At that date, the Mohammedan conqueror, Mahmoud of Ghizni, crossed India; seized on the
holy city of Somnauth; and stripped of its treasures the famous temple, which had stood for centuries--the shrine of Hindoo pilgrimage, and the wonder of the Eastern world.
Simeon, Abel-Phittim, and Duzi-Ben-Levi were the Gizbarim, or sub-collectors of the offering, in the
holy city of Jerusalem.
Seeing, on the other side, some Cossacks (les Cosaques) and the wide-spreading steppes in the midst of which lay the
holy city of Moscow (Moscou, la ville sainte), the capital of a realm such as the Scythia into which Alexander the Great had marched- Napoleon unexpectedly, and contrary alike to strategic and diplomatic considerations, ordered an advance, and the next day his army began to cross the Niemen.
True, Reverend Sir Knight,'' answered the Palmer, to whom the appearance of the Templar seemed perfectly familiar; ``but when those who are under oath to recover the
holy city, are found travelling at such a distance from the scene of their duties, can you wonder that a peaceful peasant like me should decline the task which they have abandoned?
And it is the dream of my heart that our English pennons shall wave upon the Mount of Olives, and the lions and lilies float over the
holy city.
So saying, he caught him up, and, without wing Of hippogrif, bore through the air sublime, Over the wilderness and o'er the plain, Till underneath them fair Jerusalem, The
Holy City, lifted high her towers, And higher yet the glorious Temple reared Her pile, far off appearing like a mount Of alablaster, topt with golden spires: There, on the highest pinnacle, he set The Son of God, and added thus in scorn:-- "There stand, if thou wilt stand; to stand upright Will ask thee skill.
So, too, Venice; I have been there; the
holy city of the blessed evangelist, St.
RAMALLAH, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- Patriarch of the
Holy City of Jerusalem, all Palestine and Jordan Theophilos III announced Tuesday the Holy Sepulcher Church would reopen Wednesday after Israel's suspension a decision to tax churches in Jerusalem.
In a statement issued following an annual meeting Arab parliaments' speakers held in Cairo, they called for severing ties with any country that recognizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel or relocates its embassy to the
holy city and demanded strong action against countries that voted against a UN resolution rejecting the U.
said: "Due to our extensive experience in the Saudi hospitality market, we are conveniently capable to cater the needs of pilgrims who visit the
holy city of Madinah during the Hajj and Umrah seasons.
In its resolution, the UNGC expressed "deep regret" over recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem and stressed that the
Holy City "is a final status issue to be resolved through negotiations in line with relevant UN resolutions.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS CRUCIFYING JERUSALM, THE
HOLY CITY OF PEACE U.
Holy City - phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'"