Not witches — today is the Feast of Saint Apostle Luke.
Short description:
Saint Luke the Apostle was one of the Four Evangelists and the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. He was a physician, a companion of Saint Paul, and is known as the patron saint of doctors, artists, and iconographers. Hi...
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Jordan River, at the site known as Bethany Beyond the Jordan, located in today’s Jordan Valley near the border with Israel.
It is the place where John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.
📍 Location
Situated about 9 km north of the Dead Sea, on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, within the Kingdom of Jordan.
It’s a...
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The image shows an icon of Jesus Christ Pantocrator (Greek: Παντοκράτωρ – meaning “Almighty” or “Ruler of All”), one of the most revered and central depictions in Eastern Orthodox iconography.
Description of the Icon
Christ is depicted in the traditional Byzantine style — shown half-length, raising His right hand in ...
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This photograph shows the Chapel of Calvary (Golgotha) inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, one of the holiest places in Christianity.
🕊️ Description
This is the site of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The ornate altar marks the exact spot where the Cross of Christ stood on Golgotha, also called C...
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What you’re looking at in the photo is the exact spot where Jesus Christ was born, located in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
The silver star marks the precise place where, according to Christian tradition, the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus.
The Latin inscription around the star reads:
“HIC DE VIRGINE MARI...
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