Kutoka Wikipedia, kamusi elezo huru
Mozaiki ya karne ya 13 aina ya Eleusa, Athens , Ugiriki .Eleusa Kigiriki : Ἐλεούσα – hisani ) ni mtindo wa picha takatifu unaomuonyesha Bikira Maria akimpakata mtoto Yesu , nyuso zao zikigusana.[ 1] [ 2]
Kati ya picha takatifu za aina hiyo, maarufu zaidi ni ile ya Bikira Maria wa Vladimir kutoka Urusi .
Aina hiyo ya michoro inapatikana hata katika Ukristo wa Magharibi [ 3] [ 4]
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