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When Mary told Joseph that her time was drawing near and that he should now betake himself to prayer, he left her and turned toward his sleep-place to do her bidding. Before entering his little recess, he looked back once toward that part of the cave where Mary knelt upon her couch in...
That the origin and growth of the “Chansons de geste”, i.e., of early epic literature, are closely bound up with the famous pilgrim shrines, whither the piety of the people resorted, has been recently proved by the literary efforts of M. Bédier. And military courage and physical ...
The principal shrines of the diocese are: Notre Dame de Folgoet, near Lesneven, a pilgrimage dating from 1419; Notre Dame de Locmaria at Quimper, a church which dates from the eleventh century, when the Abbey of Locmaria was founded by Count Alain Canihart (1013-40); Notre Dame de Rum...
Our little detour turned out to be a beautiful way to spend the afternoon. After a short drive up Mount St. Mary’s, we parked, entered the gates and walked down the forested path edged by a series of shrines and statues: corners for prayer and meditation inspired by Jesus, Mary and ...
passage to travel and stay unhindered, anywhere, in Muslim occupied territories; and as a direct result of this act, eight hundred years later, if you go to Jerusalem you will see that the Franciscans are still the Catholic Religious Order responsible for the maintenance of the holy shrines....
While the medieval Church is often criticized for taking advantage of miracles and shrines for pilgrimage, she did not use this seemingly perfect opportunity for donations and bequests to venerate the Holy Grail, among other relics of Jesus’ life and passion. Yet, in the same era, the Church...
“I am surprised that so many major shrines and churches have selected his style to portray the truths of the Church. There are many highly skilled sacred artists working today that could have been selected to edify their visitors and pilgrims. Examples of well-known contemporary religious artists...
am unclear on the idea of a patron saint or a saint representing a specific need. It appears to be superstitious, but based on what I have discovered in my limited explorations of Catholicism, I know that this cannot be the case. Why travel to see the relics of saints or their shrines...
Thousands of votive models of healed wounds and straightened limbs are unearthed in these shrines; and at Dodona, leaden tablets inquire after a vanished blanket, whether it be lost or stolen; or by prayer to what god or hero faction-rent Corcyra may find peace. Other especially famous ...