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Description Mosaic depiction of Mary ordering Justinian not to kill her but to build a church on the rock in the background, after having first appeared to him as a gazelle (Convent of Our Lady, Greek Orthodox Church, Sednaya, Syria). The scroll she holds reads: لا لن تقتلني يا جوستنيان ولكنك ستشيد لي كنيسة هنا على هذا الصخر ("No, thou shalt not kill me, Justinian, but thou shalt build a church for me, here, on this rock").
Date Ancient.
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/banditz/3824485703/in/photostream/ Non Commons compatible license used there is irrelevant, due to the age of the mosaic.
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