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Church where the Host is kept burns down but the Host remains unharmed
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Church where the Host is kept burns down but the Host remains unharmed

anonymous · 1639 - 1689 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A church where the host is kept burns down, but the host remains unharmed. Residents of Amsterdam watch the burning church building in despair while firefighters do everything to extinguish the fire. Verses in Latin and Dutch appear below the image.

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printboekillustratieon fire, ablaze
Credit lineKerk waar de hostie wordt bewaard brandt af maar de hostie blijft gespaard. 1639 - 1689. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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