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Sepulchre, Regular Canons Of a religious order said to have been founded by Godfrey on the capture of Jerusalem in 1099. Many of these canons journeyed into Europe; but the order was suppressed by pope Innocent VIII, and its revenues were ultimately bestowed on the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. According to Broughton, the … Continue reading “Sepulchre, Regular Canons Of”

Sepulchre Of Christ This has. been alluded to in the foregoing article, but the interest of the subject demands a fuller treatment. The traditional site is now occupied by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the question of the identity of the locality is fully discussed under CALVARY; GOLGOTHA. Its general position is sufficiently … Continue reading “Sepulchre Of Christ”

Sepulchre, Holy Holy Sepulchre refers to the tomb in which the Body of Jesus Christ was laid after His death upon the Cross. The Evangelists tell us that it was Joseph of Arimathea’s own new monument, which he had hewn out of a rock, and that it was closed by a great stone rolled to … Continue reading “Sepulchre, Holy”

Sepulchre, Ecclesiastical a receptacle for the blessed sacrament which is reserved, among the Latins, from the mass of Maundy Thursday. There is a good example of an Eastern sepulchre in the north chapel of the Church of St. Mary, Haddenham, in Buckinghamshire, England. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sepulchre, Church Of The Holy See the preceding article and JERUSALEM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

SEPULCHRE A place of burial. The Hebrews were always very careful about the burial of their dead. Many of their sepulchres were hewn in rocks: as that of Shebna, Isa 22:16 ; those of the kings of Judah and Israel; and that in which our Savior was laid on Calvary. These tombs of the Jews … Continue reading “Sepulchre”

Sepulcher, Holy The tomb outside the walls of Jerusalem , in which the Body of Our Lord was laid after His death on the Cross. It was a new monument, belonging to Joseph of Arimathea, hewn out of a rock, and closed by a great stone (Matthew 27). It was situated in a garden in … Continue reading “Sepulcher, Holy”

Sepulcher Sepulcher [BURIAL] Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature

Septum a term used by certain 17th-century Anglican writers for the fixed or movable rail placed on each side of the entrance of the sanctuary to support the communicants when they knelt to receive the Lord’s body and blood. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Septuagint Version The first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, made into popular Greek before the Christian era. This article will treat of: I. Its Importance; II. Its Origin: A. According to tradition; B. According to the commonly accepted view; III. Its subsequent history, recensions, manuscripts, and editions; IV. Its critical value; Language. I. HISTORICAL … Continue reading “Septuagint Version”