crucifixion
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It also invites comparison with Giotto’s celebrated fresco of the crucifixion in the transept of the lower church.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The pope will personally carry the cross through all 14 stations retracing Christ's journey, from his condemnation to his crucifixion and to his burial, according to Vatican sources.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
The arcane theological dispute concerned the precise meaning of Jesus’ suffering during crucifixion, which Pynchon wrote was not the true source of sinners’ redemption — the larger example of the prophet’s life was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
An ancient relic said to have been worn by Jesus Christ at his crucifixion has returned to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, five years after the relic was saved from a fire that devastated the church.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
I remember the musty living room, full of those old Christ pictures, prayers woven into tapestries, statuettes of the crucifixion, other religious objects on the mantel, shelves, table tops, walls, everywhere.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Church leaders in the Philippines have frowned on the crucifixions and self-flagellations, saying Filipinos can show their deep faith and religious devotion without hurting themselves and by doing charity work instead, such as donating blood.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
We were so tired of carrying our personal crucifixions around our necks and calling that a marriage.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2020
In the Philippines, Asia’s bastion of Catholicism, masses and other solemn gatherings have been put on hold, including folk rituals that feature real-life crucifixions and usually draw thousands of tourists and penitents.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2020
There is relatively little archaeological evidence of crucifixions, the method used to execute Jesus Christ, according to Christian tradition.
From Fox News ● Nov. 30, 2018
Like the carvings and stained-glass windows in European cathedrals, the art in San Lorenzo and other Olmec cities consisted mainly of powerful, recurring images—the crucifixions and virgins, so to speak, of ancient Mesoamerica.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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