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The tintinnabulum is one of the three physical signs that indicate that a church is a lesser basilica. The other two signs are the umbraculum (conopaeum) and a display of the papal symbol. [2] In the Middle Ages it served the practical function of alerting the people of Rome to the approach of the Pope during papal processions. [citation needed]
In ancient Rome, a tintinnabulum (less often tintinnum) [1] was a wind chime or assemblage of bells. A tintinnabulum often took the form of a bronze ithyphallic figure or of a fascinum, a magico-religious phallus thought to ward off the evil eye and bring good fortune and prosperity. A tintinnabulum acted as a door amulet.
The umbraculum is one of the symbols bestowed by the pope when he elevates a church to the rank of a minor basilica; the other being the tintinnabulum or bell. [2] The umbraculum of a major basilica is made of cloth of gold and red velvet, while that of a minor basilica is made of yellow and red silk. The umbraculum is also represented behind ...
Ancient Romans used tintinnabulum as a way to protect against the “evil or jealous eye,” he said. A photo shows the partially excavated tintinnabulum, a “magical” phallus-shaped wind chime.
CCEL stores texts in Theological Markup Language (ThML) format and automatically converts them into other formats such as HTML or Portable Document Format (PDF). [4] Although they use mainly Public Domain texts, they claim copyright on all their formatting. [5] Users must log into their website to download all formatted versions of the text.
The full title was A Dictionary of the Bible, dealing with the Language, Literature and Contents, including the Biblical Theology. It was edited by James Hastings, with the assistance of John A. Selbie. Additional assistance with revision of the proofs was provided by A. B. Davidson, S. R. Driver and H. B. Swete. Four volumes (1898—1902 ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1894) book cover. The Illustrated Bible Dictionary, [a] better known as Easton's Bible Dictionary, is a reference work on topics related to the Christian Bible, compiled by Matthew George Easton. The first edition was published in 1893, [1] and a revised edition was published the following year. [2]
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