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18 unusual facts about Nazareth


Antonio Barluzzi

During this time he planned a great temple at the Holy Sepulchre and what he thought was his final work in the holy land, a Shrine to the Incarnation in Nazareth.

Benjamin Fish Austin

When asked directly if Spiritualists believe in the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth the book gives a very interesting answer.

Chakhei

2. Nazareth Vaih: A street named after Nazareth in the Holy Bible, which is the name of the town in Israel, the place where Jesus Christ was raised up, is somehow an attraction for visitors from outside.

Christ of Havana

The Christ of Havana (Spanish: Cristo de La Habana) is a large sculpture representing Jesus of Nazareth on a hilltop overlooking the bay in Havana, Cuba.

David Moritz Michael

Moritz Michael's official church position was as a worker with the young men of the Moravian congregations in Nazareth and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and his contributions to the musical life of the Moravian settlements in Pennsylvania was great.

Hapoel Ironi Acre F.C.

In the 2011–12 season the club played in the first month at Ilut Stadium in Ilut, located near Nazareth in northern Israel, before moving to their new Akko Municipal Stadium.

Ian Sagar

In 2011 he had his first success, at the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth, northern Israel.

Ich ess' Blumen

This song is referenced in the full title of "Nazareth (Blumen my ass)" from Planet Punk, which is about solving world hunger by eating mucus.

John Christian Bechler

He was educated at the Moravian College and Theological Seminary in Germany, came to the United States in 1806, and entered the boarding school of Nazareth Hall, at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, as a tutor.

John Christian Jacobson

Subsequently he took charge of a boys' boarding school at Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

Nazareth, Kentucky

The founder of the Sisters, the Right Reverend John Baptist David, S.S., died there in 1841 and is buried in the convent cemetery.

Nazareth, Tamil Nadu

In 2008, Boise, Idaho based Genesis World Mission, Inc. performed a 3-day medical outreach to the community.

Peter Finbow

In 2011, there was a victory at the 2011 European Championships, held in Nazareth, Israel.

Raúl Soldi

In 1968, he travelled to Israel, to paint a fresco in the Basilica of the Anuncición, in Nazareth, a mural inspired by the miracle of the Virgin of Luján.

Sons of the Prophet

Brothers Joseph Douaihy (29 years old) and Charles Douaihy (18 years old), who live in a run-down area of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, are left alone after their father dies of a heart attack two weeks after a car accident.

St Augustine's, Kilburn

Paintings around the nave depict the healing ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.

Stephen Mallory

Then, she sent her son away for further schooling at a Moravian academy in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

Trsat

In May 1291 Mary's house in Nazareth is said to have appeared here, then mysteriously disappeared later, to be discovered in Italy, in Loreto, where it still stands today as a shrine.


1995 IndyCar season

At the pit entry Pruett had the lead and beat Unser by a carlength, giving Firestone Tires their first IndyCar win since the 1970s, and Patrick's first win since Nazareth in September of 1989 with Emerson Fittipaldi.

2009 Arab Capital of Culture

Simultaneous ceremonies were supposed to take place in Jerusalem, Gaza, Nazareth, and Mar Elias Refugee Camp in Lebanon.

2012 Oneonta State Red Dragons women's soccer team

In 2012 edition of the Red Dragons played non-conference games against Skidmore and Williams, they also took part in the Nazareth Tournament to start the season against RIT as well as host school Nazareth.

Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth

The Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth is an Armenian Apostolic church that is located in the northwest corner of Barabazar in the Greater Kolkata area, and is called "Mother Church of the Indian Armenians".

Back to the Trenches

Pete Frame of Rock Family Trees fame was commissioned to draw up a Nazareth family tree based on info taken from an interview.

Beatrice of Nazareth

After Nazareth was abandoned during a time of disturbance, the body of Beatrice was believed to have been translated by angels to Lier.

Cura te ipsum

The first textual reference to this proverb was citing Jesus in the Gospel of Luke chapter 4:23 in the context that Jesus expected to hear the proverb said to him in Nazareth, where "the people there would expect him to work miracles in his hometown as he had in other places".

Daniel Nazareth

In the summer of 1976, Nazareth was a recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship and of the Koussevitsky Music Foundation Conductor's Award at Tanglewood, USA.

Erie County Field House

It was also home to many great concerts of the day, including Alice Cooper, Rush, Heart, Kansas, AC/DC, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Nazareth, Molly Hatchet, Journey, Kiss, Ted Nugent, Judas Priest, Blue Oyster Cult, Foghat, Barry Manilow, The Bay City Rollers, The Carpenters, Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, and Santana.

Expect No Mercy

Expect No Mercy is the ninth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1977.

John P. Meier

Meier's series A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus begins by invoking the methods of modern historical research to "recover, recapture, or reconstruct" the "historical Jesus." Meier suggests that such research might admit agreement of Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and agnostic scholars as to "who Jesus of Nazareth was and what he intended" (v. 1, 1991, p. 1).

Kasab

Khaled Kasab Mahameed, an Arab Israeli Muslim lawyer living in Nazareth, Israel, and founder of the Arab Institute for Holocaust Research and Education, a Holocaust Memorial located in Nazareth

Ken Dark

He holds honorary professorships from several European and American universities, has written numerous books and academic articles and has directed and co-directed many excavations and survey projects, both in Britain and the Middle East including in Istanbul (Turkey) – where since 2004 he has co-directed a new archaeological study of the famous Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia and its environs – and in and around Nazareth (Israel).

KRDJ

The oldies format lasted until KOOJ began airing a loop of "Hair of the Dog" by Nazareth and "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by the Scorpions on October 7, 2002—two days after much of the station's coverage area was hit by Hurricane Lili.

Manny Charlton

In 1968, the band changed their name to Nazareth, inspired by the opening lyric from "The Weight", a song by The Band.

Marcus Julius Alexander

Marcus along with his family were contemporaries to the life of Jesus of Nazareth and the lives of The Apostles of Jesus.

Morin-Heights, Quebec

The facility was used by numerous Canadian and international artists, including The Tragically Hip, Rush, Nazareth, Pilot, April Wine, Rainbow, Barenaked Ladies, Sting, The Police, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Bee Gees, Cat Stevens, and Lawrence Gowan, as well as by Québec artists Jean-Pierre Ferland, Richard Séguin, Lucien Francoeur and Garolou.

Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Highway 22 crosses it east-to-west and interchanges in the township just west of Wilson with Route 248, which connects Easton and Nazareth.

Penske PC-26

The PC26 proved to be a formidable short oval car, Paul Tracy recorded three victories in Rio, Nazareth and Gateway.

Peter Nazareth

Nazareth attracted major media attention for teaching that university's popular course "Elvis as Anthology," which explores the deep mythological roots of Elvis Presley's roles in popular culture.

Riah Abu El-Assal

His grandfather started the first modern pilgrim service in 1893 and opened branches in Jaffa, Jerusalem, Nazareth and Tiberias.

Solel Boneh

During the years 1960-69, Solel Boneh carried out the construction of the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.

Sources for the historicity of Jesus

Peter Schäfer states that there can be no doubt that the narrative of the execution of Jesus in the Talmud refers to Jesus of Nazareth, but states that the rabbinic literature in question are not Tannaitic but from a later Amoraic period and may have drawn on the Christian gospels, and may have been written as responses to them.

Stoke Bishop

The Roman legionaries had a transit camp on what were the grounds of Nazareth House (a Roman Catholic Orphanage) near that villa.

Synagogue de Nazareth

The Synagogue de Nazareth is situated on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, and is the oldest of the 'great' synagogues of Paris.

The City of the Saved

Historical characters whose afterlives have been explored include the Pharaoh Akhenaten, Socrates, the Emperor Claudius, Jesus of Nazareth, Vlad the Impaler, Richard III, William Shakespeare, Adolf Hitler, Philip K Dick and Kurt Cobain.

The Leveller

Members, who met for collective meetings initially in the Euston and Kings Cross areas of north London, and later in Brixton, included: Roger Andersen, Nick Anning, Julia Bard, Imogen Bloor, Dave Clark, Andy Curry, Brian Deer, Tim Gopsill, Cheryl Hicks, Terry Ilott, Phil Kelly, HO Nazareth, Mike Prest, Jane Root, Rose Shapiro, Russell Southwood, Dave Taylor, Adam Thompson, John Verner, Ian Walker.

The Shadow of Nazareth

The Shadow of Nazareth is a 1913 silent movie that takes place in Jerusalem at the time of the crucifixion of Jesus and tells the story of a vain woman named Judith, her brother Judas Iscariot, and her two admirers, a thief named Barabbas, and Caiaphas, the high priest of Jerusalem.

Trinity Mother Frances Health System

The hospital was named in honor of Frances Siedliska, the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 32

The highway progresses eastward from Highway 32 near the town of Red Hook (in the community of Nazareth), providing access to several Great Bay resorts, including the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas.

Utica College

Teams are known as the Pioneers and compete in the Empire 8 Athletic Conference along with Elmira, Alfred, Hartwick, Ithaca, Nazareth, Stevens Institute of Technology and St. John Fisher.

Waters of Nazareth

"Waters of Nazareth" also appears in Travis Rice's critically acclaimed snowboard movie That's It, That's All.