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Nov 15, 2023 · Is the name Beatrice in the Bible? No, the name Beatrice is not mentioned in the Bible. It does not appear as a character’s name or have any specific biblical references.
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Berenice. BERENICE bər’ ə nes. This Herodian princess, born in a.d. 28, daughter of Agrippa I makes a brief appearance in the NT in the story of Paul’s examination before Festus at Caesarea ( Acts 25:13-27 ). She was visiting the Rom. garrison town with her able brother, Agrippa II.
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Jul 18, 2019 · Spirituality. Did the Virgin Mary have a sister? Walwyn | Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0. Philip Kosloski - published on 07/18/19. The Bible gives us some clues, but is relatively silent regarding Mary's...
Mar 19, 2019 · In this painting by Russian artist Vasily Surikov dated to 1875, the Apostle Paul speaks before King Agrippa II, his sister Julia Berenice, and the proconsul Festus. At a young age, Julia Berenice was wed to Alexandrian Jew Marcus Julius Alexander. Nephew of famed writer Philo, Alexander was the son of an alabarch, which, according to Josephus ...
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It was not long before Beatrice met the same fate as her brothers. She was denounced as a Christian, imprisoned and, despite the threats she received, persevered in the faith. Another woman, Lucina, buried Beatrice in the place where her brothers rested, a cemetery on the via Portuense.
The catacomb called “Generosa” was on the via Portuense, and the three saints came to be known as the martyres portuenses. Of particular note in the catacomb is the fresco with Byzantine characteristics, which was discovered there, called Coronatio Martyrum, dating back to the 6th century. In it are depicted five characters: in the center Christ wh...
The name Beatrice has always been popular and loved because of the veneration given the Roman martyr. Its diffusion was also increased thanks to the fame of several figures, such as Beatrice Portinari, the woman loved by Dante Alighieri, and that of other noblewomen and queens.
She is believed to have been the sister of the martyrs Simplicius and Faustinus whom she buried in the Via Portuensi. The legend says that she was then denounced as a Christian by Lucretius to whom she was betrothed, and was strangled by her own servants.
Jan 15, 2021 · Bernard of Clairvaux. Thomas Aquinas. This essay offers an analysis of the character of Beatrice in Dante’s Commedia that places her alongside two medieval theologians who themselves appear as characters in the poem. Reading Beatrice in light of Saints Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) and Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) – both through the ...
