Looe Island
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Looe Island, also known as St George's Island, is a small island and nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall, England.
Looe Island, Cornwall
Joseph of Arimathea
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Joseph of Arimathea is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. Three of the four canonical Gospels identify him as a member of the Sanhedrin, while
Looe Island
…known as St George's Island, is a small island and nature reserve a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall, England. According to local legend, Joseph of Arimathea landed here with the Christ Child. Some scholars, including Glyn S. Lewis, suggest the island could be Ictis, the location described by Diodorus Siculus…
Joseph of Arimathaea by James Tissot, between 1886 and 1894
Joseph of Arimathea by Pietro Perugino, detail from Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Purported tomb of Jesus (provided by Joseph) in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
William Blake's Illustration Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion in its second state after Blake's 1773 original, engraved circa 1809