The Emperor Constantine converted the Roman Empire to Christianity in 312 and consolidated it with the First Council of Nicaea in 325 in which the Nicene Creed was drafted. However, as the temples of gods went out along with their mythologies, a certain degree of Christian shrines came in with their heros and their miracleContinue reading “#25 Forerunners to Mystery Plays”
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#6 Mary Ward of the Temple
The tradition that Mary’s parents were called Anne and Joaquin is derived from the pseudepigrapha writing called the Gospel of James. The book presents Mary as being brought up as a ward of the Temple. The text is thought to have been written in the second century and not by James, the brother of Jesus. TheContinue reading “#6 Mary Ward of the Temple”
Merry and True 