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Icon used on the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers. The three Marys are in the center with the two angels at either side, in the foreground is the Holy Sepulchre with the winding sheet and napkin. In the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches, the Third Sunday of Pascha (i.e. the second Sunday after Easter) is called the 'Sunday of the ...
Nether Providence Township is located in central Delaware County at (39.894612, -75.373705 It is bordered to the north by the borough of Media, the county seat.Other neighboring municipalities are Upper Providence Township to the north; Springfield Township, the borough of Swarthmore, and Ridley Township to the east; the city of Chester to the south; and the boroughs of Brookhaven and Rose ...
The term traditionally refers to the women with myrrh who came to the tomb of Christ early in the morning to find it empty. Also included are Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus , who took the body of Jesus down from the cross, embalmed it with myrrh and aloes , wrapped it in clean linen , and placed it in a new tomb.
The Eastern Orthodox Church include Susanna in the List of Myrrhbearers the female disciples of Jesus who came to his tomb to anoint his body with myrrh oils but found the tomb empty. [4] Although Susanna is not included in the Old and Revised Roman Martyrology. She is still venerated as a Saint by the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church.
Swarthmore (/ ˈ s w ɔːr θ m ɔːr / SWORTH-mor, locally / ˈ s w ɑː θ m ɔːr / SWAHRTH-mor) [3] is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named "Westdale" in honor of noted painter Benjamin West , who was one of the early residents of the town.
Myroblyte, Myrrh-gusher or Myrrh-streaming: the relics of the saint exude holy and sweet-smelling —and often miraculous—oil (e.g. St. Simeon the Myrrh-streaming) [28] [29] New or Younger: title of a saint who shares a name with an earlier saint (e.g. St. Stephen the Younger) [30]
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In Eastern Orthodox Church tradition, though not specifically named as such in the gospels, Martha and Mary were among the Myrrh-bearing Women. These faithful followers of Jesus stood at Golgotha during the Crucifixion of Jesus and later came to his tomb early on the morning following Sabbath with myrrh (expensive oil), according to the Jewish ...