the Circumcision of Christ

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• Feast of the Circumcision of Christ — Circumcision of Christ, Menologion of Basil II, 979 984. The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian celebration of the circumcision of Jesus in accordance with Jewish tradition, eight days (according to the Semitic and southern… …   Wikipedia

• Feast of the Circumcision —     Feast of the Circumcision     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Circumcision     As Christ wished to fulfil the law and to show His descent according to the flesh from Abraham. He, though not bound by the law, was circumcised on the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• On the Morning of Christ's Nativity — The Overthrow of Apollo and the Pagan Gods (1809), one of William Blake s illustrations of On the Morning of Christ s Nativity On the Morning of Christ s Nativity is a nativity ode written by John Milton in 1629 and published in his Poems of Mr.… …   Wikipedia

• Circumcision of Jesus — Circumcision of Christ (detail) by Friedrich Herlin …   Wikipedia

• Circumcision controversy in early Christianity — Part of a series on The Bible …   Wikipedia

• Circumcision — This article is about male circumcision. For female circumcision, see Female genital mutilation. Circumcision Intervention Circumcision being performed in central Asia, possibly Turkmenistan c. 1865–1872. Restored albumen …   Wikipedia

• circumcision — noun 1》 the action or practice of circumcising.     ↘(also female circumcision) (in some cultures) the traditional practice of cutting off the clitoris and sometimes the labia of girls or young women. 2》 (Circumcision) (in church use) the feast… …   English new terms dictionary

• circumcision — n. 1 the act or rite of circumcising or being circumcised. 2 (Circumcision) Eccl. the feast of the Circumcision of Christ, 1 Jan. Etymology: ME f. OF circoncision f. LL circumcisio onis (as CIRCUMCISE) …   Useful english dictionary

• Circumcision — n. 1 the act or rite of circumcising or being circumcised. 2 (Circumcision) Eccl. the feast of the Circumcision of Christ, 1 Jan. Etymology: ME f. OF circoncision f. LL circumcisio onis (as CIRCUMCISE) …   Useful english dictionary

• Circumcision — • The Hebrew word, like the Greek (peritome), and the Latin (circumcisio), signifies a cutting and, specifically, the removal of the prepuce, or foreskin, from the penis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Circumcision     Circu …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Blessed Virgin Mary —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …   Catholic encyclopedia