Christ as Ruler, with the Apostles and Evangelists (represented by the beasts). The female figures are believed to be either Santa Pudenziana and Santa Praxedes or symbols of the Jewish and Gentile churches. Mosaic in the apse of Santa Pudenziana, Rome,A

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