Practice question · Numerical answer
The Immaculate Conception draws its imagery from Revelation 12. How many stars are in the crown of the woman described there?
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- The same number as the tribes and the apostles.
- Twelve.
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12
Why
Twelve: a woman clothed with the sun, the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars. The combination is unmistakable once known, and it is what identifies an Immaculate Conception rather than any other standing Virgin.
Practise Judeo-Christian Sources II: Programmes and the Life of the Virgin
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