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Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo, María of Saint Joseph (1875–1967), Recollect nun (Venezuela) Declared Venerable: 7 March 1992; Beatified: 7 May 1995 by Pope John Paul II; Bl. Maria Vicenta Rosal (1815–1886), religious, Bethlemite Sisters, Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Colombia and Ecuador) Declared Venerable: 6 April 1995
These charismatic retreats emphasized the Holy Spirit. The retreats were then handed over to the lay people of the Catholic Church. In 1979, Edward Dougherty founded Associação do Senhor Jesus (Association of the Lord Jesus) to produce mass media similar to the Pentecostal's. 70,000 member contributors helped fund it. By the 1990s, the ...
Divina Pastora (English title: Divine Shepherdess) is a statue of the Madonna and Child, the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, with a lamb at her side. It is considered to be one of the most important religious icons of Venezuela. Divina Pastora is the patron saint of the city of Barquisimeto and of the Venezuelan National Militia. The ...
Christianity is the largest religion in Venezuela, with Catholicism having the most adherents. Venezuela is a secular nation and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Before the arrival of Spanish missionaries , the people residing in the territory of modern day Venezuela practiced a variety of faiths.
The Basilica of the Holy Spirit [1] (Spanish: Basílica del Espíritu Santo) AKA Basilica of La Grita is a Catholic church, constructed in 1886, with the status of a minor basilica. It is located in the Plaza Bolivar of La Grita , capital of Jáuregui [ 2 ] in the Táchira state, in the Andes of the South American country of Venezuela .
Maidens, sick people, people who want to convert to Catholicism: Eldest daughter of Constantine I, whose conversion took place after allegedly directing prayers to Saint Agnes and being cured Lewina: 7th century England: St. Leonard's Church, Seaford, East Sussex, England The persecuted, the oppressed, those who suffer unjustly, Seaford, England
The Christian movement called Pentecostalism derives its name from the event of Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit when Jesus' disciples were gathered in Jerusalem. [13] Pentecostals believe that when a believer is "baptized in the Holy Spirit", the gifts of the Spirit (also called the charismata ) are activated in the recipient to edify ...
Baptism of Jesus, with the Holy Spirit descending on him as a dove in Matthew 3:13–17, [77] Mark 1:9–11 [78] and Luke 3:21–23. [79] Temptation of Jesus, in Matthew 4:1 the Holy Spirit led Jesus to the desert to be tempted. [80] The Spirit casting out demons in Exorcising the blind and mute man miracle. [81]