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Il Bambino

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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IL BAMBINO (Ital. for "the Babe"), the name given in art to the image of the infant Jesus in swaddling clothes common in Roman Catholic churches. The most famous is the miracleworking Santissimo Bambino in the church of Ara Coeli at Rome, the festival of which is celebrated on the feast of the Epiphany (January 6).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Il Bambino'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​i/il-bambino.html. 1910.
 
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