[Magdalen] Epiphany

[Jay Weigel]

​And the setting, at least partially, of Andrew Greeley's wonderful Blackie
Ryan mystery, The Bishop and the Three Kings.​

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> I've always found it a bit odd that we do not name our parish
> churches more frequently after the Three Kings.
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> OTOH, it has always sounded a bit better in German:   Dreikonigskirche.
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> Such was the dedication of the Evangelische parish in the  Sachsenhausen
> section (across the Main) of Frankfurt/M, Germany.  This is where  the
> famous blind organist, Helmut Walcha, played Lutheran Vespers every
> Saturday night.
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> _http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreik%C3%B6nigskirche_(Frankfurt_am_Main_
> (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreikönigskirche_(Frankfurt_am_Main) )
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> Then there is the Shrine of the Three Magi by Nicholas of Verdun  located
> just behind the high altar of Cologne Cathedral:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Three_Kings
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> David Strang.
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