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 was an important method of capital punishment particularly among the Persians, Seleucids, Carthaginians, and Romans until about the 4th century CE. The most famous victim of crucifixion is Jesus Christ.
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 of Jesus Christ (the last hours of his life, including the Crucifixion). The purple and white wiry filaments...
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 ...
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...
Lazarus, either of two figures mentioned in the New Testament. The miraculous story of Lazarus of Bethany being brought back to life by Jesus is known from the Gospel According to John. The name Lazarus was also used by Jesus in a parable about a rich ma
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 ...
been raised, usually in thecontextof Jewish-Christian relations, is whether the Jews or the Romans were primarily responsible for Jesus’ death. Christiantheologyhas generally replied that the joint action of Jew andGentilein the crucifixion of Jesus is a symbol of the guilt of the entirehuman ...
the massacre of the innocents, and the return of the holy family from Egypt. Matthew then describes the preaching ofSt. 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, andResurrectionof...