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Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Enlightener (previously known as Grigor Lusavorich, c. 239 - c. 330 CE) was the first bishop of the Armenian church, and he is widely credited with converting king Tiridates the Great to Christianity, formally...
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Facade of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome
Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome as viewed from St. Peter's Square. Completed in 1590 CE, consecrated in 1626 CE. (Courtesy of Unsplash)
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Ceiling of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome
The ceiling of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The cathedral was completed between 1506 and 1626 CE.
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Nave of Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome
The nave of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The nave was designed by Carlo Maderno and completed around 1614 CE.
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Maderno's Nave, Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome
An interior view of Maderno's Nave, part of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Although construction of the cathedral began in 1507 CE, the nave was constructed in 1614 CE at the direction of Carlo Maderno (1556–1629 CE).
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The Gospels
The New Testament contains four gospels attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The four gospels are not biographies of Jesus, nor are they history as we define it. What each gospel attempted to do was write a theological explanation...
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Paul the Apostle
Paul was a follower of Jesus Christ who famously converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus after persecuting the very followers of the community that he joined. However, as we will see, Paul is better described as one of the founders...
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Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the designation of Jesus of Nazareth (d. c. 30 CE), who was an itinerant Jewish prophet from the Galilee in northern Israel. He preached the imminent intervention in human affairs by the God of the Jews, when God would establish...
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Saint Columbanus
Saint Columbanus or “Columbán” (543-615 CE) was one of the greatest missionaries of the early Catholic Church who led the “Hiberno-Scottish mission” of conversion across much of what is now Western Europe in the late 6th and early 7th century...
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The First Christian Missionaries
According to Luke's Acts of the Apostles, the last thing Jesus did before he bodily ascended to heaven was to commission the disciples to 'witness' to his teachings. 'Disciple' meant 'student' and was derived from the various schools of philosophy...