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What are origins and when did the tradition of the Yule Candles come into existence as a Christian tradition?
What are origins and when did the tradition of the Yule Candles come into existence as a Christian tradition?
I stumble upon this Christmas Candle idea as a tradition. Can anyone help find more ...
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Why do many old churches face east?
Many of the old churches including Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox ones face east. My question is: Was the tradition of construction of churches facing east, a product of certain beliefs, or was it ...
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What is the earliest mention of the Three Pillars of Catholicism?
I was fascinated to read in Peter Turner's answer to the question Why does the Roman Catholic Church not hold to the perspicuity of Scripture? the following claim:
Catholics have always held there to ...
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What is the origin of the story that James had knees as hard as a camel's, because of his praying?
I'm reading John Pollock's "The Apostle - A Life Of Paul" and, at page 85 of the 1969 print, he states that
James was a man of such devotion that long praying had made his knees as hard as camel's,...
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What is the origin of the tradition that priests had a rope tired around them when they went into the Holy of Holies?
We have been told that it was custom for priests to have a rope tied on to them before they entered the tent where the Ark of the Covenant was kept, just in case something happened to them while they ...
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Where did the belief that Saul fell from a horse come from?
Many people (especially Catholics; I don't know about others, but some say that Protestants usually don't believe this) think that Saul/Paul fell from a horse at the moment of his conversion, perhaps ...
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What is the origin of the tradition that Mary lived in Turkey after John took her there?
This website says that the last home of Mary, the mother of Jesus, was in Ephesus, Turkey.
Where did this idea originate?
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What do Protestants say was the source for the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary?
Not counting Martin Luther, who appears to have believed in the doctrine of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary, what do other Protestants think is the source and reason for Catholic adherence to the ...
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What's the origin of the Catholic object that is a staff with a crucifix on top?
Like I asked in the title, what's the name and origin of a staff with a crucifix on top? Like the one depicted in the picture.
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