San Dimas, California
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San Dimas
is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 34,924. It historically took its name from San Dimas Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains above the northern section of present-day San Dimas.
City Hall (2017)
San Dimas, 1915
Image: Ygnacio Palomares Portrait
Image: Ricardo Vejar of Rancho San José
Penitent thief
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The Penitent Thief, also known as the Good Thief, Wise Thief, Grateful Thief, or Thief on the Cross, is one of two unnamed thieves in Luke's account of the crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke describes him asking Jesus to "remember him" when Jesus comes into his kingdom. The other, as the impenitent thief, challenges Jesus to save himself and both of them to prove that he is the Messiah.
15th-century Arab Christian Icon of Saint Dismas from the Berlin State Museum, reading "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom".
The Russian Orthodox icon of The Good Thief in Paradise, circa 16th century in Rostov Kremlin
Painting from c. 1450
An icon showing Christ (center) bringing Dismas (left) into Paradise: At the right are the Gates of Paradise, guarded by a seraph (Solovetsky Monastery, 17th century).