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The Laodicean Church was a Christian community established in the ancient city of Laodicea (on the river Lycus, in the Roman province of Asia, and one of the early centers of Christianity). The church was established in the Apostolic Age , the earliest period of Christianity, and is probably best known for being one of the Seven churches of ...
1: Annunciation (Subara) The Sunday between November 27 and December 3: 3–4 weeks 2: Nativity: December 25: 1–2 weeks 3: Epiphany (Denha) The Sunday between January 2 and 6; otherwise January 6, if no such Sunday exists: 4–9 weeks 4: Great Fast (Sawma Rabba) The 7th Sunday before Easter [note 1] 7 weeks 5: Resurrection (Qyamta) Easter ...
In the New Testament, the Greek word for angels (άγγελος) is not only used for heavenly angels, but also used for human messengers, such as John the Baptist (Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 7:27) and God's prophets (Revelation 22:8–9) [20] C.I. Scofield has noted that "The natural explanation of the 'messengers' is that they were men ...
The Epistle to the Laodiceans is a possible writing of Paul the Apostle, the original existence of which is inferred from an instruction in the Epistle to the Colossians that the congregation should send their letter to the believing community in Laodicea, and likewise obtain a copy of the letter "from Laodicea" (Greek: ἐκ Λαοδικείας, ek Laodikeas).
Laodicea is situated on the long spur of a hill between the narrow valleys of the small rivers Asopus and Caprus, which discharge their waters into the Lycus.. It lay on a major trade route [4] and in its neighbourhood were many important ancient cities; it was 17 km west of Colossae, 10 km south of Hierapolis.
Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided at a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and opened the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, which the Vatican expects will ...
The canons of the Synod of Laodicea posted in the ruins of the central church of Laodicea. The Council of Laodicea was a regional Christian synod of approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor which assembled about 363–364 in Laodicea, Phrygia Pacatiana.
An elderly New York City woman fought off four potential robbers on New Year’s Day. Linda Rosa, a retired MTA worker from East New York in Brooklyn, was on her way to a church service on ...