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Where was the crucifixion of Jesus?
So – where was Jesus really crucified? An Easter mystery!
Read MoreGood Friday – explained in a procession in Portugal
Good Friday is always acted out in a procession during the feast of Our Lady of Agony in Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal
Read MoreBethlehem – my visit and my photos!
We all know Bethlehem, birth place of Jesus. Clearly to the Templars and crusaders, capturing Bethlehem in 1099 had huge spiritual significance. Like the rest of the Levant, it had been taken by Muslim armies from the control of the…
Read MoreCaperneum – more pics from the hometown of Jesus!
It’s spelt Capharnaum by the authorities in Israel but I always grew up knowing it as Caperneum – choose which you prefer! But the ruins of the town where Jesus grew up is now preserved behind a wall and includes…
Read MoreThe birthplace of John the Baptist
Today I visited the birthplace of John the Baptist as part of my journey to Israel. The Franciscan monastery at Ein Karem – a village now swallowed up by Jerusalem – is a nineteenth century construction sitting on top of…
Read MoreDealing with the violent bits in the Bible
I was at a christening two years ago when a priest in an Anglican church read a passage from the Old Testament. It was the story of how God’s annointed people, the Israelites, totally destroyed a rival tribe taking no…
Read MoreGothic letters as painted by monks in to medieval bibles
These are some royalty free images of Gothic letters that I thought were very attractive and have decided to share with you for no particular reason, other than a shared interest in this period.
Read MoreBernard of Clairvaux – no monsters in churches!
Bernard of Clairvaux did not approve of ornamentation in churches or gaudy painting but defended simplicity
Read MoreHow will Anti-Christ react to Christ’s arrival?
How Anti-Christ will react to the arrival of the real Jesus Christ according to medieval chroniclers
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