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The Saint John’s Bible Christmas Illumination

The story of the gospel as depicted in The Saint John’s Bible (@SaintJohnsBible) frontispiece to the Gospel of Luke: “The Birth of Christ.” Read Luke’s description of the birth of Jesus from Luke 1-2. “By the tender mercy of our God,     the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those […]

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The Saint John’s Bible: Pentecost Reflection

Over 50 institutions are turning to the same page of The Saint John’s Bible (@SaintJohnsBible) each day of Pope Francis’ visit to the USA Read the news release. | See the daily schedule. Read our blogpost: The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art See various editions of The Saint John’s Bible available to purchase […]

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The Saint John’s Bible: A Reflection on the Two Cures

Over 50 institutions are turning to the same page of The Saint John’s Bible (@SaintJohnsBible) each day of Pope Francis’ visit to the USA Read the news release. | See the daily schedule. Read our blogpost: The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art See various editions of The Saint John’s Bible available to purchase […]

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The Saint John’s Bible: Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes

Over 50 institutions are turning to the same page of The Saint John’s Bible (@SaintJohnsBible) each day of Pope Francis’ visit to the USA Read the news release. | See the daily schedule. Read our blogpost: The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art See various editions of The Saint John’s Bible available to purchase […]

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The Saint John’s Bible: A Reflection on Peter’s Confession

Over 50 institutions are turning to the same page of The Saint John’s Bible (@SaintJohnsBible) each day of Pope Francis’ visit to the USA Read the news release. | See the daily schedule. Read our blogpost: The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art See various editions of The Saint John’s Bible available to purchase […]

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The Saint John’s Bible: A Reflection on the Ten Commandments

Over 50 institutions are turning to the same page of The Saint John’s Bible (@SaintJohnsBible) each day of Pope Francis’ visit to the USA Read the news release. | See the daily schedule. Read our blogpost: The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art See various editions of The Saint John’s Bible available to purchase […]

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The Saint John’s Bible: A Reflection on Abraham and Sarah

Over 50 institutions are turning to the same page of The Saint John’s Bible (@SaintJohnsBible) each day of Pope Francis’ visit to the USA Read the news release. | See the daily schedule. Read our blogpost: The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art See various editions of The Saint John’s Bible available to purchase […]

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The Saint John’s Bible: A Reflection on Creation

Over 50 institutions are turning to the same page of The Saint John’s Bible (@SaintJohnsBible) each day of Pope Francis’ visit to the USA Read the news release. | See the daily schedule. Read our blogposts: The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art and The Saint John’s Bible Christmas Illumination. See various editions of […]

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The Saint John’s Bible: A Work of Art

In 1998, Saint John’s Abbey and University (@CSBSJU) in Collegeville, Minnesota, commissioned calligrapher Donald Jackson in Wales to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible; the first such Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey in more than 500 years. Using ancient traditional materials such as hand-ground pigments, Chinese stick ink, goose and turkey quills, and calf-skin vellum, […]

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