Cæsarea Philippi

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• Philippi — • Macedonian town on the borders of Thracia • Titular metropolitan see in Macedonia. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philippi     ♦ …   Catholic encyclopedia

• CÆSAREA —    a Syrian seaport, 30 m. N. of Joppa, built in honour of Augustus Cæsar by Herod the Great, now in ruins, though a place of note in the days of the Crusades. Also C. PHILIPPI at the source of the Jordan, whence Christ, on assuring Himself that… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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• Banias — For the city in northwestern Syria, see Baniyas. For the microprocessor formerly codenamed Banias, see Pentium M. For the Indian social group, see Vanika. Caesarea Philippi should not be confused with Caesarea Maritima, on the Mediterranean, or… …   Wikipedia

• Transfiguration — • Culminating point of Christ s public life, as His Baptism is its starting point, and His Ascension its end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Transfiguration     Transfiguration …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Gospel of Mark — • The Second Gospel, like the other two Synoptics, deals chiefly with the Galilean ministry of Christ, and the events of the last week at Jerusalem Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gospel of Mark     Gospel of Saint Mark …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Dan — • The fifth son of Jacob, being the elder of the two sons born to him by Bala, the handmaid of Rachel, and the eponymous ancestor of the tribe bearing the same name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dan     Dan …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jordan —     The Jordan     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Jordan     (in Hebrew Yâdên, from the root Yârâd, to descend).     The difference of elevation between the highest point of this river (1847 feet above the sea level) and the lowest (1286 feet… …   Catholic encyclopedia