The True Cross
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Author | : Brian Wildsmith |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : History |
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Relates the legend of the Tree of Life whose wood was used to make the cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified.
Author | : Carsten Peter Thiede |
Publisher | : Palgrave MacMillan |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781403962126 |
The cross is arguably the most recognizable symbol in Western civilization. But what are its historical origins, and what happened to it after Christ`s crucifixion? In a church outside Rome, a fragment of wood may hold the answer to these questions and could be fundamental to our understanding of Christianity. Focusing on a long-ignored fragment of the Titulus Crucis-the inscribed headboard from Christ`s cross-authors Thiede and d`Ancona provide evidence that it may date from the time of Christ and was brought to Rome by Queen Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, in AD 328. Their claim is a radical challenge to the modern view that all reputed holy relics are fakes. Following in Helena`s footsteps and drawing together the threads of history, archaeology, myth, religion, and science, this journey through the ancient world is sure to transform many readers` conceptions about early Christian faith.
Author | : Louis De Wohl |
Publisher | : Ignatius Press |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2016-06-28 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1681497166 |
Set against the colorful background of power struggles in imperial Rome and battling Roman legions, this is the exciting story of St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, who found the Cross of Christ in Jerusalem. This book for young people paints a vivid portrait of a remarkable woman who overcame every obstacle with faith, hope, perseverance... and a healthy dose of ambition. In this 29th book in the acclaimed Vision Books series for youth, Louis de Wohl, known for his masterful storytelling, describes the amazing events that led to the conversion of Helena and the rise to power of her son. He also recounts the vision Constantine experienced on the eve of a pivotal battle and his subsequent legalization of Christianity in the fourth century. The story dramatically concludes with St. Helena's final accomplishment-her dangerous and miraculous expedition to the Holy Land.
Author | : Barbara Baert |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 597 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004139443 |
This fascinating study reconstructs the tradition of the Legend of the True Cross in text and image, from its tentative beginnings in 4th-century Jerusalem to the culminating expression of its multi-layered cosmic content in 14th and 15th-century monumental cycles in Germany and Italy.
Author | : Louis De Wohl |
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Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 1958 |
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Author | : César Henri A. Malan |
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Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1834 |
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Author | : Robin M. Jensen |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2017-04-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0674088808 |
The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians as well as non-Christians. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the two-thousand-year evolution of the cross as an idea and an artifact, illuminating the controversies—along with the forms of devotion—this central symbol of Christianity inspires. Jesus’s death on the cross posed a dilemma for Saint Paul and the early Church fathers. Crucifixion was a humiliating form of execution reserved for slaves and criminals. How could their messiah and savior have been subjected to such an ignominious death? Wrestling with this paradox, they reimagined the cross as a triumphant expression of Christ’s sacrificial love and miraculous resurrection. Over time, the symbol’s transformation raised myriad doctrinal questions, particularly about the crucifix—the cross with the figure of Christ—and whether it should emphasize Jesus’s suffering or his glorification. How should Jesus’s body be depicted: alive or dead, naked or dressed? Should it be shown at all? Jensen’s wide-ranging study focuses on the cross in painting and literature, the quest for the “true cross” in Jerusalem, and the symbol’s role in conflicts from the Crusades to wars of colonial conquest. The Cross also reveals how Jews and Muslims viewed the most sacred of all Christian emblems and explains its role in public life in the West today.
Author | : Joan Carroll Cruz |
Publisher | : TAN Books |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0895558505 |
Scripture speaks of miracles wrought through relics: a dead man was raised when Elisha’s bones touched him, and the clothing of Jesus and His apostles healed the sick. In the early Church, Masses were celebrated over the bones of the martyrs, and phials of their blood have effected countless miracles. Direct successors of the Apostles themselves speak of venerating relics; Church Fathers encourage it; throughout the ages of Catholic legacy, relics of the saints are always present. The Church takes diligent care in preserving and documenting the authenticity of her relics. Best-selling author Joan Carroll Cruz takes full advantage of these resources. With painstaking research, she exposes the details behind hundreds of the Church’s most famous and beloved relics. She covers 38 second-class relicsof our Lord and Lady, such as the Holy Grail and Our Lady’s Veil, and relics of all sorts from 75 favorite saints, such as St. Mary Magdalene, St. Agnes, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Maria Goretti, and many more! Relics is a unique collection of years of dedicated research about the lives of the saints and the mementos they left behind, to remind us of their presence and intercession for us.
Author | : César Henri Abraham MALAN |
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Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 1834 |
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Author | : William Cowper Prime |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1877 |
Genre | : Cross, Legend of the |
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