> Not quite on the Annunciation theme, but Hildegard of Bingen (see her
> letters) is one of the first to use the unicorn as a symbol for Christ.
> tom izbicki
Already in Justin Martyr in the 2nd century (Dialogue with Trypho 91), the
text from Deuteronomy 33.17 (his horns are as the horns of a unicorn) is
being interpreted in terms of Jesus' cross. Surely this played into the
development of the Christ/Unicorn symbolism -- a very old Christian image
indeed!
Bob
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