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Woman of the Apocalypse
Figure described in Rev. 12; gives birth to a son, who is taken to heaven; afterwards the woman flees into the wilderness, is attacked by the Dragon, and sprouts wings to escape it; traditionally interpreted as Mary or the Church
- Also called Woman clothed in the Sun
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figure described in Rev. 12; gives birth to a son, who is taken to heaven; afterwards the woman flees into the wilderness, is attacked by the Dragon, and sprouts wings to escape it; traditionally interpreted as Mary or the ChurchWikidata record description. Read Woman of the Apocalypse in the Wikipedia reader.
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