Christ the King

In my sermon today, I mentioned the mosaics in San Vitale in Ravenna. Here is a rather poor reproduction of the apse mosaic depicting Christ in Majesty:

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Here is Justinian and his attendants:

byzantinesanvitalejustinian.jpg And here is Theodora and her attendants:

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It’s barely detectable in this image, but on the hem of her gown is a depiction of the magi presenting their gifts to the Christ Child.

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