Judith and Holofernes – Bray Female The girl's guardian angel stands

The girl's guardian angel stands beside her on a cloud

and walked: and she was twelve years old: and they were astonished with a great astonishment

and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me

Whom when Jesus saw

Judith and Holofernes – Bray Female The girl's guardian angel standsThe beheading of Holofernes by Judith, depicted in this artwork by J. Bray, is recounted in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith. Holofernes was an invading Assyrian general of Nebuchadnezzar, sent to conquer Israel. Judith cut off the head of the drunken Holofernes, thus saving her people from destruction. Usage note: This digital Catholic art download is useful for personal devotional projects and for Catholic parishes, schools, apostolates,