A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany procession for the first time in more than 50 years on Sunday after it was declared free of landmines.

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matt. 3:11) Jesus’ Baptism and its meaning Christ was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Baptism with water, practiced since the ...

This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the baptism of Jesus Christ ... in the Jordan River, the Holy ...

The baptism site was added by UNESCO to the World Heritage List in 2015. The spokesperson for the Catholic Church in Jordan, Rifat Bader, said 1,000 people were allowed to attend the pilgrimage ...

On January 19, the Orthodox Church commemorates the event described in all four Gospels of Matthew, Luke, John and Mark - the baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River by John the ...

Baptism was not a new ... This confirms Jesus’ identity as the Son of God. The crowds of people standing on the banks of the River Jordan will know for certain that this is the greater person ...

In North Macedonia, believers celebrate Epiphany by throwing the Holy Cross into the the water, commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia ...

The Ethiopian Epiphany feast is celebrated throughout the country and commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. It has been inscribed in 2019 on the ...

John and Mark — the baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist. The full name of the holiday is the Baptism of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Originally ...