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Image of Edessa

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According to [[Christian]] tradition, the '''Image of Edessa''' was a holy [[relic]] consisting of a square or rectangle of cloth upon which a miraculous image of the face of [[Jesus]] was imprinted — the first [[icon]] ("image").

==See also==
* [[Acheiropoieta]]: images 'Not made by Hands'
* [[Depiction of Jesus]]
* [[Relics associated with Jesus]]
* [[Shroud of Turin]]
* [[Veil of Veronica]], the other "true image" (''vera icon'')
* [[Ancha icon]]


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