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Pentecost by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld This 1472 map of Jerusalem notes the place of the Pentecost, Ubi apostoli acceperunt spiritum sanctum, at the location of the Cenacle. The events of Acts Chapter 2 are set against the backdrop of the celebration of Pentecost in Jerusalem.
The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šālōš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles ...
All about the timing of Pentecost, and its connection with the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot. ... this festival is the reason why multitudes of Jews were gathered in Jerusalem on the day ...
The Cenacle (from the Latin cenaculum, "dining room"), also known as the Upper Room (from the Koine Greek anagaion and hyperōion, both meaning "upper room"), is a room in Mount Zion in Jerusalem, just outside the Old City walls, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper, the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus held with the apostles.
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Pentecost. The name comes from the Greek word pentekoste, meaning fiftieth. In many faith communities, Pentecost is a holy day celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter and is inspired by events ...
Pentecost celebrates the birth of the Church, when thousands of Jews were in Jerusalem to celebrate Shavuot, and heard Peter and the disciples speaking in their own language. However, Shavuot is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals laid out for the Torah observant Jews, which was the reason for the huge gathering of Jewish believers in ...
The Entry into Jerusalem (Flowery/Willow/Palm Sunday), the Sunday before Easter; The Ascension of Christ, forty Days after Easter; Pentecost, fifty Days after Easter; The Transfiguration of Jesus, 6 August [O.S. 19 August] The Dormition of the Theotokos, 15 August [O.S. 28 August]