Sephoris
The crossroads of the roads of Galilee.
Inhabitants or Natives
Joseph and Mary of Sephoris, relative of the Family of Alphaeus of Nazareth.[1]
Description
No description. In the work of Maria Valtorta, Jesus never passed through it, only in the surroundings.
Significant Facts
It is at the foot of its hill that the peasants of GioCana gather to secretly hear Jesus.
Its Name
יציפור (Tsipori)[2]
Today Zippori (Sippori), 6 km north-northwest of Nazareth. Other names and spellings: Sepphoris - Sephorie, Saffouriya, Safuriyah, Safuriyye, Seffarieh. The ancient site is located on the hill northeast; 1 km from the current Tsipori.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
EMV 431 EMV 432 EMV 471 EMV 475
EMV 562 EMV 564
EMV 632
Learn More About This Place
A Christian tradition gives Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, as originating from Sephoris. Hypothesis taken up by Anne-Catherine Emmerich[3]. A Church was dedicated there to Saint Joachim and Saint Anne.[4]
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Notes and References
- ↑ EMV 508.
- ↑ Hebrew alphabet on croixsens.net.
- ↑ See "Visions".
- ↑ The Three Legends of Madame Saint Anne - 1 - Hagiographic Legend - P. Paul-Victor Charland (o.p. - 1898).