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    The circumcision of Jesus is an event from the life of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke chapter 2, which states: And when eight days were fulfilled...
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    The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian celebration of the circumcision of Jesus in accordance with Jewish tradition, eight days (according...
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  • The Circumcision is a title for some of the many paintings of the circumcision of Jesus. Examples with articles include: The Circumcision (Parmigianino)...
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    Circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis. In the most common form of the operation, the foreskin is extended with forceps...
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  • Religious circumcision is generally performed shortly after birth, during childhood, or around puberty as part of a rite of passage. Circumcision for religious...
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    of several relics attributed to Jesus, consisting of the foreskin removed during the circumcision of Jesus. At various points in history, a number of...
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  • The circumcision controversy in early Christianity played an important role in Christian theology. The circumcision of Jesus is celebrated as a feast day...
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  • Male circumcision has been a subject of controversy for a number of reasons including religious, ethical, sexual, and medical. During the late 19th and...
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    Ashkenazi: [bʁis ˈmilə]; "covenant of circumcision") or bris (Yiddish: ברית‎, Yiddish: [bʁɪs]) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism,...
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    similar Circumcision of Jesus was shown, but by the late Middle Ages the two were sometimes combined. Early images concentrated on the moment of meeting...
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    Ostentatio genitalium (category Iconography of Jesus)
    sin and shame". The wider circle of corresponding representations includes portraits with the circumcision of Jesus, although in these Renaissance paintings...
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    Jesus (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher...
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  • of Jesus were required to become circumcised; the rite of circumcision was considered execrable and repulsive during the period of Hellenization of the...
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  • circumcision of Jesus; the Census of Quirinius; the flight into Egypt and Massacre of the Innocents; the Finding in the Temple; the Baptism of Jesus....
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    celebrated either as the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus or as that of Circumcision of Jesus, in various Christian churches. For centuries, Christians have invoked...
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    with respect to medical or cultural reasons, although all of them honor the circumcision of Jesus and condemn the rite when it is viewed as a means or requirement...
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    The Circumcision, a painting by the Italian Mannerist artist Parmigianino of the common subject of the circumcision of Jesus, was executed around 1523...
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  • circumcision, some dating back to ancient times, have been enacted in many countries and communities. In the case of non-therapeutic circumcision of children...
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    The Circumcision is a painted altarpiece of the Circumcision of Jesus by the Italian Renaissance painter Luca Signorelli, in the National Gallery in London...
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  • Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia, though the specific form and extent of...
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    side of the aureole are the work of Francesco Benaglia and Filippo Gnaccarini (1804–1875). The altarpiece, representing the Circumcision of Jesus, was...
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    dogma of Nicene Christianity Mental health of Jesus Jesus myth theory Chronology of Jesus Annunciation Nativity of Jesus Circumcision of Jesus Christ...
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    The Circumcision is an oil on canvas painting of the Circumcision of Jesus by Peter Paul Rubens, produced in 1605 during his stay in Rome. It is now in...
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  • Forced circumcision is the circumcision of men and boys against their will. In a biblical context, the term is used especially in relation to Paul the...
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    the fresco decorations of the cupola. In 1524, he traveled to Rome with five small paintings, including the Circumcision of Jesus and his Self-portrait...
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    the Feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus Christ marks the eighth day (octave day) of Christmastide. Among the 7th-century pagans of Flanders and...
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    Circumcision of Jesus; The Flight into Egypt in Matthew 2; The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem, also in Luke 2; Mary meeting Jesus...
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  • an indication of liturgical colour. 1 January: The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus 25 January: The Conversion of Paul 19 March: Joseph of Nazareth 23 April:...
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    The crucifixion of Jesus was the death of Jesus by being nailed to a cross. It occurred in 1st-century Judaea, most likely in AD 30 or AD 33. The event...
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    Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin: ascensio Iesu, lit. 'ascent of Jesus') is the Christian and Islamic belief that Jesus ascended to...
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