Sentences with phrase «by monks in»

Nor do I have any illusions about the «accuracy» of the CET or the written records kept by monks in the 14th C.

Beautifully appointed throughout, the library is home to the world - famous Book of Kells, the wonderfully illustrated gospels of the New Testament, created by monks in the 9th century.

The Lhasa Apso was used by monks in Tibet to guard their temples and Dalmatians were used to guard and defend carriages against highwaymen in the 19th century.

Children, specifically boys, were taken into the monasteries and lectured by monks in a system of instruction that demanded children display obedience, faith, and as conduct themselves as competent servants of the church.

street style Sam Wallander Top: Handmade by Monks in Napaul Bottom: ZARA Shoes: Steve Madden «What inspires my fashion is colour and sort of life narratives.

Design 5: This dress was actually from a previous collection inspired by the saffron - color ropes worn by monks in the tranquil town of Luang Prabang, Lao.

Affligem is a Belgian abbey beer, first brewed by monks in an abbey in Affligem, Belgium in the 11th century as a means to raise money, avoid drinking contaminated water and provide nutrition.

V.E.P. Chartreuse Verte, a secret recipe developed by monks in 1605, is a bright green digestif made from over 130 different plants, herbs, and spices.

Christopher Columbus brought chile peppers and their seeds back from the New World in 1493, and they were grown mostly by monks in monasteries.

President and CEO Jeff Coleman became familiar with Paulaner — a brand of beers that began being brewed by monks in the early 1500s, and the leading Munich, Germany Brewery since 1634 — in the 1980s, and became an importer for the brand in 1987.

It remains the basis of the way of life still followed by monks in the Eastern Church.

He said that since the play was written by monks in a seventeenth - century monastery, it was inconceivable that the authors could have harbored anti-Semitic feelings, and he pointed out that the text has not been revised since 1860.

The embellishments injected by monks in the Middle Ages helped a bit, too.

Trump has often stated that his returns are «all very beautiful,» as if written by monks in gold leaf.

Tibetans - in - exile hold a candlelight vigil following the self - immolation attempt by a monk in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013.

Not exact matches

Created by former Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe (pictured) and Rich Pierson, the app teaches meditation to more than nine million people in 190 countries.

Now, enthusiasts line up to hoard rarities like the annual spring release of Halifax's Garrison Spruce Beer; esoteric and earthy Italian imports like Panil; and, most famously, Westvleteren XII, a Belgian ale brewed by Trappist monks that sold out in minutes when it hit 16 Ontario liquor stores at a cost of $ 80 per six - pack last December.

Headspace was founded in 2010 as a meditation event business run by cofounders Pierson, a former marketing executive whose clients included body - spray purveyor Axe, and Andy Puddicombe, a Buddhist monk.

Pence signed it into law in a closed - press ceremony at the statehouse, surrounded by nuns, monks, and right - wing lobbyists.

In the book, the pope claims the Christian calendar is based on a mistake by a sixth century monk, who was several years off in his calculation of Jesus's birth datIn the book, the pope claims the Christian calendar is based on a mistake by a sixth century monk, who was several years off in his calculation of Jesus's birth datin his calculation of Jesus's birth date.

The image of monks as peaceful these days is because no militant Buddhist sects are conducting violent acts in their traditional garb however 4000 people were injured in a poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by a Buddhist group.

A monk who lives all by himself in the woods is called a hermit.

One day in March AD 415, during the season of Lent, her chariot was waylaid on her route home by a Christian mob, possibly Nitrian monks led by a man identified only as Peter, who is thought to be Peter the Reader, Cyril's assistant.

In the brewery, monks brewed vast quantities of Scottish ale, which was served by the liter at mealtimes.

Buddhist monks and Taoist priests hired by the officials came to chant and perform rites in front of the church.

I always get in a conversation about how it takes more faith to pursue science than religion and how many scientific universities were created by early monks.

Many of the writers on spirituality were directing their thoughts to monks and nuns, but we notice a surprising moderation in their remarks («reasonable distress», «little by little»).

Huffington Post: «Beyond the Robe»: New Generation of Buddhist Monks Embraces Science Recently, the Dalai Lama addressed a luncheon gathering at my home in Boston and announced a decision by the leaders of the monasteries to make the study of Western science part of the core curriculum required of all monastic scholars in the Gelug tradition.

In later life Martin Luther said that if ever a monk could go to heaven by his monkery, he would have been there twenty five years ago.

The words from Psalm 118 «Suscipe me, Domine» (receive me, Lord) are sung by those making profession as a monk or nun, and the teaching offered here on the nature of vows speaks to anyone who sees their human journey in terms of vocation.

Persuaded by their tears, Mary not only gained their pardon from her Son, but also forced two demons to impersonate the monk and the woman and take their place in prison.

In «Jesus of Nazareth - The Infancy Narratives,» the pope says the Christian calendar is actually based on a blunder by a 6th century monk, who Benedict says was several years off in his calculation of Jesus» birth datIn «Jesus of Nazareth - The Infancy Narratives,» the pope says the Christian calendar is actually based on a blunder by a 6th century monk, who Benedict says was several years off in his calculation of Jesus» birth datin his calculation of Jesus» birth date.

Having grown up in New Orleans and been educated by monks who must have had quite an exceptional understanding with the Lord, I totally understood.

Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Desmond Tutu, Dorothy Day, the French Protestants who resisted fascism and protected Jews, Buddhist monks in Vietnam and many, many others were led by their religious convictions to fight for human dignity and human rights.

In the forthcoming Victories of Reason, Stark will attribute to Christian rationality and advocacy nothing less than the emergence of capitalism (pioneered by medieval monks, not industrious Protestants) and the foundational principles of equality and individual liberty that informed that most conspicuous Western achievement of all: modern republican democracy.

In Foggia, at the abbey of San Giovanni Rotondo, lies the body of a Capuchin monk named Padre Pio, a shrine attended by Catholics from all over the world, the very epitome of popular piety.

About these monks it is said that they were people of great faith, well versed in the Scriptures, large portions of which they knew by heart, fervent in prayer, gentle and humble in manner, full of the love of God on the one hand, and love to their neighbour and all humankind on the other.

Christ's forty days in the wilderness following his baptism by John the Baptist were often interpreted as symbolic of purification and renewal before beginning his ministry, and the monks who withdrew to the desert were in a sense following his example.

However irreproachably I lived as a monk, I felt myself in the presence of God to be a sinner with a most unquiet conscience... I did not love, indeed I hated this just God... I raged with a fierce and most agitated conscience and yet I continued to knock away at Paul in this place, thirsting ardently to know what he really meant... At last I began to understand the justice of God as that by which the just man lives by the gift of God, that is to say by faith... At this I felt myself to have been born again and to have entered through open gates into paradise itself.6

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The paper reports that supporters in the House chambers punctuated Mr. Monks» speech by waving American flags and playing recordings of crowing roosters.

At the heart of the 16th - century Reformation movement was the experience of «justification by faith» in the life of an Augustinian monk.

The medieval monks of Ireland, Thomas Cahill has famously argued (see reading list below), saved Western civilization by their work in building libraries and teaching people to read well.

In his travels he stopped by the famed Vatopaidi Monastery and was amazed to discover the financial slight of hand of Fathers Arsenios and Ephraim, two monks who he says displayed all the cunning of Enron's Jeff Skilling and Kenneth Lay.

Catholic monks and Dark Age theologians also did their share of hallu - cinating: «TUBUAS - A member of the group of angels who were removed from the ranks of officially recognized celestial hierarchy in 745 by a council in Rome under Pope Zachary.

In «Jesus of Nazareth — The Infancy Narratives,» the pope says the Christian calendar is actually based on a blunder by a 6th century monk, who Benedict says was several years off in his calculation of Jesus» birth datIn «Jesus of Nazareth — The Infancy Narratives,» the pope says the Christian calendar is actually based on a blunder by a 6th century monk, who Benedict says was several years off in his calculation of Jesus» birth datin his calculation of Jesus» birth date.

bear in mind that in the past some remarkable scientific breakthroughs were made by monks and priests who were quite brilliant scholars.

After the early experiments by individual persons, the group life of special dedication that we know as monasticism began to grow; so that nearly every geographical area had both local churches for people in general and special Christian communities for monks.

In the fourth and final seminar, participants will conclude their conversation by considering both the reigning concepts of freedom in our own age and George Weigel's account of their origins in his «Tale of Two Monks.&raquIn the fourth and final seminar, participants will conclude their conversation by considering both the reigning concepts of freedom in our own age and George Weigel's account of their origins in his «Tale of Two Monks.&raquin our own age and George Weigel's account of their origins in his «Tale of Two Monks.&raquin his «Tale of Two Monks.»

For example, a number of nomad Arabs in the valley of the Euphrates accepted Christianity because they were attracted to the Christian faith by the power which the Christian monks and hermits exercised over the evil spirits in the name of Jesus.»