The Cathedral Church Of Hereford A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See By A. Hugh Fisher London George Bell and Sons 1898 [pg iv] GENERAL PREFACE. This series of monographs has been planned to supply visitors to the great English Cathedrals with accurate and...
Crucifixion of Jesus The account ofJesus Christ’s crucifixion in theGospelsbegins with hisscourging. The Roman soldiers then mocked him as the “King of the Jews” by clothing him in a purple robe and a crown of thorns and led him slowly to Mount Calvary, orGolgotha; one Simon of Cyrene...
represents the crown of thorns, the styles represent the nails used in theCrucifixion, the stamens represent the five wounds, and the five sepals and five petals represent 10 of theApostles—all butJudas, who betrayed Jesus, andSt. Peter, who denied Jesus three times on the night of his ...
The cathedral’s most famous effigy, the Madonnina (Little Madonna), rests on top of the tallest spire covered in 3,900 pieces of gold leaf. The cathedral also houses a nail said to have been used for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Anna Amari-Parker...
The common name, which suits the extraordinary flavour of the fruit, originated with Christian missionaries who noted that various parts of the unusual flower are symbolic of the Passion ofJesus Christ(the last hours of his life, including the Crucifixion). The purple and white wiry filaments of...
Pentecost, (Pentecost from Greekpentecostē, “50th day”), majorfestivalin the Christianchurch, celebrated on the Sunday that falls on the 50th day ofEaster. Itcommemoratesthe descent of theHoly Spiriton theApostlesand otherdisciplesfollowing the Crucifixion, Resurrection, andAscensionofJesus Christ(Ac...
Jesus’ birth; on the west is the Passion facade, depicting Jesus’ Crucifixion; and the main entrance boasts the Glory facade, showing how humans can celebrate the divine glory. Overhead, 18 huge spindle-shaped towers rise to the heavens, each symbolizing different biblical figures: the 12...
Crown of thorns is popular as a houseplant and is grown in warm climates as a garden shrub. Flowering is year-round but most plentiful in wintertime in the Northern Hemisphere. The common name refers to the thorny crown Jesus was forced to wear during his crucifixion, with the red bracts ...
Passion music is a musical setting of the suffering and Crucifixion of Christ, based either on biblical texts or poetic elaborations.
Matthew then describes the preaching of St. John the Baptist, the call of the Apostles, and major events in the public ministry of Jesus. The final section describes the betrayal, Crucifixion, burial, and Resurrection of Christ. Exegetes view the main body of the Gospel as five extended ...