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81Prayers for the Dead — • Catholic teaching regarding prayers for the dead is bound up inseparably with the doctrine of purgatory and the more general doctrine of the communion of the saints, which is an article of the Apostle s Creed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …
82John the Baptist (Caravaggio) — John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness ) was the subject of at least eight paintings by the Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 ndash;1610).The story of John the Baptist is told in the Gospels. John… …
83History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Foundation by St. AndrewThe Russian Orthodox Church is traditionally said to have been founded by the Apostle Andrew, who is thought to have visited Scythia and Greek colonies along the northern coast of the Black Sea. According to one of the… …
84New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — New World Translation …
85Genealogy (in the Bible) — • The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament: I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. In these passages commentators explain the word as referring to the Gentile theogonies, or to the Essene generation of angels, or to the emanation of… …
86History of music in the biblical period — David Playing the Harp by Jan de Bray, 1670. Knowledge of the biblical period is mostly from literary references in the Bible and post biblical sources. Religion and music historian Herbert Lockyer, Jr. writes that music, both vocal and… …
87George the Hagiorite — – Giorgi Mt ats mindeli or Giorgi At oneli ( ka. გიორგი მთაწმინდელი, გიორგი ათონელი) – (1009 – June 27, 1065), was a Georgian monk, religious writer, and translator, who spearheaded the activities of Georgian monastic communities in the Byzantine …
88Visits to the Blessed Sacrament — • A devotional practice of relatively modern development, honoring the Real Presence of Christ Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Visits To the Blessed Sacrament Visits to the Blessed Sacrament …
89History of the Christian Altar — History of the Christian Altar † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of the Christian Altar The Christian altar consists of an elevated surface, tabular in form, on which the Sacrifice of the Mass is offered. The earliest Scripture… …
90St. John the Evangelist — St. John the Evangelist † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John the Evangelist I. New Testament Accounts II. The Alleged Presbyter John III. The Later Accounts of John IV. Feasts of St. John V. St. John in Christian Art… …
