Although they are small, these catacombs are very rich in meanings. The name was originally given ad catacumbas galleries here, then this name became common to all Christian underground cemeteries. In these catacombs are buried some martyrs century III: Eutichius, Quirinius, Maximus and Sebastian. In the third century, the catacombs have become the most important …

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Ain Karem is a city in Israel, located a short distance from Jerusalem. This is particularly important for Christians because, according to tradition, it is the home of Zechariah and Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Baptist. Here was born St John the Baptist. Ain Karem village lies at a distance of about 8-10 kilometers …

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St. Mark the Evangelist opens his Gospel with the beginning of preaching among men and of the service of Christ in the world. And it does not take long to portray in its true meaning Malachi’s prophecy about John the Baptist, an angel who will go before the face of the Lord: “Behold, I send …

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All Saints Sunday and Romanian Saints Sunday encourages us to meditate on access to holiness. Spiritual progress remains real and pure only shelter discretion. The term called one of the finest and thinnest virtues that accompany the traveler on the road of perfection. Do not know what you’re doing. Saint knows that is holy is …

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Pentecost descends upon Banat with traditions that interweave the sacred with the profane, the common man being unable to separate the beautiful stories of fairy dances from the Christic significance of the birth of Christ’s church and the descent of the Holy Spirit in the form of tongues of fire on the apostles who followed …

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