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TheChurch of the Holy Sepulchre in theChristian Quarter of theOld City of Jerusalem, aholy place of Christianity

Christianity is anAbrahamic monotheistic religion, which states thatJesus is theSon of God androse from the dead afterhis crucifixion, whose coming as themessiah (Christ) wasprophesied in theOld Testament and chronicled in theNew Testament. It is theworld's largest and most widespread religion with over 2.3 billion followers, comprising around 28.8% of theworld population. Its adherents, known asChristians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in120 countries and territories.

Christianity remainsculturally diverse in itsWestern andEastern branches, and doctrinally diverse concerningjustification and the nature of salvation,ecclesiology,ordination, andChristology. MostChristian denominations, however, generally hold in common the belief that Jesus isGod the Son—theLogos incarnated—whoministered,suffered, and died on a cross, but rose from the dead for thesalvation of humankind; this message is calledthe gospel, meaning the "good news". The fourcanonical gospels ofMatthew,Mark,Luke andJohn describe Jesus' life and teachings as preserved in the early Christian tradition, with the Old Testament as the gospels' respected background.

The three mainbranches of Christianity areCatholicism (1.3 billion people),Protestantism (800 million), andEastern Orthodoxy (300 million), while other prominent branches includeOriental Orthodoxy (60 million) andRestorationism (35 million). Smaller church communities number in the thousands. In Christianity, efforts toward unity (ecumenism) are underway. In theWest, Christianity remains the dominant religion even with adecline in adherence, with about 70% of that population identifying as Christian.Christianity is growing in Africa and Asia, the world's most populous continents. Many Christians are stillpersecuted in some regions of the world, particularly where they are a minority, such as in theMiddle East,North Africa,East Asia, andSouth Asia. (Full article...)

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Theobald of Bec (c. 1090 – 18 April 1161) was a Normanarchbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. His exact birth date is unknown. Some time in the late 11th or early 12th century Theobald became a monk at theAbbey of Bec, rising to the position ofabbot in 1137. KingStephen of England chose him to be Archbishop of Canterbury in 1138. Canterbury's claim toprimacy over the Welsh ecclesiastics was resolved during Theobald's term of office whenPope Eugene III decided in 1148 in Canterbury's favour. Theobald faced challenges to his authority from a subordinate bishop,Henry of Blois,Bishop of Winchester and King Stephen's younger brother, and his relationship with King Stephen was turbulent. On one occasion, Stephen forbade him from attending apapal council, but Theobald defied the king, which resulted in the confiscation of his property and temporary exile. Theobald's relations with his cathedral clergy and the monastic houses in his archdiocese were also difficult.

Serving during thedisorders of Stephen's reign, Theobald succeeded in forcing peace on the king by refusing to consecrate Stephen's son and heir,Eustace. After Eustace's death in 1153, Stephen recognised his rivalHenry of Anjou as his heir, and later, Theobald was named regent of the kingdom after Stephen's death. After a long illness, Theobald died in 1161, following which unsuccessful efforts were made to have himcanonised as a saint. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Baptism of Christ, byPiero della Francesca, 15th century (fromTrinity)
Image 2God in the person of the Son confrontsAdam and Eve, byMaster Bertram (d. c. 1415) (fromTrinity)
Image 3Jesushealing the paralytic inThe Pool byPalma il Giovane, 1592 (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 4The Holy Trinity on the stained glass windows of the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul inBrockdish (fromTrinity)
Image 5Three doors representing the trinity ata cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio (fromTrinity)
Image 6Detail of theearliest known artwork of the Trinity, theDogmatic or Trinity Sarcophagus,c. 350 (Vatican Museums).
Three similar figures, representing the Trinity, are involved in the creation ofEve, whose much smaller figure is cut off at lower right; to her right,Adam lies on the ground. (fromTrinity)
Image 7Representation of the Trinity in the form of themercy seat (epitaph from 1549) (fromTrinity)
Image 8Jesus'Farewell Discourse to his eleven remaining disciples after theLast Supper, from theMaestà byDuccio (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 9The Good Samaritan byJames Tissot. TheParable of the Good Samaritan is one of the parables of Jesus. (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 10A Greekfresco of Athanasius of Alexandria, the chief architect of the Nicene Creed, formulated at Nicaea (fromTrinity)
Image 11A 'Jesus Saves'neon cross sign outside of a Protestant church inNew York City (fromSalvation in Christianity)
Image 12AGospel of John, 1056 (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 13Nativity at Night, byGeertgen tot Sint Jans,c. 1490 (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 14First page ofMark, bySargis Pitsak (14th century): "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God". (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 15God the Father (top), and the Holy Spirit (represented by a dove) depicted above Jesus Painting byFrancesco Albani (d. 1660) (fromTrinity)
Image 16A depiction of theCouncil of Nicaea in AD 325, at which the Deity of Christ was declared orthodox andArianism condemned (fromTrinity)
Image 17Depictions of the Resurrection of Jesus arecentral to Christian art (Resurrection of Christ byRaphael, 1499–1502). (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 18A compact diagram of the Trinity, known as the "Shield of the Trinity", consisting ofGod the Father,God the Son (Jesus), andGod the Holy Spirit (the Shield is generally not intended to be a schematic diagram of the structure of God, but it presents a series of statements about the relationship between the persons of the Trinity) (fromTrinity)
Image 19Depiction of Trinity fromSaint Denis Basilica in Paris (12th century) (fromTrinity)
Image 20An anonymous 18th century Catholic painting from the PeruvianCuzco School. This work depicts the Holy Triune God; one in essence, with three persons. (fromTrinity)
Image 21The Glory of Saint Nicholas, byAntónio Manuel da Fonseca;Nicholas of Myra, a participant in the First Council of Nicaea, achieves thebeatific vision in the shape of the Holy Trinity. (fromTrinity)
Image 2213th-century depiction of the Trinity from aRoman de la Rose manuscript (fromTrinity)
Image 23The "Heavenly Trinity" joined to the "Earthly Trinity" through theIncarnation of theSon–The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities byMurillo (c. 1677) (fromTrinity)
Image 24Renaissance painting byJerónimo Cosida depicting Jesus as atriple deity Inner text: The Father is God; the Son is God; the Holy Spirit is God (fromTrinity)
Image 25TheAdoration of the Trinity byAlbrecht Dürer (1511)
From top to bottom: Holy Spirit (dove), God the Father and Christ on the cross (fromTrinity)
Image 26Many Christians use thecrucifix to symbolise Jesus' sacrificial death and as a focus fordevotion. (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 27Christ on the Cross, 1870, byCarl Heinrich Bloch, depictingJesus's crucifixion (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 28Atypical depiction of the Trinity where the Son is identified by a lamb, the Father anEye of Providence, and the Spirit a dove (fromTrinity)
Image 29The Trinity by Russian icon painterAndrei Rublev, early 15th century. (fromTrinity)
Image 30The Holy Trinity in an angelic glory over a landscape, byLucas Cranach the Elder (d. 1553) (fromTrinity)
Image 31TheChurch of the Holy Sepulchre is aholy site inJerusalem believed by mostChristians to encompass thetomb of Jesus and the site of his crucifixion and resurrection. (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 32TheCommunion of the Apostles, byLuca Signorelli, 1512 (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 33The Trinity by Russian icon painterAndrei Rublev, early 15th century: this portrayal of the threeangels who visitedAbraham at theOak of Mamre (Genesis 18:1-8) (fromTrinity)
Image 34PopeClement I prays to the Trinity, in a typical post-Renaissance depiction byGianbattista Tiepolo (d. 1770). (fromTrinity)
Image 35God the Father (top), the Holy Spirit (a dove), and the child Jesus, painting byBartolomé Esteban Murillo (d. 1682) (fromTrinity)
Image 36The Father, The Holy Spirit, and Christ crucified, depicted in aWelsh manuscriptc. 1390–1400 (fromTrinity)

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Bregowine (died August 764) was a medievalArchbishop of Canterbury. Little is known of his origins or his activities as archbishop, although a number of stories were told about his possible origins after theNorman conquest in 1066. There are no records of him prior to his becoming archbishop. He possibly owed his elevation to theKentish monarch. The records after his elevation to Canterbury are mainly about disputes over land, but knowledge of his time in office is hampered by the destruction of many of the contemporary records. After his death, he wasconsidered asaint and alife about him was written in the 12th century. (Full article...)

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Siege of Belgrade: In the middle John of Capistrano with the cross in his hand.

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TheSiege of Belgrade (1456) orBattle of Belgrade orSiege of Nándorfehérvár occurred from July 4–22, 1456. After thefall of Constantinople in 1453, theOttoman Sultan Mehmed II rallied his resources in order to subjugate theKingdom of Hungary. His immediate objective was the borderfort of the town ofBelgrade (in oldHungarianNándorfehérvár).John Hunyadi, theVoivode of Transylvania, who had fought many battles against theTurks in the previous two decades, prepared the defenses of thefortress. Since 22 July 2011, the date whenChristian forces led byJohn Hunyadi andJohn of Capistrano defeated theOttoman Turks besieging Belgrade in 1456, has been a national memorial day in Hungary.

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The Church of the Multiplication in Tabgha is the site where some Christians believe the feeding of the five thousand to have taken place

Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?”
This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
Philip answered him, “Two hundreddenarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little.”
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?”
Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”
Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; likewise also of the fish as much as they desired.
When they were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost.”
So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.
When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, “This is truly the prophet who comes into the world.”
Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

The figurative explanation given here is that of Jesus Christ, the true bread that nourishes the soul and builds up our spiritual life, just as bread plays a vital role in nourishing the body. Our bodies could live better without food than our souls without Christ. Those who have received of this true Bread of life are thus enjoined to be distributors of it to other hungry souls.

—Feeding the multitude,John 6:5-15;World English Bible

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