Results from Tag: 'nagasaki'

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, “The Immaculate Conception,” 1767-1769

Mary, the New Eve, Shall Crush the Serpent’s Head

“After his fall, man was not abandoned by God. On the contrary, God calls him and in a mysterious way heralds … the first announcement of the Messiah and Redeemer, of a battle between the serpent and the Woman, and of the final victory of a descendant of hers.” (CCC 410)