PinGGG!.......................
“the phrase “Christ born of Mary” was used by Christians at the time to protect against the evil eye. The evil eye is an ancient curse originating in Greece and Rome that many cultures believe will cause misfortune on unsuspecting individuals”
That’s interesting. We need this stone in DC.
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For your interest.
“Christ Born of Mary”
TY for posting this!
This should be our new greeting as we are driven underground.
“..Whoever enters should pray for them.”
But,But.....
Two weird things about this article:
1. No source for their bizarre speculation that the words “Christ” and “Mary” (in a church of all places!) was part of some superstitious ritual unrelated to Christianity. Maybe he learned that in the DaVinci Code?
2. A bishop in the 5th or 6th Century was one of the first bishops? I don’t think so. Here’s Clement writing in A.D. 95 “So preaching everywhere in country and town, they appointed their firstfruits, when they had proved them by the Spirit, to be bishops and deacons unto them that should believe.”
I can read the Greek and don’t see the phrase ‘Christ born of Mary’ on that artifact.