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Emmaus (French: Emmaüs, pronounced) is an international solidarity movement founded in Paris in 1949 by Catholic priest and Capuchin friar Abbé Pierre to combat poverty and homelessness. Since 1971 regional and national initiatives have been grouped under a parent organization, Emmaus International, now run by Jean Rousseau, representing 350 ...
Emmaus was very early associated with early Christianity, mentioned in 1 Maccabees [1] Sozomen [2] and Eusebius [3] and in Book of Luke 24:13-35, of the New Testament.. Being a small town only 7.5 mi (12.1 km) from Jerusalem, the village of Emmaus was not initially a bishopric, [4] but rather part of the bishopric of Jerusalem.
Emmaus University (formerly Emmaus Bible College) is a private Christian university in Dubuque, Iowa, affiliated with the Plymouth Brethren. [3] In keeping with its background as a Bible college , it offers double majors in both professional and biblical studies.
Imwas or Emmaus (Arabic: عِمواس, romanized: ʿImwās), known in classical times as Nicopolis (Ancient Greek: Νικόπολις, lit. 'City of Victory'), is a depopulated Palestinian village located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of the city of Ramla and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Jerusalem in the Latrun salient of the West Bank . [ 2 ]
Vox populi (/ ˌ v ɒ k s ˈ p ɒ p j ʊ l i,-l aɪ / VOKS POP-yuu-lee, -lye [1]) is a Latin phrase (originally Vox populi, vox Dei – "The voice of the people is the voice of God") that literally means "voice of the people." It is used in English in the meaning "the opinion of the majority of the people."
The Romans distinguished between two types of assemblies, the comitia (or comitatus) and the contio (contracted from conventio).The word comitia (coming together), which was the plural of comitium (a purpose-built meeting place), referred to assemblies convened to make decisions on legislative or judicial matters, or to hold elections.
Emmaus (/ ɪ ˈ m eɪ ə s / im-AY-əs; Koinē Greek: Ἐμμαούς, romanized: Emmaoús; Latin: Emmaus; Arabic: عمواس, romanized: ʿImwās) is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to ...