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THE PICTURES OF THE ELIZABETHAN SERIES 1 Elizabeth’s Birth 2 Elizabeth’s Betrothal to Ludwig 3 Elizabeth’s Vision 4 The Miracle of the Cross and Roses 5 The Miracle of the Ceremonial Robe 6 Parting with her Husband 7 Elizabeth’s Expulsion from Wartburg Castle 8 The Ungrateful Woman 9 Elizabeth Bathes a Sick Man 10 Elizabeth Cuts a Sick Man’s Hair 11 Elizabeth’s Death 12 The Raising of Elizabeth’s Remains THE PICTURES OF THE ADVENT SERIES 13 The Presentation of the Virgin Mary 14 The Betrothal with Joseph 15 The Annunciation 16 The Visitation of the Virgin Mary 17 The Birth of Jesus Christ 18 The Circumcision of Jesus 19 The Adoration of the Magi 20 The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple 21 The Slaughter of the Innocents in Bethlehem 22 The Flight into Egypt 23 The Twelve-year-old Jesus among the Scholars 24 The Death of the Virgin Mary THE PICTURES OF THE PASSION SERIES 25 The Glorious Entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem 26 The Expulsion of the Merchants from the Temple 27 The Last Supper 28 The Washing of the Feet 29 Jesus Predicts Peter’s Betrayal 30 Up on the Mount of Olives 31 Judas’ Betrayal 32 Jesus before Annas 33 Jesus before Caiaphas 34 Jesus’ Humiliation 35 Jesus’ First Appearance before Pilate 36 Jesus’ Second Appearance before Pilate 37 Jesus before Herod 38 The Scourging 39 The Crowning with Thorns 40 Ecce Homo! 41 Pilate Washes his Hands 42 Bearing the Cross 43 The Nailing to the Cross 44 The Crucifixion 45 The Removal from the Cross 46 Christ at the Entrance to Hell 47 Laying the Body in the Tomb 48 The Resurrection
THE ELIZABETHAN SERIES This depicts the most important events in the life of St.Elizabeth of Hungary and Thuringia (1207-1231). The probable reasons for the consecration of Košice Cathedral to St.Elizabeth as patron saint are as follows: →She was a Hungarian princess. →The Hungarian crown was always oriented to the West. St. Elizabeth’s popularity spread with great rapidity throughout Europe. →German colonists were invited by the Hungarian monarchs to resettle the lands laid waste in the Tartar incursions (1240– –41). St.Elizabeth would have linked them spiritually with their old homeland. The story of her life is presented overleaf. REFERENCES FOR THE ADVENT SERIES 13 CHURCH TRADITION Tolle, lege 14 Mt (1, 18) “Pick up and read” 15 Mt (1, 18, 20), Lk (1, 26-38) St.Augustin (354-430), 16 Lk (1, 39-56); (46-55) – Magnificat Confessions (8,12) 17 Mt (1, 18-25), Lk (2, 1-7) 18 Lk (2, 21-40) 19 Mt (2, 1-12) 20 Lk (2, 21-24, 27) 21 Mt (2, 16-18) 22 Mt (2, 13-23) 23 Lk (2, 41-52) 24 CHURCH TRADITION REFERENCES FOR THE PASSION SERIES 25 Mk (11, 1-10), Mt (21, 1-9), Lk (19, 29-40), Jn (12, 12-19) 26 Mk (11, 15-19), Mt (21, 12-13), Lk (19, 45-48), Jn (2, 13-16) 27 Mk (14, 22-25), Mt (26, 26-29), Lk (22, 15-20), 1 Cor. (11, 23-25) 28 Jn (13, 1-20) 29 Mk (14, 26-31), Mt (26, 30-35), Lk (22, 33-39), Jn (13, 36-38; 18, 1a) 30 Mk (14, 32-42), Mt (26, 36-46), Lk (22, 40-46), Jn (18,1b) 31 Mk (14, 10-11), Mt (26, 14-16), Lk (22, 3-6) 32 Lk (22, 54), Jn (18, 12-24) 33 Mk (14, 53-64), Mt (26, 55-66), Jn (18, 12-24) 34 Mk (15, 16-20), Mt (27, 27-31), Jn (19, 1-8) 35 Mk (15, 1), Mt (27, 1-2), Lk (23, 1), Jn (18, 28a) 36 Lk (23, 13-16) 37 Lk (23, 6-12) 38 Mk (15, 15b), Mt (27, 26), Jn (19, 1) 39 Mk (15, 16-20a), Mt (27, 27-31a), Jn (19, 2-3) 40 Jn (19, 5) 41 Mt (27, 24) 42 Mk (15, 20b-21), Mt (27, 31b-32), Lk (23, 26-32), Jn (19, 16b-17a) 43 Mk (15, 24a), Mt (27, 35a), Lk (23, 33b), Jn (19, 18) 44 Jn (19, 17-30) 45 Mk (15, 44-46), Mt (27, 57-59), Lk (23, 50-53), Jn (19, 38-39) 46 Mt (12, 40), Jn (5, 25), Eph. (4, 9-10) → Apostolic Creed 47 Mk (15, 46-47), Mt (27, 59-61), Lk (23, 52-53), Jn (19, 40-42) 48 Mk (16, 1-8), Mt (28, 1-10), Lk (24, 1-12), Jn (20, 15-18)
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PASSION SERIES The High Altar was created between 1474–77. Altar dimensions: width: 8.1 m; height: 12.6 m (incl. 19th C neo-Gothic Calvary woodcarvings → title page).
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