violinist in the employ of Saint Mark’s Church. In addition to musical training from the elder Vivaldi‚ it was also rumored (but not proven) that the young Vivaldi received instruction from Giovanni Legrenzi‚ a composer. Antonio was destined for the priesthood at an early age‚ after preparation he was ordained in March‚ 1703. (Antonio Vivaldi was red headed‚ earning him the nickname later in life as the “red priest”) That autumn‚ he received and appointment to Ospitale della Pieta‚ an orphanage in Venice
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to power. At the age of sixteen‚ Julius Caesar’s father died leaving him the head of the household. Thrown into this new responsibility Caesar decided it best to dedicate his life to priesthood in order to benefit his family. Little did he know the unfortunate death of his father‚ and decision to join the priesthood would begin his journey of becoming the Julius Caesar still spoken of today. And soon Caesar was nominated the new High Priest of Jupiter‚ and married to Cornelia‚ daughter of Lucius
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The Lutheran denomination is the oldest of all the Protestant denominations. It was founded by Martin Luther‚ the German monk and professor who famously posted 95 Theses against the practice of indulgences in 1517. The founding of the denomination wasn’t intentional at first. Luther saw contradictions between the Bible and current practices of the Church as well as corruption and abuse within the Church‚ and had hoped for reform‚ not a schism. When that proved impossible‚ he continued to spread his
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Thoughts‚ ideas and values practised for generations come together to form a culture. The cultural values practised through generations create a tradition. Thoughts of one generation differ from those of the other and so do the values. So‚ a conflict of two generations is inevitable. Whenever a new idea tries to assert itself at the cost of something that has been followed conventionally‚ and the new idea claims to be progressive‚ we say that tradition is becoming an obstacle to progress. The question
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The mythology about rubies is vast and it varies. Some cultures associate it with the Zodiac sign of Capricorn (goat) and in other cultures‚ Taurus (bull). Most cultures consider the ruby as the birthstone for July. However‚ throughout the ages it has been associated with nearly every other month. Ruby’s Day is Tuesday‚ it’s season Summer‚ and it’s apostle St. Matthew. Rubies are a traditional gift for 40th wedding anniversaries. In myth and magic‚ at the time of the Borgias (15-16th century)‚
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The Response to Change: Analyzing the Writings and Instruction of Jacob of Edessa Adjusting to change is extremely difficult in our contemporary church culture. It is most challenging because it requires organizations to adjust their traditions to something that is new and unfamiliar. Progressive Christianity rarely makes connections with current contexts to that of early Christianity. How did they handle changing climates? My research paper seeks to analyze the responses of Jacob of Edessa to
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The Protestant Reformation was initiated by the Augustinian monk Martin Luther‚ who developed different views concerning how society should be run and how government should be adhered; which were in opposition to his third successor‚ the French lawyer‚ John Calvin. The Protestant Reformation was a movement which emerged in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe. Although politically Martin Luther wanted the current monarchy to remain as the
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a witness without witnessing”. Now‚ that makes perfectly good sense to me. I also thought the illustration of the High Priest’s robe in the Old Testament symbolizing witnessing or was a ringing testimony for the Lord. As a member of the royal priesthood (1Pet. 2:9)‚ our witnessing should be a ringing testimony for Jesus Christ‚ the Lord of Salvation. Our witnessing is not limited to a specific location but is
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Bible is the Torah. The Torah consist of the stories of Adam and Eve‚ the creation‚ Hebrew patriarchs and matriarchs‚ Noah and the Hebrew’s early ancestors (Molloy‚2013). Torah also introduces the lawmaker Moses and his brother‚ the founder of priesthood Aaron. Books in Torah include: Genesis (Bereshit)‚ Exodus (Shemot)‚ Leviticus (Vayiqra)‚ Numbers (Bemidbar)and Deuteronomy (Devarim) (Molloy‚2013). The second part of the Tanakh is known as the Prophets. Prophets spoke in God’s name to the Jewish
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stop taking lessons and to never deviate from his natural voice. Religion‚ too‚ had a strong impact on Cash’s childhood. His mother was a devout member of the Pentacostal Church of God‚ and his older brother Jack seemed committed to joining the priesthood. Chances are John’s own faith would have always exerted itself to some degree on his own life‚ but Jack’s tragic death in 1944 at the age of 14 in a farming accident solidified Cash’s own faith in
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