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God guided Moon’s hand in matchmaking strangers on the spot—husband, wife, husband, wife—across race and nationality, in a beatific vision of world peace.
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
After X-ray analysis it was discovered that the artist had at some point made significant alterations, removing a halo and window and adding a coral necklace, and transforming a bearded male figure into the beatific vision of Mary Magdalen.
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Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
The Commedia tells two quest stories: Dante’s arduous physical journey from Hell through Purgatory to Heaven, and its invisible psychological and spiritual analogue, the journey of Dante’s soul from despair through hope to a beatific vision.
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Edward Mendelson,
The New York Review of Books,
17 Nov. 2022
In this beatific vision, the country will see a lull in transmission after COVID-19 cases peak and decline.
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Beth Mole,
Ars Technica,
25 Jan. 2022
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
After X-ray analysis it was discovered that the artist had at some point made significant alterations, removing a halo and window and adding a coral necklace, and transforming a bearded male figure into the beatific vision of Mary Magdalen.
—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
The Commedia tells two quest stories: Dante’s arduous physical journey from Hell through Purgatory to Heaven, and its invisible psychological and spiritual analogue, the journey of Dante’s soul from despair through hope to a beatific vision.
—
Edward Mendelson,
The New York Review of Books,
17 Nov. 2022
In this beatific vision, the country will see a lull in transmission after COVID-19 cases peak and decline.
—
Beth Mole,
Ars Technica,
25 Jan. 2022
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“Beatific vision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatific%20vision. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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