I heard a quote somewhere that described a biblical character who "saw the light" and was "blinded" and "crawled" his way through a certain location. Who is this referring to?

Are there any physical or aesthetic differences in a church's name (saint dedication), architecture, signage etc that identify it at CofE or Roman Catholic from the outside? (After years of being deaf and blind in the wilderness, I am re-discovering my Anglican faith. I travel the length and breadth of the UK for work, and want to attend church on my travels but I would prefer to know if it is CofE or RC before hand)

The Society of the Faith charity (*Wikipedia* entry ) uses the following symbol. What is it?

I'm trying to track down a Catholic bible translation. I saw a screenshot of it online (a picture of a physical copy) a few months ago but have yet to identify which translation it is. The key thing that was highlighted in the meme pic was that the translators had inserted "One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic" into Christs words in chapter 16, such that Christ ends up saying "on this rock I will build my one, holy, catholic, apostolic church." I'm super curious to track down this translation because I find it somewhat humourous but I also think there could be some actual value in it, on a sociological level at least. **Does anyone know which translation this could be?** I suspect it's one of the following but can't find online copies to confirm: - St. Paul Catholic Edition - Alba House New Testament - New Community Bible: Catholic Edition (NCB) - New Living Translation Catholic Edition (NLT-CE)

I got this icon from Greece, however I was not able to identify the Saint. Could anyone help?

In the lobby of a residential building during the Christmas Season last year, I encountered the white-bearded sculpture pictured below, about half the height of an average son of Adam. This piece of art was standing guard by the lift (or rather, since this was in the US of A, the *elevator*) to go up into the building. *Late Autumn 2020* From what I recall, the only depictions that I've ever seen in real life (as opposed to in pictures or video) that come anything close to St. Nicholas of Myra have invariably been some form or another of the classic American Santa Claus, whether as a sculpture, or an inflatable decoration, or as a costumed actor: an elderly, portly man with a generous white beard swathed in red clothing trimmed with white fleece. (A short drive from the aforementioned building, the Christmas decoration that made the most dramatic impression on me for a couple of years previous to that was a huge inflatable biker-gang version of Santa Claus, astride his inflated motorcycle, complete with sunglasses on.) Standing next to this elevator, therefore, was my first time seeing, in person, a Christmastime depiction of Santa seeming to prefer donning his more traditional O.G. apparel, which would render him rather more into his previous format as the ancient Bishop of Myra. I'd been hesitant about that interpretation, however, since I've never seen any Santa Claus, or Sinterklaas, or St Nicholas, kitted out in quite this fashion. I believe the feature that threw me off the most about his get-up is the crown of fruit. Where I grew up, Santa Claus was an American phenomenon with whom I was familiar mostly from Hollywood productions, whereas I knew the character, rather, by the name of *Father Christmas*. He essentially bore the same features, although research during *this* Christmas Season took me through the fascinating origin story of Father Christmas as a completely distinct personage, originally from the British Isles (and apparently born out of the English Civil War, as well as social upheaval based on the Puritans seeking to root Roman Catholicism out of the UK). According to [*Wikipedia*](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Christmas) , "The popular American myth of Santa Claus arrived in England in the 1850s and Father Christmas started to take on Santa's attributes." Within that research I've seen several designs, drawings and paintings of Father Christmas and I've also looked at a variety of icons, paintings and costumed portrayals of St Nicholas. The elevator lobby decoration, to me, looks like some kind of Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic priest, because of the crozier (bishop's staff) that he wields, and which does resemble the one that St Nicholas sometimes carries. *St Nicholas Statuette - [Roman Joseph Studio](https://www.queenofpeacecatholicstore.com/saint-nicholas-statue-10-in)* Both Santa Claus and the more original St. Nicholas tend to wear light-coloured clothing or the colour red, or a combination of the two (as in the immediately preceding image, for example). The tendency towards darker apparel, as on the lobby statuette (especially the articles of clothing under the mantle) appears to be an Eastern European phenomenon for St Nicholas. See the following examples: [*Icon (1294) in the St Nicholas Church on Lipno Island in Russia*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikola_from_1294.jpg) [*Sv. Mikuláš*, by Czech painter Jaroslav Čermák (1800s)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jaroslav_%C4%8Cerm%C3%A1k_(1831_-_1878)_-_Sv._Mikul%C3%A1%C5%A1.jpg) Note, however, [this c. 1525 painting](https://www.akg-images.com/archive/St.-Nicholas-2UMDHUFT28FY.html) by the German artist Christoph Bockstorfer. The lobby statue's headgear leads me to the conclusion that he is likely meant as an amalgamation of Father Christmas and the more old-school St Nicholas, maybe with a touch of Santa mixed in as well. He seems to be wearing Santa's hood or floppy cap, surmounted with a garland of fruit based on the holly wreath worn by Father Christmas. *[Stephen Winick](https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2018/12/frankenmumming-the-2018-afc-mummers-play/) wearing a design aimed at authenticity in line with the original English Father Christmas* Our lobby visitor's (perhaps priestly?) attire, and especially his crozier, make me think St Nicholas. But that is a guess on my part and perhaps I am mistaken. **Does this art-piece correspond to a particular style of representing the 4th-century bishop, of which style I am perhaps unaware?**

I'm looking for a text I read some time ago where an Early Church writer (one of the Patristic Fathers?) responds to an argument regarding suicide put forth by some opponents. IIRC, it goes something like this: "If Christianity is true and this world is a temporary place of suffering prior to the bliss of heaven, why don't all you Christians just kill yourselves?" (Or something to that effect.) The text is the author's response--but I can't recall the text, the author, their response, or where I read it! Any help would be appreciated.

I have a memory of reading about end times prophecy that talks about beast with thousand names and at that time I thought that now when people have lot of nicknames and usernames on internet, maybe somebody can have thousand usernames. But now when I try to Google this with different search words, I cannot find it. Is this a Mandela effect or do I just remember incorrectly or is the prophecy so obscure that it cannot be found on the internet? Does anyone else remember this prophecy about the beast or antichrist?

What musical liturgical melodies could Jesus have sung in the synagogues of his day? Do any possible examples still exist, based on historical evidence? Have any musically inclined historians mentioned any possibility of this and have given examples of what Jesus and his Disciples sang or chanted liturgically in their synagogues of the first century AD? Bonus question: Are there any melodies that exactly or nearly are the same as found in early Gregorian Chant or Early Byzantine Chant?

I'm looking for the name and singer/composer of a toddler song. The words I remember are " Tap tap tap, tap tap tap, someone's building up a place for me....building me a home in heaven. Jesus, building me a home in heaven, Jesus building me a home in heaven...." It was a great song to do with motions similar to the wise man built his house upon the rock. I can't find or remember enough of the song. It could be from the late 80s or early 90s. Thanks.

On this illustration an angel/cherub, two men, some dogs and some sheep. It is very hard to read what the tekst on what the angel/cherub is carrying. The tekst says Gloria but the other two words I can't make out. From an answer in a different post and the book of hours I found out a lot about these illustrations, I only have a hard time figuring this one out. Can someone help me out?

Another piece in the belongings of my late grandmother may she rest in peace. This is a part of 7 pieces in total. I am really intrigued by the artwork itself. Is it possible for someone to identify this scene?

Another piece in the belongings of my late grandmother may she rest in peace. This particular piece is a very beautiful piece in my opinion. This is a part of 7 pieces in total. I am really intrigued by the artwork itself. Is it possible for someone to identify this scene?

In Arthur Miller's play *The Crucible *, Puritan John Proctor says the following: > Now remember what the angel Raphael said to the boy Tobias […] “Do that which is good, and no harm will come to thee.” To my knowledge, an encounter between an angel named Raphael and a boy named Tobias is not in the Bible. Does it have its origin in some other Christian literature? And if so, does this phrase appear?

There is a prayer floating around online called "Be Satisfied with Me" that starts off as follows: > Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone, > To have a deep soul relationship with another, > To be loved thoroughly and exclusively. > > But to a Christian, God says, “No, not until you are satisfied, > Fulfilled and content with being loved by Me alone, > With giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me. > With having an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone. The earliest version I can find online is from 2004 where it doesn't have an author listed. But since at least 2007 , it has been attributed to St. Anthony of Padua (and on many more sites since like here , here , here , and here ). I'm a bit suspicious of St. Anthony's authorship for a number of reasons given that it mostly seems to be floating around on blogs, and I find it odd for 13th Century monk to be writing a prayer about finding a spouse (and at a time when arranged marriages were more common). Is there any reason to believe that St. Anthony of Padua actually wrote this?

In many music videos in my language, there is a specific movie that clips are taken out of. I have looked in many places but I cannot pinpoint the specific movie. Here are a couple of images from the movie.

Picture taken Eastbourne about 1900.

My sister bought me this bracelet from a monastery in Serbia. I've been searching for quite some time to find which Saint is depicted to no avail. It looks like St. John Chrysostom but I'm not sure.