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Balamand Monastery in Lebanon and the Decline of the Country's Christian Population

A Lebanese Orthodox priest at the Balamand Stauropegic Monastery of the Dormition, situated 80 kilometres north of Beirut. Photograph by Marilyn Stafford, 1960. The Balamand Monastery is one of the oldest foundations in the Patriarchate of Antioch, with a history stretching back more than 850 years. The number of Christians

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The symbolism of the cherry in the Christ Child's hand in a work by Jacobello da Messina

Madonna and Child, Jacobello da Messina, 1470s. In his left hand the Christ Child holds a cherry, which carries an apocryphal meaning as one of the symbols of the infant Christ, and also of joy, virtue, meekness and the tender love between mother and child. Cherries often appear in the

Stone sculpture of Mary Magdalene with long flowing hair and hands joined in prayer, against a dark background.

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Sculpture of Mary Magdalene, 1311–1313, from the west portal of Notre-Dame Church in Écouis

Stone sculpture of Mary Magdalene from the church of Notre-Dame in Écouis, made between 1311 and 1313. The sculpture adorned the west portal

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The Archangel Gabriel from the "Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence"

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The Incredible Detail of Simon Marmion's "Scenes from the Life of Saint Bertin", 1459

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Number of churches in Saudi Arabia: 0

The laws of the country forbid the construction of places of worship not belonging to Islam

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Gender ideology is a Luciferian refusal to accept from God the nature of sex

Gender ideology is a Luciferian refusal to accept from God the nature of sex. It is the supreme rebellion against the Creator Cardinal Robert Sarah

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An illustration from a South German codex of 1417 shows the family tree of the descendants of Saint Anne

According to medieval tradition, Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, was married three times: to Joachim, Cleopas and Salomas (Salomé). From each marriage Anne had a daughter named Mary. The seven grandchildren of Saint Anne depicted in medieval art are these: Jesus Christ, son of the Virgin Mary; James

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Makovka: How It Is Done

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Miraculous icon of Saint Anne in the Skete of Saint Anne on Mount Athos and prayers for childbirth

The wonder-working icon of Saint Anne, mother of the Most Holy Theotokos, stands beside the abbot's stall in the main church of the Skete of Saint Anne on Mount Athos. Prayers for help in conceiving a child are offered before this icon. Boys born in answer to

Painting of Christ in a crown of thorns carrying a wooden cross, with a grey-bearded old man behind his shoulder.

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Leonid Andreyev on the cross at the neck and the cross on the back

- But you have no cross round your neck - A cross? We carry ours on our backs Leonid Andreyev

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Michelangelo's Torments of Saint Anthony look as though the song from the cartoon "Three Bogatyrs" is playing in the background: "Carried off, oh, carried off somewhere, carried me off"