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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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Holy Week

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Also known as: Great Week
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Holy Week, in the Christian church, the week between Palm Sunday and Easter, observed with special solemnity as a time of devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ. Commemorating the final days of Jesus’ earthly life, Holy Week traces events from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem through his suffering, crucifixion, and burial, culminating in the anticipation of the Resurrection on Easter. Marked by distinctive liturgies, processions, observances, and acts of reflection that vary across Christian...

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