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As a Lutheran I’m of the APAB-persuasion by default. I will, however, admit that the current pontifex does a good job of trying to prove me wrong.

#Pontifex #JustWar #Lutheranism #APAB #Pope

As a Lutheran I’m of the APAB-persuasion by default. I will, however, admit that the current pontifex does a good job of trying to prove me wrong.

#Pontifex #JustWar #Lutheranism #APAB #Pope

As a Lutheran I’m of the APAB-persuasion by default. I will, however, admit that the current pontifex does a good job of trying to prove me wrong.

#Pontifex #JustWar #Lutheranism #APAB #Pope

As a Lutheran I’m of the APAB-persuasion by default. I will, however, admit that the current pontifex does a good job of trying to prove me wrong.

#Pontifex #JustWar #Lutheranism #APAB #Pope

As a Lutheran I’m of the APAB-persuasion by default. I will, however, admit that the current pontifex does a good job of trying to prove me wrong.

#Pontifex #JustWar #Lutheranism #APAB #Pope

https://www.europesays.com/africa/105054/ Inspired by Catholic nuns, Kenyan Lutheran pastor becomes church’s first female presiding bishop #Africa #AssociatedPress #CatherineNginaMusau #CatholicChurch #children #EvangelicalChristianity #Kenya #Lutheranism #nairobi #Religion #Tanzania

To comply with unjust laws that violate one's conscience is neither a Biblical nor a Christian virtue. Resistance against injustice is holy.
#Christianity #Lutheranism

To comply with unjust laws that violate one's conscience is neither a Biblical nor a Christian virtue. Resistance against injustice is holy.
#Christianity #Lutheranism

St. Anne

According to Christian tradition, St. Anne was the mom of the Virgin Mary, wife of St. Joachim, & was Jesus’ maternal grandma.

Her name isn’t in the Bible’s canonical Gospels. In writing, Anne’s name, & Joachim’s come from New Testament apocrypha. The Gospel of Thomas (written circa 150 AD) seems to be the earliest that mentions them. She’s mentioned in the Quran, but not by name.

The Immaculate Conception was eventually made dogma by the Catholic Church following an increased devotion to Anne in the 12th century. In Eastern Christianity dedications start as early as 6th century.

In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Anne & Joachim are attributed to the title Ancestor of God. Both the Nativity of Mary & the Presentation of Mary are celebrated as 2 of the 12 Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church.

The Dormition of Anne is also a minor feast in Eastern Christianity. In Lutheranism, it’s believed that Martin Luther chose to enter religious life as an Augustinian friar after invoking St. Anne was jeopardized by lightning.

In the 4th century, & in the 15th century, a belief arose that Mary was conceived of Anne without original sin. The Immaculate Conception is often confused with the Annunciation of the Incarnation (Mary’s virgin birth of Jesus). The 13th century Speculum Maius includes information regarding the life of St. Anne.

In the Eastern church, the veneration of Anne herself may go back as far as circa 550, when Justinian built a church in Constantinople in her honor. The earliest pictorial sign of her veneration in the West in an 8th century fresco in the church of Santa Maria Antique, Rome.

The Feast of the Conception of the Virgin Mary had reached southern Italy by the 9th century. In the Latin Church, St. Anne wasn’t venerated. Except, perhaps, in the south of France, before the 13th century. A shrine at Douai (in northern France) was 1 of the early centers of devotion to St. Anne in the West.

The Anna Selbdritt was a type of iconography showing 3 generations of the “Holy Family,” St. Anne, the Virgin Mary, & Jesus (grandma, mom, son). This style of iconography emphasized the humanity of Jesus. It drew on the earlier conventions of the Seat of Wisdom. (The Seat of Wisdom is/are icons/sculptures that shows the Virgin Mary is seated on a throne with Jesus, as a kid, on her lap.) This was popular in northern Germany in the 1500s.

Two well-known shrines to St. Anne is that of Ste-Anne-d’Auray in Brittany (France) & that of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre near the city of Quebec. The number of pilgrims to the Basilica of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre is the greatest of St. Anne’s Feast Day (July 26), & the Sunday before the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (September 8). In 1892, Pope Leo XIII sent a relic of St. Anne to the church.

By the middle of the 7th century, a distinct feast day, the Conception of St. Anne (Maternity of Holy Anne) celebrating Mary by St. Anne, was observed at the Monastery of St. Sabas.

It’s now known in the Greek Orthodox Church as the feast of “The Conception by St. Anne of the Most Holy Theotokos.” It’s celebrated on December 9th. In the Catholic Church, the Feast of Saints Anne & Joachim is celebrated on July 26. The alleged relics of St. Anne was brought from the Holy Land to Constantinople in 710 & was kept there in the church of St. Sophia as late as 1333.

During the 12th & 13th centuries, returning crusaders & pilgrims from the East brought St. Anne’s relics to some churches, including most famously those at Apt, in Provence, Ghent, & Chartres. St. Anne’s relics have been preserved & venerated in the many cathedrals & monasteries dedicated to her name.

For example, in Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, & Greece in the semi-autonomous Mount Athos, & the city of Katerini. Duren has been the main place of pilgrimage for Anne since 1506, when Pope Julius II decreed that her relics should be kept there, after they were stolen from the church of St. Stephen in Mainz.

The Church of St. Anne in Beit Guvrin National Park was built by the Byzantines & the crusaders in the 12th century. This is known in Arabic as Khirbet Sandahanna, the mound of Maresha being called Tell Sandahanna.

St. Anne is the patroness of unmarried women, housewives, women in labor or who want to be pregnant, grandmothers, moms, & educators. She’s also a patroness of horseback riders, cabinet-makers, & miners.

As the mom of Mary, this devotion to St. Anne as the patron of miners arises from the medieval comparison between Mary & Jesus & the precious metals: gold & silver. Anne’s womb was considered the source from which these precious metals were mined.

St. Anne is the patron saint of Brittany (France); Cuenca (Ecuador); Chinandega (Nicaragua); the Mi’kmaq people of Canada; Castelbuono (Sicily); Quebec (Canada); Santa Ana (California); Norwich (Connecticut); Detroit (Michigan); Adjunta (Puerto Rico); Santa Ana & Jucuaran (El Salvador); Berlin (New Hampshire); Santa Ana Pueblo, Seama, & Taos (New Mexico); Chiclana de la Frontera, Marsaskala, Tuadela, Atarfe & Fasnia (Spain); Town of Sta Ana Province of Pampanga, Molo, Iloilo City, Balasan; Iloilo, Hagnoy, Santa Ana, Taguig City, St. Anne Shrine, Malicboy, Pagbilao, Quezon, & Malinao, Albay (Philippines); Santana (Brazil); St. Anne (Illinois); Sainte Anne Island; Baie Sainte Anne & Praslin Island (Seychelles); Bukit Mertajam & Port Klang (Malaysia); Kl’ucove (Slovakia) & South Vietnam.

The parish church of Vatican City is Sant’ Anna dei Palafrenieri. There’s a shrine dedicated to St. Anne in the Woods in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Anne is also revered in Islam, recognized as a highly spiritual woman & as the mom of Mary. She’s not named in the Quran. She’s called “the wife of Imran.” The Quran describes her remaining childless until old age. One day, Anne saw a bird feeding its young while sitting in the shade of a tree, which awakened her desire to have kids of her own.

She prayed for a kid & eventually conceived. Imran, her husband, died before the kid was born. Anne expected the unborn kid to be a boy, so she vowed to dedicate “him” to isolation & service in the Second Temple.

Anne had a daughter (Mary) instead. Anne named her: Mary. Anne’s words upon delivering Mary reflect as a great mystic, realizing that while she’d had wanted a son, this daughter was God’s gift to her.

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Church of Norway formally apologizes to LGBTQ+ community https://www.byteseu.com/1464007/ #apology #bishop #ChurchOfNorway #discrimination #Europe #EvangelicalLutheran #GayClergy #GayPastors #GunViolence #harassment #LondonPub #Lutheran #LutheranChurch #lutheranism #MarriageEquality #MassShooting #Norway #OlavFykseTveitat #Oslo #OsloPride #PresidingBishop #pride #SameSexMarriage #SameSexWeddings #scandanvia #World

Church of Norway apologizes to LGBTQ+ community for 'discrimination and harassment'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/world/church-of-norway-lgbtq-apology

Uncover the truth about human nature and spiritual growth! We explore our tendency to act like we know it all, delve into Luther's insights on laziness, and discuss the importance of self-examination. We also learn how to restore others with gentleness, as Paul advises the Galatians. Dive in for an enlightening journey of faith and understanding! #FaithJourney #HumanNature #SpiritualGrowth #Lutheranism #Catechism #SelfReflection #Gentleness #Christianity #BibleStudy #Galatians

A tiny church in Denmark celebrates community and coziness within 12 walls — one for each apostle

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The latest addition to the Copenhagen skyline is a tall, 12-sided wooden building proudly bearing…
#Denmark #Danmark #DK #Europe #Europa #EU #122927480 #article #Culturalpreservation #denmark #EvangelicalChristianity #Funeralsandmemorialservices #generalnews #Lutheranism #Religión #WorldNews
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Leafing through the Wikipedia entries on the archbishops of Uppsala - as one does before dealing with taxes - I decided that the zenith of Lutheran clerical vestment chic was achieved by Yngve Brilioth ( 1950 - 58). His successors have looked indistinguishable from their Anglican communion counterparts.

#ChurchOfSweden #ClericalVestments
#Lutheranism
#YngveBrilioth

Leafing through the Wikipedia entries on the archbishops of Uppsala - as one does before dealing with taxes - I decided that the zenith of Lutheran clerical vestment chic was achieved by Yngve Brilioth ( 1950 - 58). His successors have looked indistinguishable from their Anglican communion counterparts.

#ChurchOfSweden #ClericalVestments
#Lutheranism
#YngveBrilioth

Leafing through the Wikipedia entries on the archbishops of Uppsala - as one does before dealing with taxes - I decided that the zenith of Lutheran clerical vestment chic was achieved by Yngve Brilioth ( 1950 - 58). His successors have looked indistinguishable from their Anglican communion counterparts.

#ChurchOfSweden #ClericalVestments
#Lutheranism
#YngveBrilioth

I'm discovering the principle of “die Perlen des Glaubens” (the pearls of faith, but called in English “wreath of Christ”) and I like it.

I don't see it as a Lutheran rosary. It has some apparent common traits with the Catholic one, but it's not linked to a special text (like the Ave Maria for the rosary), so it's more a way to organize one's meditation and prayers. A way to teach and evangelize, too.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreath_of_Christ

#PerlenDesGlaubens #Lutheranism #prayer #WreathOfChrist

Any of you fellow #Christians (esp. those of you who are #Calvinist) heard #FLAME's new EP #ExtraNos? What do you think about his decision to switch from #Calvanism to #Lutheranism?

#Christian #Christianity #ChristianMusic #ChristianRap #CHH #Lutheran