Sentences with phrase «historic holy churches»
These include the Kariye (Khora) Mosque and Museum and the characteristic neighbourhood of Balat, with its colourful century - old Ottoman houses protected by UNESCO, with the iconic Pierre Loti Hill only a five - minute drive away and the city's historic Holy Churches, Synagogues and Mosques within walking distance.
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If present trends continue, the Palestinian Christian community, which claims a historic continuity dating back to the first disciples, will disappear from the Holy Land, leaving behind nothing but museums or shells of churches.
Thousands of people gathered in Hull's historic Old Town at the weekend to celebrate the city's Holy Trinity Church being bestowed a special status by the Archbishop of York.
Entering the Old City at the historic Jaffa Gate, Demetrios was ceremonially welcomed by the bishops and priests of the Greek Orthodox Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre, Israeli government and municipal officials, a police honor guard, six bemedaled consuls - general, representatives of the Roman Catholic, Armenian, Syrian Orthodox and Ethiopian churches, two uniformed Dragomen, a baton tossing drum - major, the Arab Orthodox Boy Scout drum and bugle corps, uniformed schoolgirls, scores of monks, nuns, reporters, cameramen and a smattering of curious tourists.
The town of Llandrindod Wells is hosting the historic occasion as bishops, clergy and lay people representing all six dioceses in the Church of Wales are locked inside Holy Trinity Church.
Historic renovations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre won't change some Protestants» preference for the Garden Tomb.
It has been said over and over again, by Christians of all kinds in this mainstream of historic Christianity, that the Eucharist, the Holy Communion, the Lord's Supper, the Liturgy, the Divine Mysteries, the Mass — call it what you will — is the Church's characteristic action.
Many countries are more conservative than our own, so your clothing style should be more conservative as well — especially when visiting churches, cathedrals, and other historic or holy places.