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In the Roman Catholic liturgy, Pentecost marks the end and completion of the Easter season, and the birth or "great beginning" of the church. [47] Before the Second Vatican Council Pentecost Monday as well was a Holy Day of Obligation [citation needed] during which the Catholic Church addressed the newly baptized and confirmed. Since the ...
Holy Spirit in Christian art. The Holy Spirit as a dove in the Annunciation by Rubens, 1628. The Holy Spirit has been represented in Christian art both in the Eastern and Western Churches using a variety of depictions. [1][2][3] The depictions have ranged from nearly identical figures that represent the three persons of the Holy Trinity from a ...
In the United Methodist Church, a cross and flame logo was adopted shortly after the merger of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church; the symbol relates the United Methodist church to God through Christ (cross) and the Holy Spirit (flame). The flame is a reminder of Pentecost when witnesses were unified by the power of ...
Trinity Sunday has the status of a Principal Feast in the Church of England and is one of seven principal feast days in the Episcopal Church (United States). [13] Thomas Becket (1118–1170) was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury on the Sunday after Pentecost (Whitsun). His martyrdom may have influenced the popularity of the feast in England.
Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday, also known as Monday of the Holy Spirit, is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a moveable feast in the Christian liturgical calendar. It is moveable because it is determined by the date of Easter. In the Catholic Church, it is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, marking ...
Pentecost season, also known Pentecostide, as well as the time of Sundays after Pentecost or Sundays after Trinity, is a liturgical period, celebrated by some Christian churches, which immediately follows the Easter season. Although the start and end dates vary by liturgical tradition, the season typically begins on the day of Pentecost and ...
Mary has been one of the major subjects of Western art for centuries. There is an enormous quantity of Marian art in the Catholic Church, covering both devotional subjects such as the Virgin and Child and a range of narrative subjects from the Life of the Virgin, often arranged in cycles. Most medieval painters, and from the Reformation to ...
April 19 (Eastern) The Second Sunday of Easter is the eighth day of the Christian season of Eastertide, and the seventh after Easter Sunday. [1] It is known by various names, including Divine Mercy Sunday, [2][3] the Octave Day of Easter, White Sunday[a] (Latin: Dominica in albis), Quasimodo Sunday, Bright Sunday and Low Sunday. [1][4] In ...