Sephoris
The crossroads of the roads of Galilee.
Inhabitants or Natives[edit | edit source]
Joseph and Mary of Sephoris, relative of the family of Alphaeus of Nazareth.[1]
Description[edit | edit source]
No description. In the work of Maria Valtorta, Jesus never passed through it, only in the surroundings.
Significant Facts[edit | edit source]
It is at the foot of its hill that the peasants of Johanan gather to secretly hear Jesus.
Its Name[edit | edit source]
יציפור (Tsipori)[2]
Today Zippori (Sippori), 6 km north-northwest of Nazareth. Other names and spellings: Sephoris - 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?[edit | edit source]
GRM 431 GRM 432 GRM 471 GRM 475
GRM 562 GRM 564
GRM 632
Learn More About This Place[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ GRM 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).