Ethiopian depiction of the story about the nun Sophia. Sophia is sleeping in the middle of the image, an angel is lifting a small baby from her belly. On the right, Saint Mary and Baby Jesus are watching.

Have you heard about the nun Sophia who got pregnant, and then St Mary sent angels to remove the baby from the nun's womb before she was punished?

(Don't worry, the baby got a good new home 👶🏾)

Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #nun #baby #angel #miraclesofmary #africanart

Ethiopian depiction of Saint Mary giving a dog water to drink from her shoe. She is dressed in red and dark blue and sits on a pink cloud together with two angels.

"Who's a good boy?! 😀🦮"

Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #dog #goodboy #twitterdogs #miraclesofmary #africanart

Lavishly decorated page from an Ethiopian manuscript. The page is topped by a headpiece painted in many colors and features gold ink.

Gold ink, blue ink, red letter framing – such an absolute masterpiece of 14th-century Ethiopian manuscript production! 😍

Ethiopia, 14th c. #gold #goldink #geez #africanmanuscript #dawit #miraclesofmary #africanart

That awkward moment when you think you're about to shake hands and then She grabs you by the wrist instead…

Ethiopia, 17th–18th c. (?) #StMary #shakinghands #hand #healing #miraclesofmary #africanart

Let's go swimming in the sea, they said… It will be fun, they said…

Ethiopia, 18th c. #swimming #sea #summervibes #miraclesofmary #africanart