Christian mythology

The story of pre-history in the oral history of the Roman Catholic Church, goes something like this: ...more on Wikipedia about "Accounts of pre-mortal existence"

The Acts of Pilate (Latin Acta Pilati) which formed the nucleus of the medieval Gospel of Nicodemus, is a book of the New Testament apocrypha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acts of Pilate"

Al Rakim was the dog that guarded the mythical Seven Sleepers and that stood by them all through their long sleep. ...more on Wikipedia about "Al Rakim"

The antediluvian period was the period that preceded the Great Flood of Noah as related in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. It was an important feature in versions of natural history that were formerly much more widely accepted, but is currently primarily accepted by creationists. The primary source of knowledge about the antediluvian period is Genesis, chapters 5 and 6. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antediluvian"

Balberith, was the voice of the Cherubim when God had turned his attention to the creation of the humans. Balberith, along with Lauviah, Salikotal and Marou, saw to it that Man would be a failed experiment. Balberith cast an apple tree into the Garden of Eden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Balberith"

Behemoth ( Hebrew בהמות Bəhēmôth, Behemot, B'hemot "Beasts; animals"; Arabic بهيموث Bahīmūth or بهموت Bahamūt) is the untranslated name of a creature mentioned in the Book of Job, 40:15-24. ...more on Wikipedia about "Behemoth"

In Christian tradition, Black Mass is the name given to a ceremony supposedly celebrated during the Sabbath, which was a parody of the Christian Mass. Its main objective was the profanation of the host, although there is no agreement among authors on how hosts were obtained or profaned; the most common idea is that they were profaned by means of some ritual related to sexual practices. Authors also disagree on which rites were performed during the ceremony. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Mass"

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The Black Nazarene is a life-sized statue of Christ that a priest bought in Mexico, carved by an Aztec carpenter. The statue was brought to Manila in 1606. Since 1787 the statue has been housed at Saint John the Baptist Church in Quiapo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Nazarene"

Legend holds that after Constantine was proclaimed Caesar then Emperor, he ordered that all honor be paid to his mother, Flavia Iulia Helena to make up for the neglect paid her by her former husband, Constantius Chlorus. After her conversion to Christianity, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, and sent her on a quest to find the cross and nails used to crucify Jesus. She was led to the place they were buried by Judas (not Judas Iscariot), who would become Bishop Cyriacus. Several miracles were claimed, to prove the authenticy of these items, and St. Helena returned with a piece of the cross and the nails. Though the details vary with the story, it is widely held that one nail was used to make a bridle, one was used to make the Helmet of Constantine and two were cast into the Adriatic Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bridle of Constantine"

A cherub ( Hebrew כרוב; plural cherubim, כרובים) is a supernatural creature mentioned several times in the Tanakh (or Old Testament) and the Book of Revelation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cherub"

The Child Jesus is a religious symbol based on the activities of Jesus as an infant up to the age of twelve that recurs throughout history starting from around the 3rd & 4th century with religious figurines and icons of the infant Jesus, usually with His mother, the Virgin Mary, and His father Joseph. ...more on Wikipedia about "Child Jesus"

Christian mythology is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Christian beliefs. A Christian myth is a religious story that Christians consider to have deep explanatory or symbolic significance. Christian mythology can also be taken to refer to the entire mythos surrounding the Christian religious system, including the various narratives of both the Old and New Testaments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian mythology"

Chiesa di Santa Maria in Palmis, better known as Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis? is a small church southeast of Rome. It is located about 800 m from St. Sebastian Gate (Porta San Sebastiano), where the Via Ardeatina branches off the Appian way. ...more on Wikipedia about "Church of Domine Quo Vadis"

The condition of cynocephaly, having the head of a dog— or of a jackal— is familiar to anyone who has looked at Egyptian inscriptions. Cynocephalus is a Greek word for a sacred Egyptian baboon with the face of a dog. (Cynocephalus has been adopted by scientists as the genus name for an Asian arboreal gliding mammal also known as a Colugo.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Cynocephaly"

The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. This entity is commonly referred to by a variety of other names, including Satan, Asmodai, Beelzebub, Lucifer and/or Mephistopheles. In classic demonology, however, each of these alternate names refers to a specific supernatural entity, and there is significant disagreement as to whether any of these specific entities is actually evil. ...more on Wikipedia about "Devil"

The Doctrine of Addai is a controversial book about Saint Addai. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doctrine of Addai"

In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, cup or vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. According to many versions of the story, Joseph of Arimathea used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and then took the object to Britain, where he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe. The quest for the Holy Grail makes up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle, appearing first in works by Chrétien de Troyes (Loomis 1991). The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth of a cauldron endowed with special powers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Holy Grail"

A Holy Thorn might be either ...more on Wikipedia about "Holy Thorn"

Joseph of Arimathea, according to the Gospels, was the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. A native of Arimathea, he was apparently a man of wealth, and a member of the Sanhedrin (which is the way bouleutes, literally "senator", is interpreted in Matthew 27:57 and Luke 23:50). Joseph was an "honourable counsellor, who waited (or "was searching" which is not the same thing) for the kingdom of God" ( Mark, 15:43). As soon as he heard the news of Jesus' death, he "went in boldly" (literally "having summoned courage, he went") "unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus." ...more on Wikipedia about "Joseph of Arimathea"

Leviathan (לִוְיָתָן "Twisted; coiled", Standard Hebrew Livyatan, Tiberian Hebrew Liwyāṯān) was a Biblical sea monster referred to in passing in the Old Testament ( Psalms 74:13-14; Job 41; Isaiah 27:1). ...more on Wikipedia about "Leviathan"

Martha ( Judæo-Aramaic מַרְתָּא Martâ "The lady", French Sainte Marthe) is a figure mentioned only in the bible. No other historical detail about her is known. According to the gospel of John, she was the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and she witnessed her brother's resurrection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martha"

The Monymusk Reliquary is an eighth century Scotish reliquary made of wood and metal characterised by a Hiberno-Saxon fusion of Gaelic and Pictish design and Anglo-Saxon metalworking, probably by Ionan monks. Believed to be the Brecbennoch of St. Columba, a sacred battle ensign of the Scottish army, it was used for saintly assistance by Scots in battle. Also known in modern Gaelic as Breac Bannoch or "embossed peaked-thing". ...more on Wikipedia about "Monymusk Reliquary"

Pasyon is a narrative of the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, woven into a poem with stanzas of five lines with eight syllables each. This form of the passion narrative is well known in the Philippines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pasyon"

The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae ('remains') and there are many pre-Christian instances of some bone or other part of the corpse, or some intimately associated object, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial. The preservation of relics is a primitive instinct, and it is associated with shamanism as well as many other developed religious systems besides that of Christianity. Relics are an important aspect of Buddhism and Hinduism. In some denominations of Christianity, a relic is an object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint. A shrine that houses a relic is called a reliquary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Relic"

There are many relics attributed to Jesus that people believe or believed to be authentic relics of the Gospel accounts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Relics attributed to Jesus" Inform your friends about shortopedia

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