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Christian Religious Tattoos


St. Basil the Great who banned tattooing in the 4th century AD


Woodblock print of tattoo design from Carswell's 1958 book Coptic Tattoo Designs


Coptic design at left and two Jerusalem Cross designs


Coptic Christian woman with traditional tattoos


Above two images are early Bosnian Catholic women with tattoos on arms and chest

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