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Triumphal Arch
Date: 432-440
• At top center the Latin reads: "Sixtus, Bishop, to the People of God." This is from Pope Sixtus III (432-440). Above it is a symbol of Jesus, a throne with a cross. St. Peter is on the left and St. Paul on the right
• Left side from top: Annunciation and Angel Appears to Joseph. Adoration of the Magi. Slaughter of the Innocents. City of Jerusalem
• Right side from top: Presentation and Angel Instructs Joseph to Take Child Jesus to Egypt. In Egypt Christ Meets Aphrodisius. Magi with Herod. City of Bethlehem
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