Church of the Column, Athens--One of the First Cities in Europe Where St. Paul Preached the Gospel, and a City Now Filled With Christian Churches

Name:

Bain, Robert E. M.

Description:

1 photograph; b&w

Provenance:

Bertrand and Paola Lazard Holy Land Collection

Physical Description:

25.4 x 17.6 cm ( 10 x 6.875 in).

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

A small church with a column protruding from the roof.; The photograph is in a book with a typed description. The description: "(Isaiah, xxv: 6-9.)--'And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wine on the lees well refined. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.' Above is a picture of the Greek Church of the Column in Athens, Greece. The above prophecy of Isaiah is connected with the year B.C. 704, but is thought to refer to the church of the future. Just two years before the date of this prophecy, or B.C. 714, Hippomenes rendered himself execrable in the eyes of Athenians by his cruelty in exposing his own daughter to be devoured by horses. Now, through the influence of the church to which Isaiah referred in his prophecy, Athens is a Christian city."; The photograph was not catalogued by Lazard--it was catalogued at LKCAJS.; Condition: Good

Collection:

Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)