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Mount of Temptation, in Palestinian Arabic Jebel Quruntul (Arabic: جبل لقرنطل), is a mountain over the city of Jericho in the West Bank, in the State of Palestine; ancient Christian tradition identifies it as the location of the temptation of Jesus described in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in which it is said that, from "a high place", the Devil offered Jesus ...
In 1895, the monastery was constructed around a crude cave chapel that marks the stone where Jesus sat during his fast. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] [ 4 ] The Orthodox Church, along with its Palestinian Orthodox followers purchaser, [ dubious – discuss ] originally attempted to build a church at the summit, but were unsuccessful; the unfinished walls of that ...
Mount Saint Macrina, named for Saint Basil's sister, Saint Macrina, was formally dedicated in 1934. Once named Oak Hill, it was the estate (more than 1,000 acres) of coal baron J.V. Thompson (Josiah Van Kirk Thompson), a leading figure in the great coal and coke boom of the late 19th century.
Pittsburgh City Paper. Mena, Adelaide (December 27, 2016). "How 5,000 relics found a home in a Pittsburgh chapel". Catholic News Agency. Rodgers, Ann (October 31, 2011). "St. Anthony's Chapel in Troy Hill holds heavenly artifacts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Weyandt, Susanna (October 17, 2016). "Only the Vatican Has More Christian Relics Than ...
Wat Pasantidhamma (Thai: วัดป่าสันติธรรม, or "Wat Pa"), meaning "a peaceful temple in the woods", is a Thai Theravada Buddhist temple located at 14289 Chapmans Lane in rural Carrollton, Virginia.
Source: The Mount of Temptation from Jericho, Kehl: Arte Geie, 6 April 2012. "Father Gerasimus has lived in this Greek Orthodox monastery for 30 years... Despite the importance of the monastery for Christianity, few pilgrims stray to Palestine. But the city of Jericho has begun to take advantage of the attraction...
This parklet sits on the edge of Mount Washington (Grandview Avenue at Sweetbriar Street) on the westernmost end of Grand View Scenic Byway Park, of which it is a part, and the Grand View Scenic Byway, a designated Pennsylvania scenic byway. [1] The park is named for a landmark 2006 public sculpture in bronze by James A. West, Point of View.
A lavra or laura (Greek: Λαύρα; Cyrillic: Ла́вра) is a type of monastery consisting of a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center. Lavra monasteries operate within the Orthodox and other Eastern Christian traditions; the name is also used by some Catholic communities.