Tag Archives: Maori Jesus

Hehu Karaiti: Jesus Christ of the Māori

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

Last week we looked at the subject of the Madonna and Child translated into a Māori idiom. Today we’ll look at artistic depictions of Jesus as a full-grown adult Māori. Head of Christ Māori Jesus by Sofia Minson—a New Zealand … Continue reading →

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Māori depictions of the Madonna and Child

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Victoria Emily Jones

The Madonna and Child—Virgin Mary holding her infant son, Jesus—is a subject as old as the second-century Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. The Byzantine Church, for whom this subject held central importance, developed a standardized iconography for it, and it … Continue reading →

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