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Acheiropoietus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(ἀχειροποίητος, not made by hand). So the image of our Lord is styled, which is shown in the Church of St. John of Lateran, Rome, and which, according to tradition, is said to have been roughly cut out by St. Luke, and finished by angels.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Acheiropoietus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/acheiropoietus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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