Christ, portraits of No authentic likeness of Our Lord exists. He has been the subject of art from the earliest times. In the Lateran is preserved the “portrait made without hands’” (achiropoeta) according to tradition. Many portraits have been based on two descriptions, one by John of Damascus (8th century ), the other purporting to … Continue reading “Christ, portraits of”
Christ, Person of
Christ, Person Of SEE CHRISTOLOGY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Christ, Person of See PERSON OF CHRIST. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Christ, Order of the Knights of
Christ, Order of the Knights of Military order, organized, 1317 , to replace the Knights Templar in Portugal , and granted their possessions; it undertook the conquest of Islam in Africa. The religious spirit gradually declined, the grand mastership became a prerogative of the crown, and in the 19th century its possessions were confiscated. The … Continue reading “Christ, Order of the Knights of”
Christ, Order Of, Knights Of The
Christ, Order Of, Knights Of The After the abolition of the order of Knights Templars, in 1312, king Dionysius of Portugal left to such as resided in his dominions a large share of their estates, and in 1317 reconstituted them into a new spiritual order of “Knights of Christ.” It was sanctioned by Pope John … Continue reading “Christ, Order Of, Knights Of The”
Christ, Offices of
Christ, Offices Of (as Prophet, Priest, and King). I. Origin and History of this Division. Eusebius, in his Church History (i, b), and also in his Demonstratio Evangelica (4:15), is the first who appears to have considered the mediatorial work of Christ as consisting in the three offices. The division became common in the Greek … Continue reading “Christ, Offices of”
Christ, Monogram Of
Christ, Monogram Of In the Catacombs and elsewhere is to be found a monogram in the forms , composed of the Greek letters X and P, the initial letters of the name , Christ. Sometimes the Greek letters , (Alpha and Omega, the first and the last) are combined with the others, in the form … Continue reading “Christ, Monogram Of”
Christ, miracles of
Christ, miracles of They may be divided into five classes: nature miracles miracles of healing deliverance of demoniacs victories over hostile wills cases of resurrection NATURE MIRACLES Under this head nine miracles may be enumerated. Changing of the water into wine at Cans (John 2) First miraculous draught of fishes (Luke 5) Calming of the … Continue reading “Christ, miracles of”
Christ, Life Of
Christ, Life Of SEE JESUS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
CHRIST, LIBERATOR
CHRIST, LIBERATOR Luk 11:14; Rom 8:2; Gal 5:1 –SEE Spiritual Liberty, LIBERTY Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Christ, Knowledge of
Christ, Knowledge of “Knowledge of Jesus Christ,” as used in this article, does not mean a summary of what we know about Jesus Christ, but a survey of the intellectual endowment of Christ. Jesus Christ possessing two natures, and therefore two intellects, the human and the Divine, the question as to the knowledge found in … Continue reading “Christ, Knowledge of”