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...build. Paid for by worldwide donations and built under the supervision of the Franciscan fathers, the new basilica is the largest Christian house of worship in the Middle East (capacity 3,000). Reflecting the long history of the sacred site, its lower church incorporates pillars, walls and an altar from several buildings-a 5th century Byzantine church, a 13th century Crusader basilica and an 18th century Franciscan church-that previously stood on the site. Despite the impressive work of Italian Architect Giovanni Muzio on the basilica itself, the feature that drew the largest crowds at consecration ceremonies last week...
...finely detailed 16th century crucifix with figures of Christ and the thieves is similar to another crucifix and house altar made in Bavaria during the reien of its devout Albrecht V for his official Munich residence. On the other hand, an enchanting 17th century heart-shaped crystal pendant with the tiny figures of Eve and the serpent, is believed by Parke-Bernet's expert, John Hayward, to be either Italian or Spanish. One of the loveliest gems in the Gutman collection is a 17th century enameled gold votive crown by an anonymous Peruvian goldsmith. It was probably commissioned...
...Church, a weathered, three-century-old stone building. Enderby has also been the parish's diligent churchwarden for more than two decades. Rising at dawn, he arrives at St. Leonard's shortly before 8 o'clock holy communion, tolls the ancient bell, carefully lights the altar candles, and then drops his usual small offering into the collection envelope. Commendable though it is, Enderby's simple act of devotion is an anachronism. On most days, he is St. Leonard's only worshiper...
...means let's have sex in fiction. Let's take coitus out of the closet and off the altar and put it on the continuum of human behavior." That was Author John Updike talking, in George Plimpton's quarterly Paris Review. Said John: "I plotted Couples almost entirely in church-little shivers and urgencies I would note down on the program and carry down to the office Monday...
...course, they do-though many vow and only some pay. One night last week, such a pitch brought 35 pledges to the Allen altar on the first try-a cool $3,500 if the pledges are all filled. Allen, of course, is well aware that some ministers are offering to release guilty souls from their pledges in return for much smaller offerings. Some of his most fiery recriminations are reserved for these "racketeering preachers" who question his healings and seek to undermine his message to the faithful: that God will doubly repay whoever gives without limit...