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  2. Crucifixion of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The crucifixion of Jesus was the death of Jesus by being nailed to a cross. [note 1] It occurred in 1st-century Judaea, most likely in AD 30 or AD 33.It is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, and later attested to by other ancient sources.

  3. Christianity in the 1st century - Wikipedia

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    30–36 Jesus is crucified on order of Pontius Pilate. Christians believe he rose from the dead 3 days later. Pentecost, a day in which 3000 Jews from a variety of Mediterranean-basin nations are converted to faith in Jesus Christ. 34 – Philip baptizes a convert in Gaza, an Ethiopian eunuch who was already a God-fearer. [232]

  4. Crucifix - Wikipedia

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    The representation of Jesus himself on the cross is referred to in English as the corpus (Latin for 'body'). [1] [2] The crucifix emphasizes Jesus' sacrifice, including his death by crucifixion, which Christians believe brought about the redemption of mankind. Most crucifixes portray Jesus on a Latin cross, rather than a Tau cross or a Coptic ...

  5. Crucifixion - Wikipedia

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    The victims of crucifixion were stripped naked [29] [84] and put on public display [85] [86] while they were slowly tortured to death so that they would serve as a spectacle and an example. [82] [83] According to Roman law, if a slave killed his or her owner, all of the owner's slaves would be crucified as punishment. [87] Both men and women ...

  6. Triclavianism - Wikipedia

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    Triclavianism is the belief that three nails were used to crucify Jesus Christ.The exact number of the Holy Nails has been a matter of speculation for centuries. [1] Three nails are sometimes depicted as a symbolic reference to the Holy Trinity.

  7. True Cross - Wikipedia

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    Christ Crucified by Giotto, c. 1310. According to Christian tradition, the True Cross is the cross on which Jesus of Nazareth was crucified.. It is related by numerous historical accounts and legends that Helena, the mother of Roman emperor Constantine the Great, recovered the True Cross at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, when she travelled to the Holy Land in the years 326–328.

  8. Christian martyr - Wikipedia

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    Judith Perkins has written that many ancient Christians believed that "to be a Christian was to suffer," [31] partly inspired by the example of Jesus. The lives of the martyrs became a source of inspiration for some Christians, and their relics were honored. Numerous crypts and chapels in the Roman catacombs bear witness to the early veneration ...

  9. Life of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The Transfiguration of Jesus is an episode in the New Testament narrative in which Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant upon a mountain. [ 108 ] [ 109 ] The Synoptic Gospels ( Matthew 17:1–9 , Mark 9:2–8 , Luke 9:28–36 ) describe it, and 2 Peter 1:16–18 refers to it. [ 108 ]