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And there appeared a great spiritual image in heaven: a woman, clothed with the sun; and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve star constellations.

And the woman fled into the desert, where she had a place prepared of God, that she should be fed here thousand two hundred and sixty days.

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

And she brought forth a man child, who was to tend all nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up unto God and his throne.

And a second image appeared in heaven: Behold, a great dragon, red as fire, having heads seven and horns ten, and on his heads seven diadems, and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them on the earth. And the dragon stood far stretched upward before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

And there appeared a great spiritual image in heaven: a woman, clothed with the sun; and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve star constellations.

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

And a second image appeared in heaven: Behold, a great dragon, red as fire, having heads seven and horns ten, and on his heads seven diadems, and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them on the earth. And the dragon stood far stretched upward before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

And she brought forth a man child, who was to tend all nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up unto God and his throne.

And the woman fled into the desert, where she had a place prepared of God, that she should be fed here thousand two hundred and sixty days.

 

In art

Revelation 12: 1 – 6

 

Douce Apocalypse, 1250-1270 – The woman clothed with the sun, moon under her feet, dragon ready to devour her child