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Show Dove Figures In Folklore. Tho dove or plginm linn ueniri a prominent place In folklore. Iwinl and history since the bird hnuiglit die olive branch to Noah. The earlier artists msed tho dove frequently In their religious paintings. Tho "Mm-donna "Mm-donna and Child," und the itngelx are shown with white pigeons llutterlng about thetu. Tlic bird whs mnilo tho symbol of divine spirit, It uppeara In pictures of Christ's life nnd baptism. St. John (1:82) Buys: "I saw the spirit descending from heaven like a dove." |