pelican in her piety

Japanese: pelican in her piety(英語表記)pelicaninherpiety
pelican in her piety

…But the mother bird, after mourning her dead child for three days, revives her young by squeezing blood from her right breast and sprinkling it on them. From this, the image of the mother bird sprinkling blood on her young was adopted by Christians as an allegory of the Eucharist and self-sacrifice, and became a coat of arms called the “Pelican in her piety.” This image is often added above the cross on crucifixion scenes. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "pelican in her piety" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし母鳥は死んだわが子を3日間悼んだあと,右胸から血をしぼりこれを雛にふりかけて蘇生させる。ここから,雛に血をかける母鳥は〈聖餐(せいさん)〉および〈自己犠牲〉の寓意としてキリスト教に受容され,〈孝心あるペリカンpelican in her piety〉と呼ばれる紋章になっている。この図像は磔刑図の十字架の上によくかき加えられる。…

※「pelican in her piety」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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