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Arimathaea

Arimathaea , in the New Testament, home of St. Joseph of Arimathea, not otherwise known. It may be the same as Ramathaim-zophim .

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Arimathaea All the gospels mention that Joseph, who sought permission to bury Jesus in his personal tomb, lived in Arimathaea, 8 km. (5 miles) north of Jerusalem.

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Joseph of Arimathaea, St.

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Joseph of Arimathaea, St. The ‘counsellor’ who after the Crucifixion requested from Pilate the body of Christ and gave it burial. The story that he came to England with the Holy Grail and built a church at Glastonbury is not found before the 13th cent. Feast day in the E. and in the American BCP (1979), 31 July; in the W., 17 Mar.

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