Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, \"from the vow made\") or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks.The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines decorated with ex-votos.Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms.They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help.As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame. There are places where a very old tradition of depositing ex-votos existed, such as Abydos in ancient Egypt."@en }
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- Ex-voto abstract "An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, \"from the vow made\") or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks.The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines decorated with ex-votos.Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms.They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help.As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame. There are places where a very old tradition of depositing ex-votos existed, such as Abydos in ancient Egypt.".