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finally reached the other side, he said to the child: "You have put me in the greatest danger. I do not think the whole world could have been as heavy on my shoulders as you were." The child replied: "You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but Him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work." The child then vanished.
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Thou who wast terrifying both in strength and in countenance, for thy
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portrayed St. Christopher as a giant of a cynocephalic species in the land of the
Chananeans who ate human flesh and barked. Eventually, Christopher met the Christ child, regretted his former behavior, and received baptism. He, too, was rewarded with a human appearance, whereupon he devoted his life
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England, there are
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who instructed him in the
Christian faith. Christopher asked him how he could serve Christ. When the hermit suggested fasting and prayer, Christopher replied that he was unable to perform that service. The hermit then suggested that because of his size and strength Christopher could serve Christ by
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which met during the construction period on the same ground to which our inscription belongs (Chalcedon, 451). Theodosius II died two months after construction began. The church inscriptions commemorate the cubicularius
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Christopher had performed this service for some time, a little child asked him to take him across the river. During the crossing, the river became swollen and the child seemed as heavy as lead, so much that Christopher could scarcely carry him and found himself in great difficulty. When he
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The construction of this church, erected in honour of Saint
Christopher, lasted from May 450 to Sept 22nd 452, where the consecration and dedication took place. The names of the mentioned personalities, the consuls, of Bishop Eulalius, are known from the history of the Fourth Ecumenical Council,
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Christians who were being martyred. Brought before the local king, he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. The king tried to win him by riches and by sending two beautiful women to tempt him. Christopher converted the women to Christianity, as he had already converted
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Passion of St. Christopher, "This Christopher was one of the Dog-heads, a race that had the heads of dogs and ate human flesh." It was commonly accepted at the time that there were several types of races, the Cynocephalus, or dog-headed people, being one of many
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Naime, Rab su 14. 4. 1075. svojim lađama opkolili italski
Normani. Nemoćni da se obrane od brojnog i naoružanog neprijatelja, rabljani pozvaše u pomoć svog zaštitnika, svetog Kristofora <…> Svečeva lubanja dospjela je u Rab i čuva se u muzeju sv. Justine, kao dragocjena
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and Bishop Eulalios of Chalcedon. But it was built by the venerable chamberlain Euphemidus, and the consecration took place at the end of the fifth indiction in the month of September, on the 22nd., under the consulate of the illustrious Sporacius and
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holds the skull of St. Christopher. According to church tradition, a bishop showed the relics from the city wall in 1075 in order to end a siege of the city by an
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and those church ministers who were involved in the laying of the foundation stone, the construction or the consecration of the church. The inscription reads:
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His most famous legend tells that he carried a child, who was unknown to him, across a river before the child revealed himself as Christ. Therefore, he is the
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assisting people to cross a dangerous river, where they were perishing in the attempt. The hermit promised that this service would be pleasing to Christ.
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of travelers, and small images of him are often worn around the neck, on a bracelet, carried in a pocket, or placed in vehicles by Christians.
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was, during the first century A.D., a well-respected compendium of Roman science. It reports accepted "knowledge" about people from
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Brown, A.; Grim, G.; Le Get, R.; Shiel, N.; Slíz, M.; Uckelman, J.; Uckelman, S.L. (2021). "Christopher". In Uckelman, S.L. (ed.).
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thousands in the city. The king ordered him to be killed. Various attempts failed, but finally Christopher was beheaded.
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torments thou didst prove to be courageous. Wherefore, we have gained thee as our great protector, O great Christopher.
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is a place name in many Spanish-speaking or Spanish-influenced countries, and the
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1997:"Saint Christopher and Some Representations of Him in English Churches"
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In Eastern icons, Saint Christopher is sometimes represented with the
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Saint Christopher engraved by E. Sadeler from the De Verda Collection
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2349:—Website with information and references about St. Christopher
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Godden, Richard H.; Mittman, Asa Simon (21 November 2019).
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believed to populate the world. The German bishop and poet
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Christopher is the patron saint of many places, including:
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with St. Christopher's name and image are commonly worn as
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Saint Christophorus carries the Jesus child, fresco in the
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Molteni, E.; Vergani, M.; Riva, M. A. (22 February 2019).
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was consecrated to Saint Christopher around the year 600.
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For places named for the saint in various languages, see
1613:"Weniger, Francis X., "St. Christopher, Martyr, (1876)"
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Molteni, E.; Vergani, M.; Riva, M. A. (February 2019).
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The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources
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is testified, who had taken the name Christophorus. A
2053:"Fantastical Humans Roamed Pliny's "Natural History""
2036:"Understanding The Dog-Headed Icon of St-Christopher"
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Magill, Frank Northen; J. Moose; Alison Aves (1998).
1951:, Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, 15 September 2008
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Si en San Cristóbal confías, de accidente no morirás
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2002:Journal of the British Archaeological Association
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1964:Dictionary of World Biography: The ancient world
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1967:. Taylor & Francis. pp. 239–244.
1797:(Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969), p. 131
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2325:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2316:. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
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1735:. London: Macmillan. pp. 104–106. .
1695:"Saint Christopher martyr third century"
1278:St. Christopher, St. Sebastian, St. Roch
784:Regarde St Christophe et va-t-en rassuré
1815:(2000). Peter Doyle, Paul Burns (ed.).
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338:killed in the reign of the 3rd-century
1916:A Year in the Life of Medieval England
1821:. Liturgical Press. pp. 198–199.
1818:Butler's lives of the saints, Volume 7
1338:for a somewhat similar classical myth.
353:), or alternatively under the emperor
1470:Bulletin de correspondence hellénique
543:world, is the English version of the
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1919:. Amberley Publishing. p. 169.
1543:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
1466:"Inscription chrétienne de Bithynie"
1387:Ὁ Ἅγιος Χριστοφόρος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας
1125:Saint Christopher in popular culture
1014:set during the reign of the Emperor
750:Saint Christopher's "gigantic tooth"
2229:. San Francisco: Harper & Row.
1107:to Christian service and became an
711:. It was brought over in 1484 from
628:before ordering his beheading. The
612:venerates Christopher of Lycea (or
2565:People whose existence is disputed
2151:"Irish Passion of St. Christopher"
2137:Medieval Art: A Topical Dictionary
1777:(Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2001
1476:: 289–299 – via Digitalisat.
990:British Archaeological Association
745:A bronze St. Christopher medallion
182:24 July (German-speaking dioceses)
32:Saint Christopher (disambiguation)
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2312:Tudor Books of Saints and Martyrs
2099:Pliny the Elder (18 July 2020) .
1750:"Christopher the Martyr of Lycea"
1244:by Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1490–1500
927:San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
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2293:. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Pr.
2221:Cunningham, Lawrence S. (1980).
2034:Pageau, Jonathan. (8 July 2013).
1429:. Springer Nature. p. 183.
1402:"الشهيد خريستوفوروس حامل المسيح"
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2263:"The Life of Saint Christopher"
1850:"The legend of St. Christopher"
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2015:10.1080/00681288.1904.11893754
1727:Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1884).
1320:Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew
897:; Saint Christopher's Island (
650:remembers him on 25 July. The
260:, Saint Christopher's Island (
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2540:3rd-century Christian martyrs
2321:Wilson, Stephen, ed. (1983).
2244:Voragine, Jacobus de (1993).
1038:and forced to join the Roman
1018:, which tells of a man named
2282:English translation (Caxton)
2198:Butler's lives of the saints
2105:The Natural History of Pliny
2051:Gebhart, Tim (19 May 2021).
1391:9 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
630:Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
624:who tempts Christopher with
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1535:Mershman, Francis (1908). "
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2207:"Christopher, Saint"
1733:History of Christian Names
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2400:The Fourteen Holy Helpers
2272:* St. Christopher in the
2189:A People's Book of Saints
2187:Bouquet, John A. (1930).
2080:Pliny the Elder (1963) .
1947:16 September 2008 at the
1872:27 September 2020 at the
1650:10.1038/s41415-019-0034-z
1572:10.1038/s41415-019-0034-z
1541:The Catholic Encyclopedia
975:is in use throughout the
907:Mondim de Basto, Portugal
895:Roermond, the Netherlands
841:; floods; fruit dealers;
427:The German archaeologist
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947:Saint Christopher Island
604:Eastern Orthodox liturgy
599:Veneration and patronage
2427:Catherine of Alexandria
2213:Encyclopædia Britannica
2139:. Westport. p. 50.
1464:Louis Duchesne (1878).
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903:Toses, Catalonia, Spain
610:Eastern Orthodox Church
2497:Catholicism portal
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1559:British Dental Journal
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2357:Christian Iconography
2308:White, Helen (1963).
2225:The meaning of saints
2040:Orthodox Arts Journal
1995:Mrs. Collier (1904).
1775:Martyrologium Romanum
1286:Almenno San Salvatore
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2191:. London: Longman's.
2122:Vigiliae Christianae
1913:Mount, Toni (2016).
1729:"Names from Cristos"
1041:numerus Marmaritarum
887:Mecklenburg, Germany
404:Council of Chalcedon
303:Hágios Christóphoros
30:For other uses, see
2467:Margaret the Virgin
2200:. New York: Kenedy.
1795:Calendarium Romanum
1701:on 10 October 2014.
1180:The earliest dated
1143:Westminster Psalter
1065:The Natural History
1052:reported that the "
869:Patronage of places
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2135:Ross, L. (1996).
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2057:Exploring History
1974:978-0-89356-313-4
1926:978-1-4456-5240-5
1828:978-0-8146-2383-1
1783:978-88-209-7210-3
1693:John J. Crawley.
1453:. pp. 65–66.
1436:978-3-030-25458-2
1221:Saint Christopher
1202:Saint Christopher
1184:in Europe, 1423,
1119:Depictions in art
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801:General patronage
771:Devotional medals
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539:, as used in the
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298:Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος
290:Saint Christopher
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1060:cynocephali
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983:Iconography
899:Saint Kitts
835:bookbinders
779:automobiles
593:Christopher
550:Χριστόφορος
536:Christopher
501:. He was a
423:Herculanus.
381:historicity
375:Historicity
262:Saint Kitts
154:Anglicanism
144:Lutheranism
64:Christopher
2535:251 deaths
2524:Categories
2020:25 October
1980:25 October
1877:relikvija.
1834:25 October
1565:(4): 240.
1383:(in Greek)
1371:References
1123:See also:
1016:Diocletian
955:Antarctica
823:pestilence
789:holy cards
668:Roman rite
541:Anglophone
211:Attributes
2472:Pantaleon
1599:256578248
1361:Cyrenaica
1359:tribe of
1227:, c. 1480
1145:, c. 1250
1086:Canaanite
1069:Cyrenaica
1055:Cynamolgi
1036:Cyrenaica
1022:, (also,
977:Lusophone
851:toothache
847:gardeners
831:bachelors
819:lightning
698:reliquary
618:Feast Day
616:) with a
533:The name
503:Canaanite
416:indiction
400:Chalcedon
387:in 1878.
332:Christian
282:toothache
258:Brunswick
246:traveling
238:bachelors
234:athletics
229:Patronage
185:25 July (
164:Canonized
108:Marmarica
85:(AD 1485)
2437:Cyriacus
2359:web site
2062:12 April
1945:Archived
1870:Archived
1760:16 April
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