Elayne Angel is a professional body piercer and body modification enthusiast. Her long career has impacted many of the defining people and places associated with the movement. She is well known for her "angel wings" back tattoo and for being the first person to register a tattoo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Angel-wings-tattoo has been discouraged or forbidden by most Christian churches throughout history. A passage in Leviticus reads: "Ye shall not make any cuttings on your flesh for ...

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Early in the fourth century, when Constantine became Roman Emperor and rescinded the prohibition on Christianity, he also banned tattooing on face, which was common for convicts ...

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