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Christ in Hell

The Harrowing of Hell, in Christianity, is when Christ went down to Hell after his death on Good Friday, and helped many souls escape. It is mentioned in 1 Peter 3:18-22. It was a story used in the first of the English religious dramas written during the Middle Ages. The Bible does not say for sure if Christ really went to Hell or not.

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  • Fra Angelico 024

    Before his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ grants salvation to souls by the Harrowing of Hell. Fresco, by Fra Angelico, c. 1430s

  • MantegnaDescentLimbo

    Christ's Descent into Limbo by Andrea Mantegna and studio, c. 1470.

  • Christ's Descent into Limbo by Dürer

    Christ's Descent into Limbo, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, c. 1510

  • 5part-icon-Hell

    Russian icon of John the Baptist foretelling the descent of Christ to the righteous in Hades (17th century, Solovetsky Monastery).

  • Descent into hell-Russian Museum

    Harrowing of Hades, an icon by Dionisius, from the Ferapontov Monastery.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Descenso de Cristo a los infiernos para niños

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