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Posted: March 19 2009 at 6:32pm | IP Logged Quote hylabrook1
I have seen pictures and statues where Mary is treading on a snake that is trying to bite her, as in Genesis 3:15, "He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel." Does anybody know the name of this?

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Nancy ... here's an image like that. Our Lady of Victory. I went to a French grammar school in San Francisco ... Notre Dame des Victories (Our Lady of Victory) ... we had a huge statue in the front hall of this image!

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I've seen some statues of Our Lady of Grace where she has a snake underfoot too.

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Thank you for pointing me in the right direction! Patty - I was thinking it was a version of Our Lady of Grace, but then I wasn't so sure; Mary - it makes so much sense that Our Lady of Victory should be conquering that serpent, but I don't think I've ever seen an image of her before; I appreciate your broadening my horizons. And Rebecca - yes, I agree, both of these images of Our Lady are beautiful.

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