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Pentecost

The Descent of the Holy Spirit in a 15th-century illuminated manuscript. Musée Condé, Chantilly.

Pentecost (πεντηκοστή [‘ημέρα], pentekostē [hēmera]) meaning "the 50th day" in Greek), also called Whitsun, Whitsunday, or Whit Sunday in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking areas, is a holiday and season in the Christian liturgical year. It is the 50th day after Easter (and the 10th day after Ascension Thursday). It is to remember the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the book of Acts in the Bible,[1] as Jesus had promised after he rose from the dead.[2] About 3,000 people were baptized that day,[3] which to many, making it the real start of the Christian Church.

The date of the Day of Pentecost for 2019 is June 9 (Western)/June 16 (Eastern)

Further reading

Pentecost Media

  • Detail from a fresco at the Karlskirche in Vienna

  • The Cenacle in Jerusalem is claimed to be the location of the Last Supper and Pentecost.

  • A typical Western image of the Pentecost. Duccio di Buoninsegna (1308).

  • The Pentecost depicted in a 14th-century Missal

  • A Protestant church altar, decorated for Pentecost with red burning candles and red banners and altar cloth depicting the movement of the Holy Spirit

  • A Protestant church altar and font, decorated for Pentecost with red flowering plants and green birch branches

  • Holy Ghost hole, Saints Peter and Paul Church in Söll

  • Pentecost in Tavna Monastery, Bijeljina

Notes

  1. ↑ Acts 2:1–13
  2. ↑ John 20:22
  3. ↑ Acts  2:41

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