Sentences with phrase «holy fire ceremony»
The original Constantinian building was severely damaged in the Persian invasion of 614 and completely destroyed in 1009 by the mad Egyptian Caliph al - Hakim, who, it is said, was angered by the fraudulent Holy Fire ceremony of the Christians.
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He replied: «In this ceremony we are offering created fire and from it comes uncreated light, by the grace of the Holy Spirit... before the ceremony begins, a kantila — a little oil lamp — is placed, already lit, on the tomb.