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  2. Image of Edessa - Wikipedia

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    According to the account, King Abgar received the Image of Edessa, a likeness of Jesus.. According to Christian tradition, the Image of Edessa was a holy relic consisting of a square or rectangle of cloth upon which a miraculous image of the face of Jesus Christ had been imprinted—the first icon (lit.

  3. Christ the King - Wikipedia

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    Christ the King is a title of Jesus in Christianity referring to the idea of the Kingdom of God where Christ is described as being seated at the right hand of God. [ 1 ] Many Christian denominations consider the kingly office of Christ to be one of the threefold offices : Christ is a prophet, priest, and king.

  4. Mandorla - Wikipedia

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    In icons of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the mandorla is used to depict sacred moments that "transcend time and space", such as the Resurrection and the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ and the Dormition of the Theotokos. These mandorlas are often painted in several concentric bands of different color, which become darker in progression to the ...

  5. Dormition of the Mother of God - Wikipedia

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    At center, Jesus Christ is shown in a mandorla, swaddling the soul of the Virgin Mary (a red seraph is shown above his head). To either side of him are depicted the Hieromartyrs Dionysius the Areopagite and Ignatius the God-Bearer who, according to tradition, are responsible for transmitting the account of the dormition.

  6. Abbey of the Dormition - Wikipedia

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    Abbey of the Dormition (German: Dormitio-Abtei, Hebrew: כנסיית הדורמיציון Knesia HaDormitsiyon, Arabic: كنيسة رقاد السيدة العذراء) is a Catholic abbey belonging to the Benedictine Order in Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, just outside the walls of the Old City near the Zion Gate.

  7. Filseta - Wikipedia

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    Divine liturgy was conducted on that day by Jesus Christ himself designating St. Peter as assistant priest and Deacon Stephen (who descended from Heaven for the event) as an archdeacon. At the end of the divine liturgy Jesus Christ gave the Apostles holy communion, after which he ordered the Apostles to preach and witness the Resurrection and ...

  8. Feast of Christ the King - Wikipedia

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    The Feast of Christ the King is observed in the Methodist Churches, such as the United Methodist Church, as the last Sunday of the liturgical season of Kingdomtide. [24] [25] The season of Kingdtomtide itself starts on Trinity Sunday and culminates in the Feast of Christ the King. [25] Some Methodist parishes have been dedicated to Christ the ...

  9. Usual beginning - Wikipedia

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    Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! (Three times) From Ascension until its leavetaking, “O Heavenly King” is omitted entirely, and replaced by nothing (symbolizing the physical "absence" of Jesus and the expectant coming of the Holy Spirit). Instead, immediately after the ...