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Christ Pantocrator mosaic in Byzantine style from the Cefalù Cathedral, Sicily. The most common translation of Pantocrator is "Almighty" or "All-powerful". In this understanding, Pantokrator is a compound word formed from the Greek words πᾶς, pas (GEN παντός pantos), i.e. "all" [4] and κράτος, kratos, i.e. "strength", "might", "power". [5]
The statue, which was made around 1200, was originally featured in the Kolvenierskapel in St. Peter's Church. Crooked Christ was the miracle statue of Leuven, which means that it was an image with a special devotion connected to it. Every time a disaster threatened the city, the crucifix was carried around in a procession. This ritual was ...
The outside of the dome serves as the base of the newer statue, also named Christ the King. Its arms are open, with statues of angels kneeling at either side, one holding the crown of thorns, the other a royal crown. At the foot of the statue of Christ the King is the modern basilica, shaped like a globe.
Christ Pantocrator of Saint Catherine's Monastery is one of the oldest Byzantine religious icons, dating from the 6th century AD. [1] The earliest known surviving depiction of Jesus Christ as Pantocrator (literally ruler of all ), it is regarded by historians and scholars among the most important and recognizable works in the study of Byzantine ...
Many other monumental statues of Jesus, include: Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, Mexico; Cerro de los Ángeles on a hill located in Getafe, Spain; Christ at El Picacho in the north area of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras; Christ Blessing in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia; Christ of Havana in Havana, Cuba; Christ of the Abyss in various ...
Christ’s rising encourages us to rise above despair and cynicism, to be champions of hope in communities that are rising to do the same, all rooted in restoration, reconciliation and renewal ...
The earliest catechisms of Reformed (Calvinist) Christianity, written in the 16th through 18th centuries, including the Heidelberg (1563), Westminster (1647) and Fisher's (1765), included discussions in a question and answer format detailing how the creation of images of God (including Jesus) was counter to their understanding of the Second ...
Other claimed relics, based on the Crucifixion of Christ include: The Holy Coat: The possession of the seamless garment of Christ (Latin: tunica inconsultilis; John 19:23), [39] for which the soldiers cast lots at the Crucifixion, is claimed by the cathedral of Trier, Germany, and by the parish church of Argenteuil, France.