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a large group of people standing in front of a building with lights on the ceiling

The Holy Fire (Greek ‘Αγιος Φως, literally “Holy Light”) is a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Pascha. It is considered by many to be the longest-attested annual miracle in the Christian world, though the event has only been documented consecutively since 1106. In many Orthodox countries around the world the event is televised live..

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an aerial view of a river running between two stone buildings with moss growing on them

I made it through half of my midterms! As a reward, I went to the Pool of Bethesda on Friday. We entered the city through Lion's Gate. It's a smaller but pretty gate. I have been looking forward to this all semester! I LOVE Carl Bloch's painting, Healing at the Pool of Bethesda. I couldn't wait to see the site where Christ performed so many miracles. It was gorgeous. The ruins are 20 ft below ground, but have been partially excavated. It was a little oasis in the middle of the city! There…

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a man riding on the back of a donkey

An old photo of the "Tower of David" in Jerusalem. My shop, "Bible Lands", allows you to travel back in time and see the holy land, as it was at the time of the bible ! Experience biblical times via the earliest photographs of the holy land.

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The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Notre Dame du Rosaire de Lourdes in French), Lourdes, France. The Basilica was the third church built on the site, alongside other Marian churches. Completed in 1899 and consecrated in 1901, it is specifically dedicated to the Rosary, even in its very architecture. Indeed, the nave is surrounded by fifteen smaller side chapels, one for each of the Mysteries of the Rosary. On the left of the nave are found the Joyful Mysteries, in the centre are the…

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