Harrowing of Hell facts for kids
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.
Images for kids
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Before his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ grants salvation to souls by the Harrowing of Hell. Fresco, by Fra Angelico, c. 1430s
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Christ's Descent into Limbo by Andrea Mantegna and studio, c. 1470.
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Christ's Descent into Limbo, woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, c. 1510
See also
In Spanish: Descenso de Cristo a los infiernos para niños
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