Tag: Resurrection

Completing the Work: a pilgrimage in the Sansevero Chapel, in Naples

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Visiting the temple conceived by Prince Raimondo di Sangro means taking part in a great collective history, branched out between artistic wonders and initiatory symbols. Even as spectators, it is an experience that should be done at least twice in a lifetime.

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The rites of Easter night as an initiatory mystery

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The lighting of the fire, the texts that trace the sacred history, the rite of water that evokes the mystery of death-and-resurrection of baptism. The Sacred Meal of the Body and Blood of Christ: "the greatest hierophany" according to Mircea Eliade. The liturgy of the Easter vigil transmits a mysterious and initiatory meaning over the centuries.

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